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Simplex Formulation Summary Guide

This document provides a summary of the simplex formulation requirements for different types of constraints in optimization problems. It outlines whether slack, artificial, or surplus variables are needed for each constraint type and whether the initial variable mix includes those extra variables. Constraint types include resource maximum requirements, quantity minimum requirements, and mixture or exact requirements.

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Simplex Formulation Summary Guide

This document provides a summary of the simplex formulation requirements for different types of constraints in optimization problems. It outlines whether slack, artificial, or surplus variables are needed for each constraint type and whether the initial variable mix includes those extra variables. Constraint types include resource maximum requirements, quantity minimum requirements, and mixture or exact requirements.

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A summary of the simplex Formulation Requirement

Extra Objective Coefficient


Type of Constraint variables Initial
constraint Relationship needed for Variable
Maximize P Minimize C Mix
simplex

Resource of > (Slack (added 0 0 Yes


maximum
requirement No Artificial
Surplus
Quantity or
(subtracted) 0 0 No
minimum <
Artificial
requirement
(added)
M- M+ Yes
No slack
Mixture or
Or surplus
exact = Artificial M-
requirement
(added)
M+ Yes

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