Consider the problem:
Minimize subject to ∑i=1m∑j=1ncijxij∑j=1nxij=ai,i=1,…,m,∑i=1mxij=bj,j=1,…,nxij⩾0, for all i,j
where ai⩾0,bj⩾0 satisfy ∑i=1mai=∑j=1nbj.
Formulate the dual of this problem and state necessary and sufficient conditions for optimality.