Operations Research

Question 1

What is a model?

Answer 1

A model is a mathematical, graphical, or physical representation of an actual system.
A simplified version of a complex system.

Question 2

what is Linear Programming?

Answer 2

Linear programming is a mathematical optimization technique used to find the best solution to a mathematical model with constraints.

It involves maximizing or minimizing a linear objective function while satisfying linear constraints.

Question 3

What is operations research?

Answer 3

operations research is the study of man, machine, materials and time, to aid management decision

Question 4

Objective function

Answer 4

An objective function is a mathematical expression that represents the goal or objective of an optimization problem.

In mathematical optimization, the objective function is the quantity that needs to be maximized or minimized to achieve the best possible outcome.

Question 5

Decision Variables

Answer 5

Decision variables are the inputs or unknowns that a decision-maker or user must provide as input to the objective function in an optimization problem.

Question 6

Constraints

Answer 6

constraints are the limitations or restrictions that an optimizer must adhere to when searching for the optimal solution.

Question 7

Non-negative constraint

Answer 7

a non-negative constraint is a type of constraint that specifies that the values of the decision variables must be greater than or equal to zero. It restricts the decision variables from taking negative values and confines them to positive values or zero.