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标题：Teaching Integer Programming Starting From an Energy Supply Game
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作者：Jeroen Beliën ; Jan Colpaert ; Liesje De Boeck 等
期刊名称：INFORMS : Transactions on Education
印刷版ISSN：1532-0545
电子版ISSN：1532-0545
出版年度：2013
卷号：13
期号：3
DOI：10.1287/ited.2013.0105
出版社：Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
摘要：This paper presents an integer programming (IP) model for solving an online energy supply game. Instead of a traditional approach in which students are given a problem statement and asked to develop an IP model, both the problem and data are hidden in the game. The energy supply game can be used to illustrate many mathematical programming concepts including blending constraints, multiobjective programming, and the branch-and-bound method. In addition to developing IP modeling skills, students become familiar with the properties of several energy supply systems. The results of two experiments and the related evaluation questionnaires indicate that the game component motivates students more to build IP models as compared to classic approaches.
关键词：game ; energy supply ; spreadsheet modeling ; integer programming