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Introductory examples

Description
Problem name and type, featuresDifficulty
approx Approximation: Piecewise linear approximation **
SOS-2, Special Ordered Sets, piecewise linear approximation of a nonlinear function, pwlin
burglar MIP modeling: Knapsack problem: 'Burglar' *
simple MIP model with binary variables, data input from text data file, array initialization, numerical indices, string indices, record data structure
chess LP modeling: Production planning: 'Chess' problem *
simple LP model, solution output, primal solution values, slack values, activity values, dual solution values
pricebrai All item discount pricing: Piecewise linear function ***
SOS-1, Special Ordered Sets, piecewise linear function, approximation of non-continuous function, step function, pwlin
pricebrinc Incremental pricebreaks: Piecewise linear function ***
SOS-2, Special Ordered Sets, piecewise linear function, step function


Further explanation of this example: 'Applications of optimization with Xpress-MP', Introductory examples (Chapters 1 to 5) of the book 'Applications of optimization with Xpress-MP'

mosel_app_intro.zip[download all files]

Source Files

Data Files





burglar_rec.dat

! Data file for `burglar_rec.mos'

I: [("camera") [15 2] ("necklace") [100 20] ("vase") [90 20]
    ("picture") [60 30] ("tv") [40 40] ("video") [15 30] 
    ("chest") [10 60] ("brick") [1 10]]

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