Garvin, W. W.; Crandall, H. W.; John, J. B.; Spellman, R. A. - In: Management Science 3 (1957) 4, pp. 407-430
This paper is the result of a survey made during the summer of 1956. It is a progress report on applications of linear programming by a number of oil companies. Examples are presented of applications to a variety of problems arising in the areas of Drilling and Production, Manufacturing, and...