Solid transportation problem : A Lagrange’s interpolation polynomial strategy for handling improbability and multi-objective decision-making
*Vishwas Deep JoshiCorresponding authorvdjoshi.or@gmail.comDepartment of MathematicsFaculty of ScienceJECRC UniversityJaipur, Rajasthan, 303905, India0000-0001-8134-0282View full profile → , Medha Sharmamedhasharma1997@gmail.comDepartment of MathematicsFaculty of ScienceJECRC UniversityJaipur, Rajasthan, 303905, India0009-0004-9503-6686View full profile → , Huda Alsaudhalsand@ksu.edu.saDepartment of MathematicsCollege of SciencesKing Saud UniversityRiyadh, P. O. Box 22452, 11495, Saudi Arabia0000-0003-1659-4598View full profile → , Shrddhassaharan85@gmail.comDepartment of Computer Science and EngineeringJECRC UniversityJaipur, Rajasthan, 303905, India0009-0009-7135-4707View full profile → , Sapna Tyagityagisapna1990@gmail.comDepartment of MathematicsSchool of ScienceJECRC UniversityJaipur, Rajasthan, 303905, India0009-0003-0420-4254View full profile →
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- Received:
- 01 Apr 2025
- Published Online:
- 26 Mar 2026
- Article type:
- Research Article
- Language:
- EN
- Article no.:
- JIOS-2161
- Pages:
- 1539–1555
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