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| Title: | AUTOMATED SUPPORT FOR FORMULATING LINEAR PROGRAMS |
| Authors: | Stohr, Edward A. |
| Issue Date: | Feb-1988 |
| Publisher: | Stern School of Business, New York University |
| Series/Report no.: | IS-88-04 |
| Abstract: | Most research in mathematical programming has been concerned with
efficient computational algorithms. However, there is increasing
interest in developing automated techniques for supporting the modeling
process. This paper describes a new kind of interface for formulating
linear programming models and explains the inference process used to
translate problem specifications into algebraic formulations. The main
idea underlying the design of the interface is to change the
specification language to a graphical rather than a mathematical
notation. The inference process involves the generation of algebraic
terms and their subsequent combination into constraint equations. This
relies on the syntactic relationships among indices and a knowledge of
the physical entities that they represent. An advantage of the approach
is that it facilitates the reuse of model components from previous
models. The ideas discussed in this paper have been incorporated in a
prototype system. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2451/14452 |
| Appears in Collections: | IOMS: Information Systems Working Papers
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