In the first part of this paper, the concept of logical reduction is presented. Minimal preferred variable inequalities are introduced, and algorithms are given for their calculation. A simple ...

A new procedure for mixed integer programming is presented. It is applicable where the integer variables must be either zero or one, and where the integer variables are divided into sets such that the ...

It has been said that there are only two difficult tasks in modern software development: distributed cache invalidation and how to name stuff. The following variable naming conventions won't assist ...

The following SASMACRO submits a DATA step that uses the GETEXEC function to retrieve the value of the REXX variable DATALINE. It then prints the value of DATALINE in the SAS log. Note that the REXX ...

Missing values for variables in programming statements are treated in the same way that missing values are treated in the DATA step; that is, missing values used in expressions propagate missing ...

The “Cheyenne” supercomputer, an Intel-powered SGI system installed in 2017 at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, is at the heart of a major article on climate change ...