Overview: Presents a comprehensive introduction into business optimization from a mathematical programming perspective.Includes a large variety of case studies using linear and nonlinear programing, both contin.This book presents a structured approach to formulate, model, and solve mathematical optimization problems for a wide range of real world situations. Among the problems covered are production, distribution and supply chain planning, scheduling, vehicle routing, as well as cutting stock, packing, and nesting. The optimization techniques used to solve the problems are primarily linear, mi
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