The research and system development work described in this paper is aimed at overcoming some of the problems associated with the development of large, complex linear programming problems. The most overwhelming problem is that of size. It is not uncommon for large planning and policy analysis...

This paper describes some rules for combining component modelsinto complete linear programs. The objective is to lay thefoundations for systems that give users flexibility in designingnew models and reusing old ones, while at the same time,providing better documentation and better diagnostics...

Because of the difficulties often experienced in formulating andunderstanding large scale models, much current research is directedtowards developing systems to support the construction andunderstanding of management science models. This paper discusses sixdifferent methods for representing...

Because of the difficulties often experienced in formulating andunderstanding large scale models, much current research is directedtowards developing systems to support the construction andunderstanding of management science models. This paper discussesseven different methods for representing...

This paper describes a mathematical programming generatorthat interprets problem statements written in the algebraicnotation found in journal articles and text-books and outputsstatements in the 'MPS formatacirc; used by IBMacirc; s MPSX mathematicalprogramming system. The system has been...

Most research in mathematical programming has been concerned with efficientcomputational algorithms. However, there is increasing interest in developing automatedtechniques for supporting the modeling process. This paper describes a new kind of interfacefor formulating linear programming models...