The compressibility of natural gas allows the use of line pack to compensate for fluctuations of gas demand. On the basis of forecast consumption, a linear-programming model can yield a plan for ...

George B. Dantzig, the mathematician who invented the field of linear programming, which revolutionized the way government and private enterprise planned, scheduled and generally conducted their ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Since the discovery of large-scale reserves of natural gas in the North Sea, the Gas Council has been given extended powers to purchase gas ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Estimation of a linear programming model's technology coefficients using data from a sample of firms is viewed as an application of random ...