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INFORMS San Diego, California, May 1997


The MPL On-Line Tutorial

Abstract: Maximal Software has developed an On-line Tutorial 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. The MPL On-Line Tutorial
  3. Teaching Optimization Modeling Today
  4. Structured Modeling Language - MPL for Windows
  5. OR Textbooks Today
  6. Why use the Internet?
  7. MPL Student Version
  8. MPL On-line Tutorial Step-by-Step Format
  9. MPL On-Line Tutorial Overview
  10. Session 1: Running MPL .on a Sample Model
  11. Session 2: Formulating a Simple Product-Mix Model in MPL
  12. Session 3: Introducing .Indexes and Vectors
  13. Session 4: Production Planning Model with Multiple Time Periods
  14. Session 5: Production Planning Model with Multiple Plants
  15. Session 6: Allow Shipments .Between Plants
  16. Session 7: Using Sparse Data .in MPL Models
  17. The MPL On-Line Tutorial
  18. Further Additions to the .MPL On-line Tutorial
  19. MPL Model Library
  20. Traditional Optimization Software vs. Structured Modeling Language
  21. MPL Case Models
  22. The MPL On-Line Tutorial

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