Improved capabilities and sophistication of mathematical programming systems (model builders, report generators, and mixed integer codes) have considerably expanded the size and scope of real life ...

Improved programming software also helps reduce setup and installation time. Diagnostic tools once used only for rotary motors are now available for linear actuators.

Edward H. Bowman, Production Scheduling by the Transportation Method of Linear Programming, Operations Research, Vol. 4, No. 1 (Feb., 1956), pp. 100-103 ...