Questão 3 - Quiz sobre Fluxo em Redes

NATO Logistics Flow — Quiz Question

NATO is coordinating the shipment of military supplies to reinforce its eastern flank.

Units are produced in the United States and Germany, entering Europe through the ports of Rotterdam and Naples. From there, they move to the logistics hubs of Rotterdam and the Czech Republic, with final delivery to three defense lines: Baltic States (demand 50), Eastern Poland (demand 60), and Romania (demand 40).

Capacities (in units/week):

  • US → Rotterdam: 15

  • US → Naples: 15

  • Germany → Rotterdam: 15

  • Germany → Czech Republic: 15

  • Rotterdam → Baltics: 20

  • Rotterdam → Eastern Poland: 15

  • Czech Republic → Eastern Poland: 15

  • Czech Republic → Romania: 15

  • Naples → Romania: 10

Based on the maximum flow model in directed graphs:

  1. What is the maximum supply that can reach Romania?

  2. Why can Eastern Poland not receive more than 30 units, even if production is sufficient at the sources?

  3. If the Baltic States demand 50 but can only receive 20, which graph-theory concept explains this discrepancy?

A) Romania can receive at most 25 units; Eastern Poland is limited by its incoming edges (Rotterdam → Eastern Poland and Czech Republic → Eastern Poland); the Baltic limitation is explained by a bottleneck.

B) Romania can receive at most 15 units; Eastern Poland is limited by the producing countries (US and Germany); the Baltic limitation is due to antisymmetry of the flow.

C) Romania can receive at most 10 units; Eastern Poland is limited by the Rotterdam hub; the Baltic limitation comes from a violation of flow conservation.

D) Romania can receive at most 20 units; Eastern Poland is limited by internal distribution edges; the Baltic limitation is explained by the Max-Flow Theorem.

Original idea by: Luiza Barguil
September 26, 2025

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