This Little Flower Went to Market

Synopsis: A case study of mathematical methods that could be used by flower growers and sellers to facilitate the transport of cut flowers. Looks at three problems: the knapsack problem, where a particular mode of transport has only a limited capacity; the transportation problem, where a choice of transport is available; the bin-packing problem, where the number of units of transportation has to be kept at a minimum. The first two problems have well-defined solutions; the third can only be solved by trial and error. Also looks at the general nature of the industry and possible problems.
Series: Graphs, Networks and Design, Course Mt365
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.
Year of production: 1995
Availability: Off-air recording licence
Sale; 1999 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Documentation: Accompanying notes.
Subjects: Agriculture; Mathematics
Keywords: flower growing industry; graph theory; Isles of Scilly; network modelling; transport of agricultural produce

Producer

David Saunders

Cast

Roy Nelson

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