Optimization Solutions - Production ExamplesProduction and Manufacturing ExamplesThis free workbook contains seven example models from manufacturing / production. Click the model names to display each worksheet model in your browser. You can use the worksheet that most closely models your situation as a starting point. Solving your real problem may require "scaling up" the model to include more variables and constraints -- but rest assured that you can solve your full-size problem with the power of our Excel Solver upgrades, even if it requires hundreds of thousands of variables! To download and save the workbook, right-click Production Examples and select Save Target As... from the context menu. You can then actually solve these small example models in Microsoft Excel, using either the basic Excel Solver, Premium Solver Platform, or Risk Solver Platform.
On each example worksheet, read the description at the bottom, then select Solver on the Data tab in Excel 2007, or Tools Solver... from the menu in Excel 2003. When you see the Solver Parameters dialog box, click the Solve button to find the optimal solution. We're here to help -- contact us if you'd like more information or advice on your application. |