Module 3 Lesson 1
Module 3 Lesson 1
Science
Module No.
3
Linear Programming:
Simplex Method
2
Model: Maximization Problem
Problem
Solution
Summary
Problem/Solution
Module No.
3
Lesson No. 1
Basic Concepts
Simplex Method
- requires that all constraints shall be converted into equations or in the
standard form of linear programming problem
- can even solve with more than two unknown variables as compared
with graphical method, geometrically more than two variables is difficult to
graph
The idea of the simplex method is to start at the corner where all the unknowns are 0
and then walk around the region from one corner to another until the best corner is
determined.
The flow chart shows method for Maximization model and is not applicable to
minimization model. There is a slight difference in establishing the solution of an LP
minimization model.