Pseudo-Boolean programming
LE3 .A278 1979
1979
Brehaut, Wayne
Acadia University
Bachelor of Science
Honours
Computer Science
Various problems in life and industry require deciding amongst various choices in order to give the greatest good or the least evil. These decisions can sometimes be made in a straightforward manner, but often there are restrictions upon the actions we can take. This complicates the decision process, so various techniques have been invented to aid the decision maker in various types of problems. One technique is called pseudo-Boolean programming. Here we describe the technique, including its workings and some of the classes of problems it can be applied to. Further, we shall elaborate- on some examples to hopefully give the reader a feeling for this technique's usefulness,
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