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This chapter contains several case studies in linear programming. The case studies arise from real-world problems now successfully being solved in industry. In the first case we look at optimization in the chemical industry.
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The specific costs include the costs for raw material, energy, utilities, machines, and so on. Thus, our model is highly simplified.
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It would also be possible to define weights which express how much the i th objective is more important than the (i + 1)th objective.
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Of course, there are certain constraints, which must be fulfilled strictly. Constraints representing mass balances or other physical laws are examples of such constraints.
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Kallrath, J. (2021). How Optimization Is Used in Practice: Case Studies in Linear Programming. In: Business Optimization Using Mathematical Programming. International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, vol 307. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73237-0_5
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