Chapter 75

Warehouse location and the GRG Multistart and Evolutionary Solver engines

Questions answered in this chapter:

  • How does the GRG Nonlinear engine solve nonlinear optimization models?

  • How does the Evolutionary Solver engine tackle non-smooth optimization problems?

  • Where in the United States should an internet shipping company locate a single warehouse to minimize the total distance that packages are shipped?

  • Where in the United States should an internet shipping company locate two warehouses to minimize the total distance that packages are shipped?

  • How can I use the GRG Multistart solution engine to fit curves?

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