February 2016
Intermediate to advanced
480 pages
219h 58m
English
Example B3 illustrates the diet problem, which was originally used by hospitals to determine the most economical diet for patients. Known in agricultural applications as the feed-mix problem, the diet problem involves specifying a food or feed ingredient combination that will satisfy stated nutritional requirements at a minimum cost level.
The Feed ’N Ship feedlot fattens cattle for local farmers and ships them to meat markets in Kansas City and Omaha. The owners of the feedlot seek to determine the amounts of cattle feed to buy to satisfy minimum nutritional standards and, at the same time, minimize total feed costs.
Each grain stock contains different amounts of four nutritional ingredients: A, ...