Frederic H. Murphy, Venkat Panchanadam, Understanding Linear Programming Modeling through an Examination of the Early Papers on Model Formulation, Operations Research, Vol. 45, No. 3 (May - Jun., 1997 ...

In comparing long- and short-term commitments to fulfill demand for some kind of capacity, a linear formulation of the problem may prove useful. The general capacity-planning problem treated here is ...