Solving linear programming problems in a spreadsheet yields equations for maximizing business profits. As applied to business, linear programming typically involves an objective formula, such as unit ...

https://doi.org/10.2307/2583200 • https://www.jstor.org/stable/2583200 Copy URL A linear programming problem is presented to solve a problem in determining how many ...

The death of mathematician George Dantzig is a scientific watershed. Dantzig developed "linear programming" and the simplex method, used to solve complex efficiency problems for large organizations.