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 ...

This paper treats a Markov decision problem with an infinite planning horizon and no discounting. This model is analyzed by application, perhaps repeated, of a simple linear program. With over 12,500 ...

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 ...