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A Note on Fixing Misbehaving Mathematical Programs: Post-Optimality Procedures and GAMS-Related Software

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Bruce A. McCarl
Bruce A. McCarl*
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University
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Abstract

Mathematical programming formulations can yield faulty answers. Models can be unbounded, infeasible, or optimal with unrealistic answers. This article presents techniques for theory-based discovery of the cause of faulty models. The approaches are demonstrated in the context of linear programming. They have been computerized and interfaced using the General Algebraic Modeling System (GAMS), and are distributed free of charge through new GAMS versions and an online web page.

Keywords

debuggingGAMS softwaremathematical programming
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 30 , Issue 2 , December 1998 , pp. 403 - 414
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1998

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