Chapter 29. An introduction to optimization with Excel Solver

In many situations, you want to find the best way to do something. More formally, you want to find the values of certain cells in a worksheet that optimize (maximize or minimize) a certain objective. The Microsoft Excel Solver add-in helps you answer optimization problems such as the following:

Image How can a large drug company determine the monthly product mix at its Indianapolis plant that maximizes corporate profitability?

Image If Microsoft produces Xbox consoles at three different locations, ...

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