Optimizing Business Applications

MPL Tutorial On-line Survey

Organization

Optional Information

Company: Name:
Department: Email:
Country: Can we contact you if we have any further questions?
 Yes No

Industry:

 Transportation Chemical
 Food & Beverage Forestry
 Semi Conductor Petroleum
 Manufacturing Military
 Utilities Finance
 Government Other:


Model Type:

  Transportation/network models Diet/blending models
  Process scheuling models Financial models
   Non-linear models Integer models

O.R. Textbooks:

Are you currently using any of these texbooks for reference?
  Wayne Winston (O.R. Appl. and Alg.) Other
  Hiller and Lieberman (Intro. to O.R.) Name:
  Linus Schrage (Lindo text and software) Author:
  H.P. Williams (Model Building) Publisher:
  Katta G. Murty (O.R. Det. Opt. Models) Edition:
How would you rate the book used?
  very good good average not good

O.R. Software Used:

Are you currently using any O.R. Software?:
Modelling System:
Optimizer
Aproximate size of largest problem?


MPL Student Version

Did you download the MPL student version?
 Yes No

Downloading and installing MPL student version:

If you downloaded the software approximately how much time was spent on:
Downloading: minutes
Installing: minutes
CPLEX License minutes
Was the installation of the software:
 Succcessfull Not Successfull
 Easy Difficult
Would you say that using MPL/CPLEX student version helped you evaluate the software
 Yes No
Explanation:

MPL On-Line Tutorial:

Did you use the MPL On-Line Tutorial durin your evaluation?
 Yes No
In the MPL On-Line Tutorial did you:
 read through the Tutorial type the models individually into MPL
 copy and paste the models into MPL? formulate the models individually?
In the MPL On-Line Tutorial did you
 find the format used in the Tutorial enabled you to learn from the Sessions?
 find the Tutorial easy to read?
 find the level of difficulty of the Tutorial was too high?
 find the level of difficulty of the Tutorial was too low?

MPL Model Library

Did you use the MPL Model Library during your evaluation?
 Yes No


Maximal Web Site:

How did you hear about the Maximal Web site?
How often have you visited the site in recent months?
Do you refer the Maximal Web site to others? Yes No

Which O.R. web sites have you visited in the rcent months?

 INFORMS
 Michael Trick O.R. Web Site
 CPLEX Optimization
 Other:

Which sessions with more types would you like to see
Maximal Software add to the MPL Online Tutorial:

  Transportation/network models Diet/blending models
  Process scheduling models Financial models
  Integer models Non-Linear models
  Other:

What type of sessions would you like to see
Maximal Software add to the MPL Online Tutorial:

  Sensitivity analysis Solver control and tuning
  Database Connection Creating business applications
  Other:

Would you like to see Maximal Software:

  Use larger models in On-line tutorial?
  Add more business case oriented models
  Continue offering free student versions og MPL for download
  Write a textbook based on the on-line tutorial
Do you have a problem description/model formulation/case problem that you want
to share with others? We would handle setting it up on the web (with or without
your reference) and test it. We are currently actively looking for models and cases
that we can publish on the Web for teachers to use in their courses.
  Yes No

What other enhancements/additions for Maximal educational
material would you suggest?