Toolchain

An overview of the modern optimization toolchain typically deployed in commercial applications: data sources, glue languages, modeling langs/tools, solvers and optional user interfaces.

A close look at large-scale optimization modeling tools and languages, and linear and nonlinear solvers.

Discussing common data sources for optimization models and their various means of connection to the model.

A look at practical as well as fancy means by which humans can interact with optimization models during development and in production.

Discussing the use and interchangeability of general languages which ‘glue’ optimization application components together and implement out-of-model app logic.