Applications of Optimization - FREE SEMINAR

March 7, 2003 -- Central London
The Royal Statistical Society, 12 Errol Street, London EC1Y 8LX


Timberlake Consultants Ltd. (TCL), distributors of quality third-party scientific software in the areas of statistics, econometrics, oprational research and mathematics, would like to invite you to attend this FREE seminar, in Central London.

The Seminar Theme - Several major advances in optimization and software engineering have occurred in the past few years. These advances provide a major breakthrough in software engineerinf. This seminar aims to demonstrate some of the software tools available to professionals requiring to use linear programming and optimization. The seminar will demonstrate the use of What'sBest!, LINGO, and LINDO API to find optimal solutions in areas such as:

  • Distribution
  • Transportation
  • Logistics
  • Supply Chains
  • Production planning
  • Portfolios
  • Planning under uncertainty
  • Markets and Auctions
  • Blending
  • Scheduling and Staffing

... and more

The number of places is limited and early registration is advised.

About the software - The products being demonstrated are developed by LINDO Systems Inc. There are four basic software products:

  • LINDO, the linear programming solver
  • LINDO API, the premier optimization engine
  • LINGO, the linear, non-linear, and integer programming solver with mathematical modeling language
  • What'sBest!, the spreadsheet add-in that solves linear, non-linear, and integer problems.

All of these products, LINDO, the LINDO API, LINGO, and What'sBest!, are bundled into one convenient package to form the Solver Suite.

Who should attend - Professionals requiring to use optimization tools in industry, academia or for teaching.

The speakers:

The seminar will be led by Linus Schrage, Professor of Operations Research and Operations Management at the Graduate School of Business of the University of Chicago. Prof. Schrage developed the LINDO software program and co-founded LINDO Systems in 1980. He has consulted widely on production scheduling, distribution, auction design, and other related problems.

Cost - The seminar is FREE of charge and includes lunch and refreshments. The number of participants is restricted. Please register early to guarantee your place.


Seminar Programme

  • The concept of optimization:
    • Overview of applications of optimization and "solvers"
    • New technologies in solvers: global optimization
  • Introduction to software for solving optimization models: What'sBest!:
    • Spreadsheet based models
  • LINGO:
    • Complex models with a modeling language
    • Advantages and disadvantages of spreadsheet vs. modeling language based models. Scalability, auditability.
    • Getting the advantages of both spreadsheets and SQL databases.
  • LINDO API:
    • A callable library for high performance, tightly integrated web-based applications.
    • Interfacing with C/C++, Visual Basic, and Java.
  • Applications by Industry:
    • Distribution, Transportation, Logistics, and Supply Chains FTL and LTL routing
    • Production planning, MRP with capacity constraints
    • Financial, Portfolios
    • Planning under uncertainty
    • Markets and Auctions
    • Blending
    • Scheduling and Staffing
    • Engineering design

All partcipants will receive a copy of the comprehensive, 570 page text, Optimization Modeling with LINGO.


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