Solving linear programming problems in a spreadsheet yields equations for maximizing business profits. As applied to business, linear programming typically involves an objective formula, such as ...

Formulate linear and integer programming problems for solving commonly encountered optimization problems. Understand how approximation algorithms compute solutions that are guaranteed to be within ...

Dantzig developed "linear programming" and the simplex method, used to solve complex efficiency problems for large organizations. Stanford professor Keith Devlin offers insight on Dantzig's influence.

Eventually linear programming came to be used in everything from manufacturing to diet planning. George Bernard Dantzig was born in Portland, Ore., on Nov. 8, 1914.

Many decision support systems for feedstock companies include an option for the solution of large linear programming problems. A three-level decomposition algorithm is presented which substantially ...

Fundamental Theorems Theorem 1 Let R be the feasible region (convex polygon) for a linear programming problem and let Z = ax + by be the objective function. When Z has an optimal value (maximum or ...

In earlier papers [Opns. Res. 9, 849-859 (1961), and 11, 863-888 (1963)] the one-dimensional cutting stock problem was discussed as a linear programming problem. There it was shown how the difficulty ...