Integer linear programming can help find the answer to a variety of real-world problems. Now researchers have found a much faster way to do it. The traveling salesperson problem is one of the oldest ...

The Trillion Dollar Problem ... solving approaches in modern environments. RCA tools developed in the previous century, such as Fishbone diagrams, 5-Whys and Barrier Analysis, are too linear ...

Dantzig developed "linear programming" and the simplex method, used to solve complex efficiency problems for large organizations. Stanford professor Keith Devlin offers insight on Dantzig's influence.