A rapid optimization prototyping tool for spreadsheet-based models

Proceedings of the 10th Annual Water Distribution Systems Analysis Conference, WDSA 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 472-482

  Bicik, J ^a   Morley, M S ^a   Savic D A ^a  

^a School of Engineering Computer Science and Mathematics   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C++ LIBRARIES; COMPLEX OPTIMIZATION; HYDRAULIC SOLVERS; MICROSOFT EXCEL; MULTIPLE-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; PROTOTYPING TOOLS; RAPID OPTIMIZATION; RAPID PROTOTYPING TOOL; WATER DISTRIBUTIONS;

CONCURRENT ENGINEERING; JOB ANALYSIS; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; OPTIMIZATION; RAPID PROTOTYPING; SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING; SPREADSHEETS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; USER INTERFACES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER SUPPLY;

PHASE INTERFACES;

EID: 69949083830     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/41024(340)41     Document Type: Conference Paper

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