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There are five common types of operations management problems that can be successfully addressed with linear progression. One of those operation management problems is transportation.

1) What sort of firm has transportation as an operations management problem?
2) How does such a firm solve its transportation problems with the use of linear programming?

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There are five common types of operations management problems that can be successfully addressed with linear progression. One of those operation management problems is transportation.

1) What sort of firm has transportation as an operations management problem?
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