A mathematical technique used to obtain an optimum solution in resource allocation problems, such as production planning. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires ...
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 ...
Marshall, Paul W. "Linear Programming: A Technique for Analyzing Resource Allocation Problems." Harvard Business School Background Note 171-322, January 1971. (Revised November 1975.) ...
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The use of linear programming to select diets to meet specific nutritional requirements frequently results in an over-supply of certain nutrients. Nutritional balance is difficult to achieve in diets ...