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Simplex Method

F. P. Vasilyev and A. Yu. Ivanitskiy
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F. P. Vasilyev: Moscow State University
A. Yu. Ivanitskiy: Chuvash State University

Chapter Chapter 1 in In-Depth Analysis of Linear Programming, 2001, pp 1-77 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The general linear programming problem can be formulated as follows: minimize the function (1.1.1) % MathType!Translator!2!1!LaTeX.tdl!TeX -- LaTeX 2.09 and later! % MathType!MTEF!2!1!+- % feaaguart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn % hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr % 4rNCHbGeaGqiVu0Je9sqqrpepC0xbbL8F4rqqrFfpeea0xe9Lq-Jc9 % vqaqpepm0xbba9pwe9Q8fs0-yqaqpepae9pg0FirpepeKkFr0xfr-x % fr-xb9adbaqaaeGaciGaaiaabeqaamaabaabaaGcbaGaamOzaiaacI % cacaWG4bGaaiykaiabg2da9iaadogadaahaaWcbeqaaiaaigdaaaGc % caWG4bWaaWbaaSqabeaacaaIXaaaaOGaey4kaSIaam4yamaaCaaale % qabaGaaGOmaaaakiaadIhadaahaaWcbeqaaiaaikdaaaGccqGHRaWk % caGGUaGaaiOlaiaac6cacqGHRaWkcaWGJbWaaWbaaSqabeaacaWGUb % aaaOGaamiEamaaCaaaleqabaGaamOBaaaaaaa!4AB8! $$ f(x) = {c^1}{x^1} + {c^2}{x^2} + ... + {c^n}{x^n} $$ under the conditions (1.1.2) % MathType!Translator!2!1!LaTeX.tdl!TeX -- LaTeX 2.09 and later! % MathType!MTEF!2!1!+- % feaaguart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn % hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr % 4rNCHbGeaGqiVu0Je9sqqrpepC0xbbL8F4rqqrFfpeea0xe9Lq-Jc9 % vqaqpepm0xbba9pwe9Q8fs0-yqaqpepae9pg0FirpepeKkFr0xfr-x % fr-xb9adbaqaaeGaciGaaiaabeqaamaabaabaaGcbaGaamiEamaaCa % aaleqabaGaam4AaaaakiabgwMiZkaaicdacaGGSaGaam4AaiabgIGi % olaadMeadaWgaaWcbaGaey4kaScabeaaaaa!3F96! $$ {x^k} \ge 0,k \in {I_+ } $$ , (1.1.3) % MathType!Translator!2!1!LaTeX.tdl!TeX -- LaTeX 2.09 and later! % MathType!MTEF!2!1!+- % feaaguart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn % hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr % 4rNCHbGeaGqiVu0Je9sqqrpepC0xbbL8F4rqqrFfpeea0xe9Lq-Jc9 % vqaqpepm0xbba9pwe9Q8fs0-yqaqpepae9pg0FirpepeKkFr0xfr-x % fr-xb9adbaqaaeGaciGaaiaabeqaamaabaabaaGcbaWaaiGaaqaabe % qaaiaadggadaWgaaWcbaGaaGymaiaaigdaaeqaaOGaamiEamaaCaaa % leqabaGaaGymaaaakiabgUcaRiaadggadaWgaaWcbaGaaGymaiaaik % daaeqaaOGaamiEamaaCaaaleqabaGaaGOmaaaakiabgUcaRiaac6ca % caGGUaGaaiOlaiaac6cacqGHRaWkcaWGHbWaaSbaaSqaaiaaigdaca % WGUbaabeaakiaadIhadaahaaWcbeqaaiaad6gaaaGccqGHKjYOcaWG % IbWaaWbaaSqabeaacaaIXaaaaOGaaiilaaqaaiaac6cacaGGUaGaai % Olaiaac6cacaGGUaGaaiOlaiaac6cacaGGUaGaaiOlaiaac6cacaGG % UaGaaiOlaiaac6cacaGGUaGaaiOlaiaac6cacaGGUaGaaiOlaiaac6 % cacaGGUaGaaiOlaiaac6cacaGGUaGaaiOlaiaac6cacaGGUaGaaiOl % aiaac6cacaGGUaGaaiOlaiaac6cacaGGUaGaaiOlaiaac6cacaGGUa % GaaiOlaiaac6cacaGGUaGaaiOlaiaac6cacaGGUaGaaiOlaiaac6ca % aeaacaWGHbWaaSbaaSqaaiaad2gacaaIXaaabeaakiaadIhadaahaa % WcbeqaaiaaigdaaaGccqGHRaWkcaWGHbWaaSbaaSqaaiaad2gacaaI % YaaabeaakiaadIhadaahaaWcbeqaaiaaikdaaaGccqGHRaWkcaGGUa % GaaiOlaiaac6cacqGHRaWkcaWGHbWaaSbaaSqaaiaad2gacaWGUbaa % beaakiaadIhadaahaaWcbeqaaiaad6gaaaGccqGHKjYOcaWGIbWaaW % baaSqabeaacaWGTbaaaOGaaiilaaaacaGL9baaaaa!8469! $$ \left. \begin{array}{l}{a_{11}}{x^1} + {a_{12}}{x^2} + .... + {a_{1n}}{x^n} \le {b^1}, \\........................................... \\{a_{m1}}{x^1} + {a_{m2}}{x^2} + ... + {a_{mn}}{x^n} \le {b^m}, \\\end{array} \right\} $$ (1.1.4) % MathType!Translator!2!1!LaTeX.tdl!TeX -- LaTeX 2.09 and later! % MathType!MTEF!2!1!+- % feaaguart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn % hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr % 4rNCHbGeaGqiVu0Je9sqqrpepC0xbbL8F4rqqrFfpeea0xe9Lq-Jc9 % vqaqpepm0xbba9pwe9Q8fs0-yqaqpepae9pg0FirpepeKkFr0xfr-x % fr-xb9adbaqaaeGaciGaaiaabeqaamaabaabaaGcbaWaaiGaaqaabe % qaaiaadggadaWgaaWcbaGaamyBaiabgUcaRiaaigdacaGGSaGaaGym % aaqabaGccaWG4bWaaWbaaSqabeaacaaIXaaaaOGaey4kaSIaamyyam % aaBaaaleaacaWGTbGaey4kaSIaaGymaiaacYcacaaIYaaabeaakiaa % dIhadaahaaWcbeqaaiaaikdaaaGccqGHRaWkcaGGUaGaaiOlaiaac6 % cacqGHRaWkcaWGHbWaaSbaaSqaaiaad2gacqGHRaWkcaaIXaGaaiil % aiaad6gaaeqaaOGaamiEamaaCaaaleqabaGaamOBaaaakiabgsMiJk % aadkgadaahaaWcbeqaaiaad2gacqGHRaWkcaaIXaaaaOGaaiilaaqa % aiaac6cacaGGUaGaaiOlaiaac6cacaGGUaGaaiOlaiaac6cacaGGUa % GaaiOlaiaac6cacaGGUaGaaiOlaiaac6cacaGGUaGaaiOlaiaac6ca % caGGUaGaaiOlaiaac6cacaGGUaGaaiOlaiaac6cacaGGUaGaaiOlai % aac6cacaGGUaGaaiOlaiaac6cacaGGUaGaaiOlaiaac6cacaGGUaGa % aiOlaiaac6cacaGGUaGaaiOlaiaac6cacaGGUaGaaiOlaiaac6caca % GGUaGaaiOlaiaac6cacaGGUaGaaiOlaiaac6cacaGGUaGaaiOlaiaa % c6cacaGGUaGaaiOlaiaac6cacaGGUaGaaiOlaiaac6cacaGGUaGaai % Olaiaac6cacaGGUaaabaGaamyyamaaBaaaleaacaWGZbGaaGymaaqa % baGccaWG4bWaaWbaaSqabeaacaaIXaaaaOGaey4kaSIaamyyamaaBa % aaleaacaWGZbGaaGOmaaqabaGccaWG4bWaaWbaaSqabeaacaaIYaaa % aOGaey4kaSIaaiOlaiaac6cacaGGUaGaey4kaSIaamyyamaaBaaale % aacaWGZbGaamOBaaqabaGccaWG4bWaaWbaaSqabeaacaWGUbaaaOGa % eyizImQaamOyamaaCaaaleqabaGaam4CaaaaaaGccaGL9baaaaa!979F! $$ \left. \begin{array}{l}{a_{m + 1,1}}{x^1} + {a_{m + 1,2}}{x^2} + ... + {a_{m + 1,n}}{x^n} \le {b^{m + 1}}, \\........................................................... \\{a_{s1}}{x^1} + {a_{s2}}{x^2} + ... + {a_{sn}}{x^n} \le {b^s} \\\end{array} \right\} $$ where % MathType!Translator!2!1!LaTeX.tdl!TeX -- LaTeX 2.09 and later! % MathType!MTEF!2!1!+- % feaaguart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn % hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr % 4rNCHbGeaGqiVu0Je9sqqrpepC0xbbL8F4rqqrFfpeea0xe9Lq-Jc9 % vqaqpepm0xbba9pwe9Q8fs0-yqaqpepae9pg0FirpepeKkFr0xfr-x % fr-xb9adbaqaaeGaciGaaiaabeqaamaabaabaaGcbaGaam4yamaaCa % aaleqabaGaamOAaaaakiaacYcacaWGIbWaaWbaaSqabeaacaWGPbaa % aOGaaiilaiaadggadaWgaaWcbaGaamyAaiaadQgaaeqaaOGaaiilai % aadMgacqGH9aqpdaqdaaqaaiaaigdacaGGSaGaam4CaaaacaGGSaGa % amOAaiabg2da9maanaaabaGaaGymaiaacYcacaWGUbaaaaaa!4891! $$ {c^j},{b^i},{a_{ij}},i = \overline {1,s} ,j = \overline {1,n} $$ are given numbers, I + is the given subset of indices from the set {1,2,... , n}. The function (1.1.1) is known as an objective function, conditions (1.1.3) are constraints of the type of inequalities, conditions (1.1.4) are constraints of the type of equalities. Conditions (1.1.2) of nonnegativity of the variables are, of course, also constraints of the type of inequalities, but it is customary to consider them separately. Problem (1.1.1)-(1.1.4) may include cases where % MathType!Translator!2!1!LaTeX.tdl!TeX -- LaTeX 2.09 and later! % MathType!MTEF!2!1!+- % feaaguart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn % hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr % 4rNCHbGeaGqiVu0Je9sqqrpepC0xbbL8F4rqqrFfpeea0xe9Lq-Jc9 % vqaqpepm0xbba9pwe9Q8fs0-yqaqpepae9pg0FirpepeKkFr0xfr-x % fr-xb9adbaqaaeGaciGaaiaabeqaamaabaabaaGcbaGaamysamaaBa % aaleaacqGHRaWkaeqaaOGaeyypa0JaeyybIySaam4BaiaadkhacaWG % jbWaaSbaaSqaaiabgUcaRaqabaGccqGH9aqpcaGG7bGaaGymaiaacY % cacaaIYaGaaiilaiaac6cacaGGUaGaaiOlaiaacYcacaWGUbGaaiyF % aaaa!47BE! $$ {I_ + } = \emptyset or{I_ + } = \{ 1,2,...,n\} $$ it is also possible that problem (1.1.1)-(1.1.4) may not contain constraints of the type of inequalities or equalities. We call the point x = (x 1, ..., x n ) which satisfies all conditions (1.1.2)–(1.1.4) an admissible point of problem (1.1.1)–(1.1.4) or simply an admissible point.

Keywords: Extreme Point; Linear Programming Problem; Auxiliary Variable; Simplex Method; Nonbasic Variable (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001
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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-015-9759-3_1

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