Article ID: | iaor19972116 |
Country: | Netherlands |
Volume: | 73 |
Issue: | 1 |
Start Page Number: | 139 |
End Page Number: | 143 |
Publication Date: | Feb 1994 |
Journal: | European Journal of Operational Research |
Authors: | Chakravarti Nilotpal |
Linear constraints are used to model diverse phenomena. The number of constraints is large in many practical applications, often running into several thousands. A system of linear constraints is quite often inconsistent especially at the stage of model formulation. A number of different approaches are possible when a system of linear constraints turns out to be inconsistent. The paper proves some results on some plausible approaches and their limitations.