Operations Research

Videos: Mathematical Programming and Software
Program01Introduction to Linear Programming
Program02Introduction to the Simplex Algorithm
Program03Simplex (cont.)
Program04Discussion of shadow prices and Karsh-Kuhn-Tucker conditions
Program05Introduction to R programming
Program06Intro to R Studio, R programming and solving LP problems in R

Software

INFORMATION ABOUT R (here)

Free R books, incl. “Modeling & Solving LP with R”

R-Bloggers: http://www.r-bloggers.com/

IcebreakR & other R stuff from Andrew Robinson: http://www.ms.unimelb.edu.au/~andrewpr/r-users/

Tom Short’s R reference card: https://cran.r-project.org/doc/contrib/Short-refcard.pdf

R Code required to call and run GAMS within R (path command will vary by computer):
cmd = paste(“C:\\GAMS\\win64\\24.1\\gams.exe”, “FileName.gms”, “lo=2”)
system(cmd)

NOTE: “lo=2′ sends the screen output to a file; you could also try “lo=3” or omit option.

Online GAMS training toolbox available on AGRODEP website: http://www.agrodep.org/model/gams-training-toolbox
OR YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLku5ll-czTTjWoNBcvOpMl2U_vjXF8iH-

Link here for a tutorial on using GAMS  (UVic user name and password required)

Algorithm that runs the world (pdf) (UVic user name and password required)
Article on Bayes Theorem in Scientific American

Mixed complementarity programming references with links:

Deaton, A. (1991). Saving and liquidity constraints. Econometrica, 59(5), 1221-1248.

Rutherford, T. F. (1995). Extension of GAMS for complementarity problems arising in applied economic analysis. Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 19(8), 1299-1324.

Ferris, M. C. and Pang, J. S. (1997). Engineering and economic applications of complementarity problems. Siam Review, 39(4), 669-713.