Practical Management Science
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Author: WINSTON, Wayne L.
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Chapter 7.3, Problem 15P
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To modify: The model to find the prices of suits, shirts, and ties to maximize the overall profit.
Non-linear programming (NLP):
Non-linear programming (NLP) is used in complex optimization problems where the objectives or constraints or sometimes both are non-linear functions of the decision variables. A model can be termed as non-linear for more than one reason.
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