Roughly, we will cover the following topics (some of them may be skipped depending on the time available). Linear Programming: Basics, Simplex Algorithm, and Duality. Applications of Linear ...

The Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol. 36, No. 2 (Feb., 1985), pp. 99-107 (9 pages) This paper indicates that in the current economic climate, linear programming could well be worth ...

Employer-union agreements frequently specify that all workers will have an equal opportunity for overtime employment. Such an agreement is difficult to control when the work force includes a large ...

George B. Dantzig, the mathematician who invented the field of linear programming, which revolutionized the way government and private enterprise planned, scheduled and generally conducted their ...