Vol. 2: CD-ROM contains student editions of: ProcessModel, LINGO, Premium Solver, DecisionTools Suite including @RISK AND RISKOptimizer, Data files.

CD-ROM contains LINDO 6.1, LINGO 7.0, NeuralWorks Predict, Premium Solver for Education and examples files.

Mathematical programming: an overview; solving linear programs; sensitivity analysis; duality in linear programming; mathematical programming in practice; integration of strategic and tactical planning in the aluminum industry; planning the mission and composition of the U.S. merchant Marine fleet; network models; integer programming; design of a naval tender job shop; dynamic programming; large-scale systems; nonlinear programming; a system for bank portfolio planning; vectors and matrices; linear programming in matrix form; a labeling algorithm for the maximun-flow network problem.

The student solutions manual provides worked out solutions to 1/3 of the problems in the text.

This book serves as an introductory text in mathematical programming and optimization for students having a mathematical background that includes one semester of linear algebra and a complete calculus sequence. It includes computational examples to aid students develop computational skills.