Concave objective functions which are both piecewise linear and separable are often encountered in a wide variety of management science problems. Provided the constraints are linear, problems of this ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The Linear Programming Problem is by far the most widely used optimization model. Its impact on economic and government modeling is immense.

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 ...