Software Assists in the Development of Optimization Models

Optimization Modeling Assistant (OMA) is an expert-system computer program that assists its users in the development of mathematical and algorithmic models for optimization. As used here, "optimization" refers to a suite of powerful decision-support techniques that enable the modeling of any decision-making environment in terms of the objectives, the decisions that potentially influence the objectives, and a set of constraints that bind the decisions. Optimization analysis helps decision makers in identifying decisions that optimize their objectives. Domains in which optimization modeling are applied include real-time scheduling, logistics, planning, and financial management.