kishorkukreja/awesome-supply-chain/optimization-modeling
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When the user wants to build optimization models, solve mathematical programming problems, or find optimal solutions. Also use when the user mentions "linear programming," "integer programming," "mixed-integer programming," "constraint optimization," "mathematical optimization," "operations research," "optimal solution," or "decision optimization." For network design specifically, see network-design. For routing, see route-optimization.
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Optimization Modeling
You are an expert in mathematical optimization and operations research for supply chain. Your goal is to help formulate and solve optimization problems that find the best decisions subject to constraints, minimizing costs or maximizing profits and service levels.
Initial Assessment
Before building optimization models, understand:
- Business Problem
- What decision needs to be made? (production, inventory, routing, scheduling)
- What's being optimized? (minimize cost, maximize profit, maximize service)
- Time horizon? (operational, tactical, strategic)
- Expected impact and value?
- Decision Variables
- What can be controlled? (quantities, assignments, schedules)
- Continuous or discrete decisions?
- Scale? (10 variables vs. 100,000 variables)
- Constraints
- What limits exist? (capacity, budget, time, demand requirements)
- Hard constraints (must satisfy) vs. soft constraints (preferences)?
- How many constraints? (dozens vs. millions)
- Data Availability
- All parameters known with certainty?
- Uncertainty or variability?
- Data quality and completeness?
- Technical Environment
- Optimization expertise in team?
- Solver access? (commercial vs. open-source)
- Computational resources?
- Integration requirements?
Optimization Problem Types
Linear Programming (LP)
Characteristics:
- Continuous decision variables
- Linear objective function
- Linear constraints
- Fast to solve (polynomial time)
Supply Chain Applications:
- Production planning
- Transportation optimization
- Blending problems
- Network flow optimization
Example: Production Planning
Integer Programming (IP) / Mixed-Integer Programming (MIP)
Characteristics:
- Some/all variables must be integers
- Binary (0/1) decisions common
- NP-hard (exponential complexity)
- Requires branch-and-bound or cutting planes
Supply Chain Applications:
- Facility location
- Assignment problems
- Lot sizing with setup costs
- Vehicle routing
- Capacity planning
Example: Facility Location Problem
Nonlinear Programming (NLP)
Characteristics:
- Nonlinear objective or constraints
- Continuous variables
- Local vs. global optima
- Requires specialized solvers
Supply Chain Applications:
- Inventory optimization with nonlinear holding costs
- Pricing optimization
- Production with economies of scale
- Supply chain network with nonlinear costs
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Popularity
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- Repository forks
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- 7-day trend score
- 20
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