INTRODUCTION TO GAMS

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INTRODUCTION TO GAMS
SE 305 OPTIMAIZATION (082)

• Haitham Saleh
• Graduate Assistant
• Systems Engineering Department
• King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

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AGENDA

• INTRODUCTION
• History
• What is GAMS ?
• How to get the software?
• USES OF GAMS IN REAL LIFE
• SIMPLE EXAMPLE (DEMO)

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HISTORY
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What is GAMS ?
The General Algebraic Modeling Systems High
level modeling systems for mathematical
programming and OPTIMIZATION

• GAMS

• Detailed Information in
• GAMS Guide and Tutorials
• Brooke, A., D. Kendrick, A. Meeraus, and R.
  Raman (2006). GAMS Language Guide.Gams
  Development Corporation. Washington D.C.
• GAMS website
• www.gams.com
• McKinney and Savitsky Tutorials
• McKinney, D.C., and A. Savitsky, Basic
  Optimization Models for Water and Energy
  Management, Technical Report, Center for Research
  in Water Resources, University of Texas at
  Austin, 2006.
• http//www.ce.utexas.edu/prof/mckinney/ce385d/lec
  tures/McKinneySavitsky.pdf

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What is GAMS ? Cont.
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How to get the software?

• www.gams.com

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USES OF GAMS IN REAL LIFE

• Many real world applications involve complex
  models
• - Traffic Modeling
• - Agricultural Impact Analysis
• - Economic Optimization
• - Formulating and Solving nonlinear equations
• -
• - etc

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SIMPLE EXAMPLE (DEMO)
Find the roots for the nonlinear equation
( 10 x2 10 x 10 ) ( - 10 x 100 ) 0
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