The transportation method of linear programming is extended to a more general class of problem, for which the "stepping-stone method" of Charnes and Cooper fails. The method is applicable to various ...

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 ...

We show that the homotopy algorithm of Osborne, Presnell, and Turlach (2000), which has proved such an effective optimal path following method for implementing Tibshirani's "lasso" for variable ...

This unit gives an overview of methods and algorithms both in linear programming (operational research) and non-linear optimisation. Techniques to be considered include: Linear Programming. Graphical ...

This unit gives an overview of methods and algorithms both in linear programming (operational research) and non-linear optimisation. Techniques to be considered include: Linear Programming. Graphical ...

Integer linear programming can help find the answer to a variety of real-world problems. Now researchers have found a much faster way to do it. The traveling salesperson problem is one of the oldest ...

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 ...