A transshipment problem is a generalization of the transportation problem in which certain nodes are neither supply nodes nor destination nodes.

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A transshipment problem allows for intermediate nodes, also known as transit nodes, to be included in the problem. These nodes do not have a supply or demand, but rather serve as points where goods can be transferred and/or transported to other nodes in the network.

A Transshipment Problem Is a Generalization of the Transportation Problem