Category Archives: solvers

Will LLMs replace optimization solvers?

Posted on December 13, 2025 by decisionmanagementcommunity

“It’s a tempting story. After all, LLMs can write code, generate documentation, and even produce what looks like a mathematical model. But LLMs are pattern generators. They predict the next word, token, or code snippet based on what they’ve seen … Continue reading →

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IBM OPL CPLEX – Free Community Edition

Posted on November 13, 2025 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Did you know that IBM provides a FREE ILOG CPLEX Optimization Studio for individual users? You can register to download it using the link. The no-cost edition is restricted to problems up to 1,000 variables and 1,000 constraints. Flexibility to … Continue reading →

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Solutions for Oct-2025 Challenge “Decision with two objectives”

Posted on November 13, 2025 by jacobfeldman

DMCommunity.org has already received five solutions for its Oct-2025 Challenge, which asks to help a web designer to select certain website features while satisfying budget and value constraints. What makes this simple problem interesting is that it involves two conflicting … Continue reading →

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Solvers are like cars: focus on driving in the right direction, before you worry about speed

Posted on October 25, 2025 by decisionmanagementcommunity

This is a quote from Geoffrey De Smet’s post, “What stops Operations Research from being widely adopted?” His answers:

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