TomSym Blending Problem I

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TomSym implementation of GAMS Example (BLEND,SEQ=2)

A company wishes to produce a lead-zinc-tin alloy at minimal cost. The problem is to blend a new alloy from other purchased alloys.

Dantzig, G B, Chapter 3.4. In Linear Programming and Extensions. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 1963.

alloy: products on the market (a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i)

elem: required elements (lead, zinc, tin)

% Composition data (percent)
compdat = [10   10   40   60   30   30   30   50   20;
    10   30   50   30   30   40   20   40   30;
    80   60   10   10   40   30   50   10   50];

% Alloy price
price   = [4.1  4.3  5.8  6.0  7.6  7.5  7.3  6.9  7.3];

% Parameters rb(elem)  required blend / lead = 30, zinc = 30, tin = 40 /
%            ce(alloy) composition error (pct-100);

% Required blend (lead = 30, zinc = 30, tin = 40)
rb = [30;30;40];

% Variables

% Purchase of alloy (pounds)
toms 9x1 alloy

% Variable has to be positive
bnd = {alloy >= 0};

% Purchase constraint
pc = {rb == compdat*alloy};

% Material balance
mb = {1 == sum(alloy)};

% Accounting: total cost
phi = price*alloy;

options = struct;
options.name = 'Blend';
solution = ezsolve(phi,{pc, mb, bnd},{},options);

Problem type appears to be: lp
Time for symbolic processing: 0.011 seconds
Starting numeric solver
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Problem: ---  1: Blend                          f_k       4.979999999999999500
                                       sum(|constr|)      0.000000000000000414
                              f(x_k) + sum(|constr|)      4.979999999999999500
                                              f(x_0)      0.000000000000000000

Solver: CPLEX.  EXIT=0.  INFORM=1.
CPLEX Dual Simplex LP solver
Optimal solution found

FuncEv    3 Iter    3 
Elapsed time: 0.002000 sec.