Hello,
I have used solver to optimize the sum of numbers given certain constraints, however I am now trying to optimize the product of numbers given certain constraints. When finding the optimal sum I can use a binary list to select the combination of item to sumproduct together to find the...
Hello,
I have 475 feet of pipe that I need to cut to the following sizes. Each pipe is 40 feet long (480 Inches) so I want to optimize the cuts in order to stay as close as possible to 12 pipes.
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Inches
QTY
8.00
20
10.00
6
12.00
8
27.00
2
32.00
6...
This is a bit of an unusual post, aimed at people familiar with optimization problems solved by the Excel solver (or Add-ins like OpenSolver)
In the attached Excel file, I simulate the following simple scenario:
A house consumes electricity from the grid for 24 hours.
The amount of...
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