THE FIXED CHARGE PROBLEM

Abstract

A fundamental unsolved problem in the programming area is one in which various activities have fixed charges (e.g., set-up time charges) if operating at a positive level. Properties of a general solution to this type problem are discussed in this paper. Under special circumstances it is shown that a fixed charge problem can be reduced to an ordinary linear programming problem.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1954
Accession Number
AD0604646

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People

  • George Bernard Dantzig
  • Warren M. Hirsch

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

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  • Computer Programming
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  • Linear Programming
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  • Mathematics

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