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Maximal Software Seminars

Integrating Optimization in Real-World Business Applications


Maximal Software hosts regular workshop seminars on Optimization Modeling with MPL. Often these are scheduled in conjunction with OR conferences to lessen the need for travel. The purpose of the workshops is to provide participants with an insightful overview and give step-by-step instructions for successfully building optimization applications. Currently we have a seminar scheduled for this summer:

The speakers for the workshop, have decades of experience in this field, will take you through all the steps of an optimization project using powerful optimization tools from Maximal Software, ILOG, IBM, 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 workshops are designed to give the participants hands-on experience with industrial-strength optimization and modeling tools including:

  • MPL Modeling System and OptiMax 2000 from Maximal Software
  • CPLEX Solver from ILOG
  • COIN/SMI Stochastic Solver from the COIN Open Source Project
  • LGO Global Nonlinear Solver from Pinter Consulting
  • Microsoft ACCESS and EXCEL

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 be able to:

  • Identify the best use of optimization techniques and how to deploy them.
  • Prepare and import data from different sources for optimization
  • Identify which solvers works best for your optimization problem
  • Gain a realistic view on the use of optimization for business applications
  • Build your own embedded optimization applications.

Attendance is free for registered conference participants. To register, please check the appropriate box on the conference registration form or send an email to info@maximalsoftware.com . Please register early as seating is limited and is on a first-come first-serve basis.

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