| Article ID: | iaor20002136 |
| Country: | Germany |
| Volume: | 21 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| Start Page Number: | 503 |
| End Page Number: | 523 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1999 |
| Journal: | OR Spektrum |
| Authors: | Wscher G., Jank K. |
| Keywords: | programming: linear |
A traditional OR technique (linear programming) has been joined with modern information technology in order to develop a planning system for sausage blending. This system, which is used on the shop floor by a non-specialist of OR, has not only contributed significantly to cost reduction but also to quality improvement.