Learn about the challenges and limitations of linear and nonlinear programming in practice, and how to overcome them with suitable models, methods, and tools.

Linear programming (LP) is a mathematical technique that can help you optimize your financial decisions by finding the best combination of variables that satisfy certain constraints and objectives ...

For example, a restaurant has a $1,000 budget for that day's two dinner specials, and it must prepare 250 meals that cost different amounts to prepare. It cannot spend more than $1,000 and still ...

Example 8.9: Linear Programming The two-phase method for linear programming can be used to solve the problem A routine written in IML to solve this problem follows. The approach appends slack, surplus ...

Linear programming is being increasingly used in many countries in the determination of least-cost livestock rations subject to certain quality specifications. In this example, the technique is ...

Allen R. Ferguson, George B. Dantzig, The Allocation of Aircraft to Routes-An Example of Linear Programming under Uncertain Demand, Management Science, Vol. 3, No. 1 (Oct., 1956), pp. 45-73 ...