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Networks Flow Applications

Networks Flow Applications

Alireza Boloori, Monirehalsadat Mahmoudi
Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 11
ISBN13: 9781466626614|ISBN10: 1466626615|EISBN13: 9781466626928
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-2661-4.ch019
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Boloori, Alireza, and Monirehalsadat Mahmoudi. "Networks Flow Applications." Graph Theory for Operations Research and Management: Applications in Industrial Engineering, edited by Reza Zanjirani Farahani and Elnaz Miandoabchi, IGI Global, 2013, pp. 246-256. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2661-4.ch019

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Boloori, A. & Mahmoudi, M. (2013). Networks Flow Applications. In R. Farahani & E. Miandoabchi (Eds.), Graph Theory for Operations Research and Management: Applications in Industrial Engineering (pp. 246-256). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2661-4.ch019

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Boloori, Alireza, and Monirehalsadat Mahmoudi. "Networks Flow Applications." In Graph Theory for Operations Research and Management: Applications in Industrial Engineering, edited by Reza Zanjirani Farahani and Elnaz Miandoabchi, 246-256. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2013. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2661-4.ch019

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Abstract

In this chapter, some applications of network flow problems are addressed based on each type of problem being discussed. For example, in the case of shortest path problems, their concept in facility layout, facility location, robotics, transportation, and very large-scale integration areas are pointed out in the first section. Furthermore, the second section deals with the implementation of the maximum flow problem in image segmentation, transportation, web communities, and wireless networks and telecommunication areas. Moreover, in the third section, the minimum-cost flow problem is discussed in fleeting and routing problems, petroleum, and scheduling areas. Meanwhile, a brief explanation about each application as well as some corresponding literature and research papers are presented in each section. In addition, based on available literature in each of these areas, some research gaps are identified, and future trends as well as chapter’s conclusion are pointed out in the fourth section.

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