Conference Slide Presentations

INFORMS Dallas, Texas, October 1997


The MPL On-Line Tutorial

Abstract: Maximal Software will be demonstrating a new on-line tutorial now available on the Web; specifically designed for teaching optimization modeling the way it is currently being applied in the corporate world. This is a complete course, with all the supporting tools, including a model library, exercises and case models, and a downloadable student version of both MPL and CPLEX.


Author: Bjarni Kristjansson
Maximal Software, Inc.
Tel: (703) 522-7900
Email: info@maximal-usa.com

Slides

  1. The MPL On-Line Tutorial
  2. PPT Slide
  3. The MPL On-Line Tutorial
  4. Teaching Optimization Modeling Today
  5. Structured Modeling Language - MPL for Windows
  6. OR Textbooks Today
  7. Why use the Internet?
  8. MPL Student Version
  9. MPL On-line Tutorial Step-by-Step Format
  10. MPL On-Line Tutorial Overview
  11. Session 1: Running MPL .on a Sample Model
  12. Session 2: Formulating a Simple Product-Mix Model in MPL
  13. Session 3: Introducing .Indexes and Vectors
  14. Session 4: Production Planning Model with Multiple Time Periods
  15. Session 5: Production Planning Model with Multiple Plants
  16. Session 6: Allow Shipments .Between Plants
  17. Session 7: Using Sparse Data .in MPL Models
  18. The MPL On-Line Tutorial
  19. Further Additions to the .MPL On-line Tutorial
  20. Client/Server for Optimization
  21. Client/Server Systems Overview
  22. New Distributed Computing Technologies
  23. Maximal Software Web Site
  24. The MPL On-Line Tutorial

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