First Edition(s). Hardcover and Original Wraps. Dantzig, George, "Maximization of a Linear Function of Variables Subject to Linear Inequalities." In Koopmans, Tjalling C., ed., Activity Analysis of Production and Allocation: Proceedings of a Conference. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1951, pp. 339-347. "Dantzig s paper, originally written in 1947 but not published until 1951, was a fundamental application of computers to problems of management and economics." [OOC 561, p 349] Dantzig, George, "Linear Programming," in United States Department of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards, Problems for the Numerical Analysis of the Future. Proceedings of a Symposium Held July 29-31, 1948, at the University of California, Los Angeles. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1951, pp. 18-21. National Bureau of Standards Applied Mathematics Series 15. [Not in OOC] Charnes, A., W.W. Cooper & A. Henderson, An Introduction to Linear Programming. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1953. Minor shelf/edge wear, book shows a bit of wear at head and tail and toning to gilt, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Blue cloth boards, gilt lettering; printed paper wraps in natural and grey. 8vo/4to. 404pp plus index; 21pp; 74pp. Illus. (b/w plates).

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Title: [The Origins of Linear Programming] Maximization of a Linear Function of Variables Subject to Linear Inequalities [together with] Linear Programming [together with] An Introduction to Linear Programming
Publisher: US Dept of Commerce; John Wiley & Sons, Washington DC/New York
Publication Date: 1951
Binding: Hardcover and Original Wraps
Edition: First Edition(s).
Condition: Very Good

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