Distinguishing Between Minimization and Maximization in Linear Programming Models

This assignment explains the distinction between minimization and maximization in linear programming models and their applications.

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DistinguishingBetweenMinimizationandMaximizationinLinearProgrammingModelsDiscussion4DistinguishbetweenaminimizationandmaximizationLPmodel.Howdoyouknowwhichofthesetouseforanygivenproblem?DistinguishbetweenaminimizationandmaximizationLPmodel.Thegoalofmostcompaniesistominimizecostsandmaximizeprofitsinordertoobtainahealthybottomline.Theformulasofconstraintsareacleardifferencebetweenthesetwolinearprogrammingmodels.Minimizationutilizesgreaterthanorequaltowhilemaximizationutilizeslessthanorequaltoinordertodefinethelimitationsthatcanbeutilized(TaylorIll,2011p.33/49).Howdoyouknowwhichofthesetouseforanygivenproblem?Thedeterminationforwhichlinearmodelissimplydeterminedbythegoalofyourconclusion.Youareattemptingtodetermineminimumcostormaximumprofitscenarioswiththelinearprogrammingmodel.Whenyoudeterminethedesiredgoaloftheprocessyouutilizethemethodologythatproducestheappropriateresults.+StudyXY

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