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A Microcomputer Linear Programming Package: An Alternative to Mainframes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

David H. Laughlin
David H. Laughlin*
Affiliation:
Mississippi State University
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Abstract

This paper presents the capabilities and limitations of a microcomputer linear programming package. The solution algorithm is a version of the revised simplex. Rapid problem entry, user ease of operation, sensitivity analyses on objective function and right hand sides are advantages. A problem size of 150 activities and 64 constraints can be solved in present form. Due to problem size, limitations and lack of parametric and integer programming routines, this package is thought to have the most value in teaching applications and research problems in the smaller size categories.

Keywords

linear programmingmicrocomputerssimplex

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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 16 , Issue 1 , July 1984 , pp. 183 - 186
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1984

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