Title: Pseudo paradox in minimum cost network flow problem
Authors: Sonia; Ankit Khandelwal
Addresses: Decision Sciences Group, Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, India ' Analytics Pre Sales, FICO, 8 Shenton Way #40-01, Singapore
Abstract: In this paper, an attempt to introduce the concept of pseudo paradox in minimum cost network flow problems is made. The conditions that govern the existence of pseudo paradox are identified and illustrated with the help of numerical examples.
Keywords: pseudo paradox; more-for-less paradox; minimum cost network flow problem; economies of scale.
International Journal of Operational Research, 2017 Vol.30 No.2, pp.220 - 232
Received: 21 Apr 2014
Accepted: 12 Feb 2015
Published online: 12 Sep 2017 *