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 ...

Another strand of research has revisited the max-vertex-cover problem, leveraging linear programming and greedy algorithms to refine performance guarantees.

Linear Programming: Basics, Simplex Algorithm, and Duality. Applications of Linear Programming: regression, classification and other engineering applications. Integer Linear Programming: Basics, ...

The death of mathematician George Dantzig is a scientific watershed. Dantzig developed "linear programming" and the simplex method, used to solve complex efficiency problems for large ...

Marshall, Paul W. "Linear Programming: A Technique for Analyzing Resource Allocation Problems." Harvard Business School Background Note 171-322, January 1971. (Revised November 1975 ...

Niv Buchbinder, Kamal Jain, Mohit Singh, Secretary Problems via Linear Programming, Mathematics of Operations Research, Vol. 39, No. 1 (February 2014), pp. 190-206 ...

He wishes to find the maximum distance that he can travel. Express this problem as a linear programming problem. Answer: Maximise Z = x + y, subject to 2x + 3y ≤ 120 8x + 5y ≤ 400 x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0 ...