Algebraic modeling for IP and MIP (GAMS)

In summary, the authors' goal has been to show that 25 year old design ideas are still applicable to today's optimization software development projects. Despite of advances in MIP technology, trying different formulations and experimenting with heuristics and cuts are still necessary steps when developing a workable MIP model. From a personal perspective, producing aworkableMIPformulation for a difficult problem is still one of our most satisfying professional activities. We would like to recognize the contribution of the editor of this volume, Kurt Spielberg. Besides his theoretical and practical contributions in mixed-integer programming and other fields, Kurt brought together a collection of personal notes from giants in the field of MIP and prodded them to contribute those notes in a timely fashion. Congratulations. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2007.