In comparing long- and short-term commitments to fulfill demand for some kind of capacity, a linear formulation of the problem may prove useful. The general capacity-planning problem treated here is ...

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Three examples of the applications of linear programming are given, drawn from the manufacture of plywood, the distribution of grain, and industrial fermentation. In each of these widely different ...