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Transshipment problem
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<p>Transshipment problems form a subgroup of transportation problems, where <a href="/facts/Transshipment/XFsvJSsl">transshipment</a> is allowed. In transshipment, transportation may or must go through intermediate nodes, possibly changing modes of transport. </p><p>The Transshipment problem has its origins in medieval times[<i>dubious – discuss</i>] when trading started to become a mass phenomenon. Obtaining the minimum-cost route had been the main priority. However, technological development slowly gave priority to minimum-duration transportation problems. </p>