Solving linear programming problems in a spreadsheet yields equations for maximizing business profits. As applied to business, linear programming typically involves an objective formula, such as ...

Mokhtar S. Bazaraa, Aziz Bouzaher, A Linear Goal Programming Model for Developing Economies with an Illustration from the Agricultural Sector in Egypt, Management Science, Vol. 27, No. 4 (Apr., 1981), ...

This paper shows how an operational method for solving dynamic programs can be used, in some cases, to solve the problem of maximizing a firm's market value. The problem is formulated as a Markov ...