In previous articles, I modeled and solved a single machine scheduling problem. What if we have two resources that operate in a pre-determined sequence (but not in parallel) to process a set of similar jobs? The so-called “flow shop” scheduling […]
There are many use cases of operations research (OR) where the decision problem is finding an optimal sequence over time. For instance, we may be interested in allocating a resource (e.g., a machine, a human, a facility, a plane, a […]
Thanks to the evolution of Python and its applications to solve linear programs and their variations supply chain and operations research analysts now have access to numerous packages and tools that support decision making. In this article I will use […]
Following the previous article on modeling and solving an optimization problem in Python using several “interfaces” (+), in this article, I try to provide a comprehensive review of open-source (OS), free, free & open-source (FOSS), and commercial “solvers,” which are […]
Operations Research (OR) involves experiments with optimization models. The aim is to find the best design, plan, or decision for a system or a human. Accordingly, these models consist of objectives and constraints. However, most of the available packages or […]
One of the duties I frequently performed as an operations research analyst in consulting projects was optimizing companies’ supply chain network designs. A supply chain is a network that connects suppliers with customers to procure materials, transform them into final […]
In a several other posts on Google’s ortools module in Python I have already solved the linear optimization problem stated below. The problem is a continuous problem as all optimization variables are from a continuous solution space. I could think […]
The assignment problem is a classic problem in linear program. If, for example, you have n jobs that need to be manufactured during the upcoming shift (in a manufacturing plant) and you have m machines to produce these tasks, then you want […]
