The death of mathematician George Dantzig is a scientific watershed. Dantzig developed "linear programming" and the simplex method, used to solve complex efficiency problems for large organizations.

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In this paper, a modification of the bisection simplex method is made for more general purpose use. Organized in an alternative simpler form, ...

Computer programs to solve linear programming problems by the simplex method have existed since the early 1950s. They remain the central feature of today's mathematical programming systems. There has ...