Maximal Software will be hosting a half-day workshop, Optimization Modeling with MPL: Integrating Optimization in Real-World Business Applications, on Sunday April 26th, 2009, before the INFORMS Conference on OR/MS Practice, Phoenix, Arizona. The purpose of the workshop is to provide participants with an insightful overview and give step-by-step instructions for successfully building optimization applications.
The speaker for the workshop, Bjarni Kristjansson has decades of experience in the optimization field. He will take you through all the steps of an optimization project using optimization software tools from Maximal Software, IBM-ILOG, GUROBI, COIN, Ziena Optimization, ARKI Consulting, and Pinter Consulting.
Optimization technologies have become key tools in making important business decisions that increase competitive advantage. Optimization, through the use of advanced mathematics and computer science techniques, is used to assist organizations with solving their complex business problems in areas such as manufacturing, distribution, finance, and scheduling. The success of optimization projects depends on many different factors such as which modeling tools are used, integration with corporate data, and the selection of the most efficient solution algorithms available for the problem.
Software Used
The workshop is designed to give the participants hands-on experience
with industrial-strength optimization and modeling tools.
The software used in the workshop will include:
Benefits
The purpose of the workshop is to show how optimization models can be brought
together into business applications. At the end of the workshop, the
participants will be able to develop their own optimization models, link them
to data sources and solve the models using state-of-the-art industrial-strength
solvers. Participants will also acquire a good working knowledge on how to
embed optimization models into applications.
By attending this workshop you will learn how to:
Each registered participant will receive a full perpetual development copy of MPL for FREE!
Attendance is free for registered conference participants. To register, please send an email to info@maximalsoftware.com. Please register early for the workshop, as seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis.
12:00 - 12:10 Introduction to Maximal Software
12:10 - 12:40 Formulating and Solving Optimization Models in MPL
12:40 - 13:00 Connecting to Databases and Spreadsheets
13:00 – 13:20 New Stochastic Extensions for MPL
13:20 - 13:40 Introducing Open-Source Solver CoinMP
13:40 - 14:00 Achieving Optimal Solution Performance
14:00 - 14:30 Embedding Optimization in Applications
14:30 - 14:50 Recent News and Trends in Optimization
14:50 - 15:00 Discussion and Questions
Bjarni Kristjansson, Maximal Software, Inc.
Bjarni Kristjansson is the president and founder of Maximal Software, Inc., a leading vendor of optimization modeling software. Maximal Software is the developer of the MPL Modeling System; an algebraic modeling language that allows the user to formulate complicated optimization models quickly and easily. Maximal Software also provides the OptiMax Component Library, which allows MPL models to be easily embedded into end-user applications.
Bjarni Kristjansson has many years of practical experience providing innovative solutions, especially in regards to integrating optimization with wide range of information technologies and business applications. Bjarni Kristjansson has served as the treasurer for the Icelandic ICORS and the INFORMS Computing Society, and was one of the main organizers for the EURO 2006 Conference in Reykjavik, Iceland. He has also served on the COIN Strategic Leadership Board, and is currently the Vice President 3 (Practice) of EURO.