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Nutrient depletion refers to the reduction of essential nutrients in soil, plants, or the human body, often due to factors like over-farming, poor dietary habits, or environmental changes. This phenomenon can lead to decreased agricultural productivity and health issues, necessitating interventions such as crop rotation, dietary supplements, or soil enrichment techniques.
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The transportation problem is a type of linear programming problem that focuses on finding the most cost-effective way to distribute a product from several suppliers to several consumers while satisfying supply and demand constraints. It is widely used in logistics and supply chain management to minimize transportation costs and optimize resource allocation.
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Linear programming is a mathematical method used for optimizing a linear objective function, subject to linear equality and inequality constraints. It is widely used in various fields to find the best possible outcome in a given mathematical model, such as maximizing profit or minimizing cost.
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Supply and demand is a fundamental economic model that explains how prices are determined in a market based on the availability of goods (supply) and the desire for them (demand). When demand exceeds supply, prices tend to rise, and when supply exceeds demand, prices tend to fall, reaching an equilibrium where supply equals demand.
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Cost minimization is a strategy used by businesses to achieve the lowest possible cost of production while maintaining a desired level of output. It involves optimizing resource allocation and identifying the most cost-effective combination of inputs to maximize efficiency and profitability.
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An Initial Feasible Solution in optimization problems is a starting point that satisfies all the problem's constraints, enabling iterative methods to refine towards an optimal solution. Establishing this solution is crucial as it ensures that the optimization process begins within the permissible solution space, avoiding infeasibility issues during computation.
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