IVONNE: An Interactive Network Model-Building System

摘要

Fast and efficient mathematical programming routines have been developed for network flow problems, but due to their complexity the average manager or lay analyst does not possess the mathematical programming background required to construct the models or use the solution technology available. This problem is solved here by the development of an interactive network generating system designed to create, update, and solve a single-commodity network with only a minimal knowledge of network structure and only a rudimentary mastery of computer terminal use. (Author)