Diet models based on goal programming (GP) are valuable tools in designing diets that comply with nutritional, palatability and cost constraints. Results derived from GP models are usually very ...

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.

This is an introduction to linear methods and their applications. Topics include systems of equations, matrices, modeling, linear programming, and Markov chains. MT007 Ideas in Mathematics (Spring: 3) ...