An Illustrated Guide to Linear Programming

Entertaining, nontechnical introduction covers basic concepts of linear programming and its relationship to operations research; geometric interpretation and problem solving, solution techniques, network problems, much more. Appendix offers precise statements of definitions, theorems, and techniques, additional computational procedures. Only high-school algebra needed. Bibliography.

  Preface
1 INTRODUCTION
    On Getting Dressed
    Operations Research and Models
    The Transportation Problem
2 FORMULATION OF PROBLEMS
    The Diet Problem
    The Caterer Problem
    The Trim Problem
    The Personnel-assignment Problem
    The Activity-analysis Problem
3 SOLUTION OF PROBLEMS
    Single-variable Problems (for the True Beginner)
    Two-variable Problems
    A Manufacturing Problem
    The Diet Problem (Again)
4 LINEAR POTPOURRI
    Network Problems
    The Traveling-salesman Problem
    The Contract-awards Problem
    The Theory of Games
  MATHEMATICAL APPENDIX AND SUMMARY OF APPLICATIONS
  REFERENCES
  BIBLIOGRAPHY
  INDEX