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CLASSIFICATION
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MINIMIZE COST / MAXIMIZE PROFITS
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INDUSTRY
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APPLICATION OF XPRESS-MP
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Petroleum
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Distribution, resource allocation, blending, marketing
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Chemical
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Blending, resource allocation
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Manufacturing
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Resource allocation
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Transportation
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Maximizing depot locations, scheduling concerns, assignment of vehicles to specific needs
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Airlines
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Crew allocation and duty-scheduling
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Finance
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Portfolio selection, minimizing interest cost, general accounting
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Agriculture
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Farm management, blending of feeds/fertilizer for lowest cost, distribution of farm dairy products, determining best prices for the sale of farm products
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Health
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Allocation and scheduling of doctors, nurses and staff for best and effective use of human resources
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Mining
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Deployment for manpower and machinery for best mix. Blending of ores to achieve certain quality mixes
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Manpower Planning
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Recruitment, promotion, re-training etc.
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Food
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Blending of products, distribution, resource allocation
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Energy
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Distribution, scheduling generators to meet varying load conditions
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Pulp and Paper
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Resource allocation, blending
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Advertising
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Spreading advertising budget over possible ad outlets. Media scheduling concerns
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