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Optimal Allocation Of Water Among Industries In Dar Es Salaam City, Tanzania, J. I. Matondo
Optimal Allocation Of Water Among Industries In Dar Es Salaam City, Tanzania, J. I. Matondo
Tanzania Journal of Engineering and Technology (TJET)
Dar es Salaam is the city with the largest number of industries in Tanzania. However, the water demand for these industries is more than the supply. Therefore, there is a water use competing problem among the industries. Dynamic programming technique has been applied to optimally allocate the available water among the industries with the objective of maximizing the net benefits. Results reveal that, industries with the highest net return per unit of water will get the first priority of being allocated water.