Category Archives: solvers

MS OptiMind: From Problem Description to Solution

Posted on January 25, 2026 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Microsoft Research has just released OptiMind, “a small language model designed to convert business problems described in natural language into the mathematical formulations needed by optimization software. Built on a 20-billion parameter model, OptiMind is compact by today’s standards yet … Continue reading →

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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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