LInear Programing Problems on Matlab

Is there an easy way to use matlab to perform linear programming problems instead of using Excel???

For example:

2.  ABC Aluminum Company produces three grades (high, medium, and low) of aluminum at two mills. Each mill has a different production capacity (in tons per day) for each grade, as follows:

  Mill  
Aluminum Grade  1  2
High  6  2
Medium  2  2
Low  4  10

The company has contracted with a manufacturing firm to supply at least 12 tons of high-grade aluminum, 8 tons of medium-grade aluminum, and 5 tons of low-grade aluminum. It costs ABC Aluminum $6,000/day to operate mill 1, and $7,000/day to operate mill 2. The company wants to know the number of days to operate each mill in order to meet the contract at minimum cost. Formulate a LP model and solve.

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

Yes. See http://www.mathworks.com/discovery/linear-programming.html