| Article ID: | iaor1989329 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 40 |
| Issue: | 6 |
| Start Page Number: | 591 |
| End Page Number: | 596 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1989 |
| Journal: | Journal of the Operational Research Society |
| Authors: | Ashford R.W., Daniel R.C. |
This note discusses the need to use various data-compaction schemes in the implementation of sophisticated large-scale linear programming codes on modest personal computers. It demonstrates a method whereby the overhead of using these schemes is significantly reduced on Intel 80×86 processors.