Article ID: | iaor20021554 |
Country: | United States |
Volume: | 31 |
Issue: | 2 |
Start Page Number: | 130 |
End Page Number: | 150 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2001 |
Journal: | Interfaces |
Authors: | Fourer Robert, Goux Jean-Pierre |
Keywords: | design, decision, e-commerce |
The rise of e-commerce promises particularly great benefits for the practice of large-scale optimization. The World Wide Web already offers information, advice, and remote access to software for solving optimization problems. A variety of client programs are helping to increase the scope and convenience of these tools. More sophisticated application service providers will further disseminate optimization-modeling environments and solvers, making their power and variety readily available to a broader range of customers and applications.