MONASH UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

TUTORIAL- LINGO LINEAR PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE

TUTORIAL - LINGO LINEAR PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE

DOWNLOAD LINGO
http://www.lindo.com/downloads/
Version 12 is a one month evaluation version.
http://www.lindo.com/downloads/LINGO-WINDOWS-IA32-11.0.zip
http://www.lindo.com/downloads/LINGO_text
Download What'sBest!
http://www.lindo.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=36&Itemid=21
http://www.lindo.com/downloads/WB-WINDOWS-IA32-10.0.zip

Make a folder to store your examples as lingo files.

Install LINGO
The LINGO text book is located at
http://www.lindo.com/downloads/LINGO_text
After downloading the file LINGO-W INDOW S-IA32-12.0.zip, extract the install
execuable LINGO-WINDOWS-IA32-12.0.exe.
Run the executable LINGO-WINDOWS-IA32-12.0.exe.
Follow the prompts to install the program. Select the default modeling syntax LINGO
when asked, then click OK.
Click Finish, then when asked for the LINGO license key, click Demo.
To start LINGO, click Start\All Programs\LINGO 12.0
The first screen will contain version information. Read the information and click OK
to use the demo version.

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Example 1 Linear Program

Run the example on page 28, chapter 2, of the Lingo book “Optimization Modeling with

LINGO”.

Maximize z = 20 . A + 30 .C objective function

Subject to 1 ) A ≤ 60 constraint 1
2) C ≤ 50 constraint 2
3) A + 2 .C ≤ 120 constraint 3

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Example 2 Integer Program

Run the integer programming example on page 29, chapter 2, of the Lingo book.

http://www.lindo.com/downloads/LINGO_text

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Example 3 Integer Program

Integer Program
Maximize z = 4 . X1 + X 2 + 5 . X 3 + 3 . X 4 objective function
Subject to 1) X1 − X 2 − X 3 + 3 . X 4 ≤ 1 constraint 1
2 ) 5 . X 1 + X 2 + X 3 + 8 . X 4 ≤ 55 constraint 2
3 ) X1 + 2 . X 2 + 3 . X 3 − 5 . X 4 ≤ 3 constraint 3
Bounds 0 ≤ X1 ≤ 2
Integer X1 , X 2 , X 3 , X 4
Binary (0,1) X2 , X3 , X4

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Example 4 Integer Program

Integer Program
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Maximize z = 17 . X1 + 12 . X 2 objective function slope = = 1. 4166
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Subject to 1 ) 10 . X 1 + 7 . X 2 ≤ 40 constraint 1 slope = = 1. 4286
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2 ) X1 + X 2 ≤ 5 constraint 2 slope = 1

Bounds 0 ≤ X1 and 0 ≤ X 2

Integer X1 , X 2

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