| Article ID: | iaor1990611 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 26 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| Start Page Number: | 89 |
| End Page Number: | 102 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1990 |
| Journal: | Bulletin of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications |
| Authors: | Williams H.P. . |
This is an amended version of the author's inaugural address as professor. It touches on several aspects of linear programming, including game theory, integer optimisation, route problems and tree problems, directed at a non-technical audience.