Literature Review

Abstract

The goal of this chapter is to provide prior work done with linear-programming approaches for the resource-allocation problem. Operations-research (OR) modeling often concerns finding the best quantitative solution for management problems [HL01, Mom01]. The OR methods include mathematical-optimization modeling as simulation, and using OR methods has grown significantly since their origination during World War II. Templeman [Tem91] describes quantitative OR methods for designing and controlling industrial and economical operations. Many private and government organizations have improved their operations by successfully using mathematical programming [Wad83, Aro02, Chv83, Dan63, SS85]. This book focuses on a resource-allocation problem and applies linear programming for the solution approach.