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The Simplex method is used to solve linear programming problems with two or more decision variables. It involves identifying basic and non-basic variables, and using slack, surplus, and artificial variables to convert inequalities into equations. The method follows a series of steps including determining a basic feasible solution, selecting entering and leaving variables based on optimality and feasibility conditions, and performing pivot operations to iterate towards the optimal solution.

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Simplex Method Resume PDF

The Simplex method is used to solve linear programming problems with two or more decision variables. It involves identifying basic and non-basic variables, and using slack, surplus, and artificial variables to convert inequalities into equations. The method follows a series of steps including determining a basic feasible solution, selecting entering and leaving variables based on optimality and feasibility conditions, and performing pivot operations to iterate towards the optimal solution.

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Simplex method

Simplex method is the method to solve ( LPP ) models which contain two or
more decision variables.

Basic variables:
Are the variables which coefficients One in the equations and Zero in the
other equations.

Non-Basic variables:
Are the variables which coefficients are taking any of the values, whether
positive or negative or zero.

Slack, surplus & artificial variables:


a) If the inequality be (less than or equal, then we add a slack
variable + S to change to =.
b) If the inequality be (greater than or equal, then we
subtract a surplus variable - S to change to =.
c) If we have = we use artificial variables.

The steps of the simplex method:

Step 1:
Determine a starting basic feasible solution.
Step 2:
Select an entering variable using the optimality condition. Stop if
there is no entering variable.
Step 3:
Select a leaving variable using the feasibility condition.
Optimality condition:
The entering variable in a maximization (minimization) problem
is the non-basic variable having the most negative (positive)
coefficient in the Z-row.
The optimum is reached at the iteration where all the Z-row
coefficient of the non-basic variables are non-negative (non-positive).

Feasibility condition:
For both maximization and minimization problems the leaving
variable is the basic associated with the smallest non-negative ratio
(with strictly positive denominator).

Pivot row:
a) Replace the leaving variable in the basic column with the
entering variable.
b) New pivot row equal to current pivot row divided by pivot
element.
c) All other rows:
New row=current row - (pivot column coefficient) *new
pivot row.

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