Provide the URL to the article as a citation (other people must be able to easily access your source to do Part 2).

Learning Goal: I’m working on a management exercise and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.In Part 1 of this assignment, you have an opportunity to research articles within your field of interest (i.e., your major) that have used Linear Programming (optimization) as a tool in their study. The purpose is to let you see that this tool is frequently used when seeking an optimal solution to a constrained problem.Part 1 (Note: This is due about 2 weeks prior to Part 2 – use the course calendar for specific dates)Find an article in your major (posted in the last 5-6 years) that explicitly used Linear Programming, aka Optimization, (Solver, SAS, SPSS, or any other such tool) as part of its analysis.
Provide the URL to the article as a citation (other people must be able to easily access your source to do Part 2).
Identify the three components of the model: DVs, Objective Function, and Constraints in detail as best as you can. These should be descriptions, not the mathematical formulas: do not try to duplicate the solution itself in Excel.
Explain any unique constraints (integers, non-negative DVs, etc.)
Note that most articles do not present the entire model or all of the data; they merely discuss it in general terms. Therefore you must read the article closely to extract as much as possible. If the authors provide too little information about the technique, either try to find a different article or clearly mention this weakness in your post (such an omission is an ethical issue since readers cannot fully grasp or validate the claim being made).
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