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Are Python and Julia used for optimization in industry?
Despite being a great fan of Julia (and JuMP) I must admit that Python is most widely adopted in industry. I won't recommend PuLP however, which tends to be too slow. As alternatives, I would consider
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Are Python and Julia used for optimization in industry?
We use Julia in production for optimization at Invenia.
We use Convex.jl, and JuMP.jl, and have found them to be excellent.
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Are Python and Julia used for optimization in industry?
The feed back we get from our customers at Mosek is Python is used extensively in the financial industry for doing portfolio optimization and lot of other operations.
Those customers like to use ...
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Are Python and Julia used for optimization in industry?
Staffjoy was an early user of Julia and JuMP for their start up providing workforce scheduling. They also release all of their internal software as open-source after they shut-down. See for example ...
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Are Python and Julia used for optimization in industry?
My answer will be focused on teaching, and I'll give you my perspective from Georgia Tech ISyE.
Yes, you should teach your students optimization using Python. For simple models, one simple open-...
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Are Python and Julia used for optimization in industry?
I personnaly use Python for optimizing industrial problems every day.
I know Polymathian also use Python for their Tropofy platform.
GUROBI has a python API, which I think is quite popular (...
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Modeling and solvers
I can't address the specifics of Python, Pyomo, Gurobi or GAMS, but I can address the general question of using a modeling language (such as GAMS) versus building the model directly in a general ...
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Are Python and Julia used for optimization in industry?
Although I personally think Julia is glorious, nearly no-one outside academia uses it for numerous reasons, including:
Missing out on all the Python packages
Julia programmers being much harder to ...
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Are Python and Julia used for optimization in industry?
Our, KLM, current optimizer products' codebases are all in python. The main reason for this is python is extremely powerful for fast prototyping. However, when it comes to the necessity of ...
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Comparison of Algebraic modelling languages and general programming languages
GAMS and AMPL are general purpose modelling languages and can he used to describe any type of nonlinear function, including some niche stuff like floor, ceil, max, etc (AMPL). I don't have experience ...
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Are Python and Julia used for optimization in industry?
Yes, Python is used in the industry is the simple answer.
We are Optimeering Aqua and our sister company Optimeering use Python and the (Fico) Xpress Python- API. We were alpha and beta users. For us ...
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Modeling and solvers
In a production environment, I have found code APIs to be superior to modelling languages in the long run. Nowadays, we also have Pyomo so we don't even need to compromise between the two.
The ...
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Are Python and Julia used for optimization in industry?
Interesting that you ask - I've actually seen both julia and python used in industry. On the python side, I'd highly recommend cvxpy (for convex optimization). It was pretty easy to get started with, ...
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GAMS CPLEX solver solves big problem instances suspiciously fast
For a test problem, check manually (outside GAMS) that the solution satisfies all constraints. If not, your GAMS model may be wrong. If all constraints are satisfied, try using a different solver and ...
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Are Python and Julia used for optimization in industry?
Python is well ahead of specific modelling languages. Many of solvers such as Gurobi, Cplex etc. have python interface. You can encounter small problems. For example for modelling problems, which ...
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Get a MPS file using NEOS/GAMS web interface
To create a MPS file using GAMS, you have two options as follows:
Your first option is to use the CONVERT solver. AFAIK, this solver is not available on NEOS Server (see here for a list of available ...
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Is this formulation linear or non-linear?
The model you describe is linear. There are a couple of reasons why GAMS wouldn't like it though: (I) did you define the right solver for your problem? and (ii) GAMS initialises any uninitiated ...
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CPLEX output log
By default, Gams/Cplex will try to calculate duals by fixing the integer variables and then resolving as an LP. This is the "final solve". Usually the objectives are the same. In rare cases ...
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Are Python and Julia used for optimization in industry?
The main reason why Pyomo is being used in industry and JuMP is not is that JuMP is a version 0.21.6 package whereas Pyomo is v5.7.3. Naturally, most businesses are not going to use a package with ...
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Looking for an example of a heuristic implementation in GAMS
To fix a variable use x.fx(i) = 1. To unfix: x.lo(i) = 0; x.up(i) = 1;.
To relax an integer/binary variable you can use: ...
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GAMS: Is there a way to retrieve the gap from the final solve statement
Collecting things in a parameter is actually very simple.
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Any good resource for solving power system optimization in GAMS?
There is a good reference that has been published by Alireza Soroudi.
Power System Optimization Modeling in GAMS
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How to build a GAMS model in python
Unfortunately, GAMS does not have an independent low-level API language (such as CPLEX or Gurobi) and you will need to use its high-level language into your favourite API. In the simplest form, you ...
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Are Python and Julia used for optimization in industry?
The latest JuMP.jl website gives a few examples of its use in industry:
route school buses by the Boston school district
plan powergrid expansion by PSR
optimize milk output by dairy farmers in New ...
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Are Python and Julia used for optimization in industry?
We work in OR since 20 years and have observed the huge rise of Python in industry the last 10 years. A lot of engineers but also some analysts have moved to Python, especially the ones working in ...
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GAMS export to excel in a loop
It is much better to collect all y.l(i) in a parameter with an extra index t, and export that in one swoop. I.e.
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GAMS default Solver doesn't use much of my RAM and CPU
As @ErwinKalvelagen pointed out: by default gams cplex uses only 1 thread which results in a low usage of the pc ressources.
In order to change this one has to increase the thread number so that ...
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Is it better to use GAMS or Python for Optimization Models?
Python is a programming language that needs a library to model problems. Pyomo is a good option. Here is a good comparison between modeling in Pyomo and GAMS: http://...
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Is it better to use GAMS or Python for Optimization Models?
Disclaimer: I work for Gurobi.
GAMS itself is a modeling language, while Python is a programming language. This means you need a way to write your model using an API. In Python, you actually have two ...
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