Join Curt Frye for an in-depth discussion in this video Setting the problem's criteria in Solver, part of Solving Optimization and Scheduling Problems in Excel.
- The worksheet we've created so far in this chapter…contains all of the data and formulas…we need to find a Solution.…In this movie, we will define a Solver Model…that uses the worksheet's data and formulas…along with constraints on values…a valid Solution can include…to find the lowest-cost mixture of ingredients…that meets our criteria.…The sample file I'm using is LinearMixture_Model…and that is an Excel Workbook you can find…in the Chapter 2 folder of the exercise files collection.…
So here we have our spreadsheet.…I have the cost of each of the five mixtures…that we're going to be including in our Solution.…We have the number of units of each mix to include,…the total units, the target number of total units,…the number of units that are required, which is 13,…and the total cost.…In the bottom part of this worksheet…I have details of each of the five mixtures,…Mix1 through Mix5,…and the relative content of each of the four crystals…that we want to include in the final.…
On the right side of this bottom part…
Author
Curt Frye
Released
7/15/2015- Identify where the Solver add-in appears after being installed.
- List the steps to populate a cell with whole dollar amounts.
- Identify the style used to format numbers with a thousands separator.
- Name the error you will receive if you try to solve a nonlinear problem with the simplex LP method.
- Recall the length of the season and the number of games per week in the sports scheduling problem.
- List what the Scenario Manager allows you to do.
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
Views
-
Introduction
-
Welcome1m 1s
-
-
1. Working with Solver
-
2. Solving a Linear Mixture Problem
-
Introducing the problem3m 40s
-
Organizing the worksheet3m 3s
-
-
3. Solving a Nonlinear Mixture Problem
-
Introducing the problem2m 56s
-
Organizing the worksheet3m 13s
-
Adding data to the worksheet2m 31s
-
-
4. Solving a Transportation Problem
-
Introducing the problem2m 42s
-
Organizing the worksheet3m 13s
-
Adding data to the worksheet2m 58s
-
-
5. Solving a Resource Scheduling Optimization Problem
-
Introducing the problem2m 39s
-
Organizing the worksheet3m 26s
-
Adding data to the worksheet1m 21s
-
-
6. Solving a Sports Scheduling Problem
-
Introducing the problem3m 29s
-
Organizing the worksheet3m 14s
-
Defining summary formulas9m 22s
-
-
7. Analyzing Your Solver Results
-
Defining a scenario3m 54s
-
Showing and hiding scenarios3m 21s
-
Conclusion
Take notes with your new membership!
Type in the entry box, then click Enter to save your note.
Press on any video thumbnail to jump immediately to the timecode shown.
Notes are saved with you account but can also be exported as plain text, MS Word, PDF, Google Doc, or Evernote.
Share this video
Embed this video
Video: Setting the problem's criteria in Solver