Set 9.

1d
1. Straightforward formulation: Let xit = 1 if load i is assigned to trailer t, o otherwise Li = linear feet of load i ri = revenue from load i
10 2 i it

M axim ize z =
10

rx
i =1 t =1

subject to

Lx
i i =1 2

it

36, t = 1, 2

x
t =1

it

1, i = 1, ...,10, x it = (0,1), i = 1, 2, ...10

2. Formulation using if-then: Let xit = feet in trailer t assigned to load i yi = (0, 1), i = 1, 2, , 10, wit = (0, 1), i = 1, 2, ..., 10, t = 1, 2
10 2

Maximize z = ri xit subject to

i =1 t =1 10

x
i =1

it

36, t = 1, 2

xi1 Li yi , xi 2 Li (1 yi ), i = 1, 2,...,10 (above constraint is not as efficient as xi1 + xi 2 1, i = 1, 2,...,10 in formulation 1) (if xit > 0 then xit = Li ) translates to xit M (1 wit ), Li xit Mwit , Li + xit Mwit , i = 1, 2,...,10, t = 1, 2 xit , wit , yi = (0,1), i = 1, 2,...,10, t = 1, 2
Solution: z = $7929. Problem has several alternative optima. (See file ampl9.1d-7.txt.) Solution 1 Solution 2 Trailer Load Feet Load Feet 1 1 5 1 5 5 7 2 11 6 9 6 9 8 14 9 10 Total 35 ft Total 35 ft 2 2 11 4 15 4 15 5 7 9 10 8 14 Total 36 ft Total 36 ft

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