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-### 🔹 Steps:
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1. **Start in the top-left (northwest) corner** of the transportation table.
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-## 💸 Least Cost Method (Método do Custo Mínimo)
+## 💸 [Least Cost Method (Método do Custo Mínimo]():
This method takes into account the transportation costs to guide the initial allocation.
-### 🔹 Steps:
+### ➢ [Steps]():
1. **Identify the cell with the lowest unit cost** in the cost matrix among the remaining unallocated cells.
2. **Allocate as much as possible** to this cell, without exceeding supply or demand constraints.
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4. **Remove** (cross out) the row or column where supply or demand becomes zero. If both are zero simultaneously, cross out only one to maintain feasibility.
5. **Repeat** the steps until all supplies and demands are met.
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⚠️ Unlike the Northwest Corner, this method **considers the costs** and usually leads to a **better initial solution**, closer to the optimal.
-### 🔍 Link to Risk Analysis
+### 🔍 [Link to Risk Analysis]():
- Unbalanced models simulate **shortage/surplus risks**.
- Dummy rows/columns help visualize **operational failures**.
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- Where **stockouts** will occur
- How to **redistribute resources**
- Costs of **unserved demands**
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This makes the model highly applicable to **supply chain risk management, disaster response logistics, and critical infrastructure planning**.
-### 📐 Initial Basic Feasible Solution
+### 📐 [Initial Basic Feasible Solution]():
A basic feasible solution must:
1. Satisfy **all row (supply)** and **column (demand)** constraints.
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-## 🧩 Summary
+### 🧩 [Summary]():
The transportation problem provides a clear, visual way to:
- Model **linear resource flows**,
- Simulate **imbalances and failure points**,
- Optimize with **tailored algorithms**, and
- Integrate with **Simplex** and **risk frameworks** for smarter planning.
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It's a cornerstone of **Operational Research**, **Logistics**, and **Decision Science**.
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## [Contribute]()