We’ll start with a little practice with optimization now. Just a taste. In Excel, optimization problems are solved using an Add-In that ships with Excel called Solver. On Windows, Solver may be ...

As the title suggests, I have a problem in which I need to formulate an LP model. I'm supposed to work in Excel and use the Solver Add-in feature.<BR><BR>I've done several other problems already ...

It is important to understand what role Excel is playing. The computer cannot design the model or distinguish between endogenous and exogenous variables. It can, however, solve an optimization problem ...

Over the course of my 25-year career in the mathematical optimization software industry, I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve been asked this question: “Can you tell me what mathematical ...