Operations Research : Applications and Algorithms
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Author: Wayne L. Winston
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- In a linear problem, sensitivity analysis is the study of how sensitive solutions are towards the changes in the data.
- In a linear problem if a parameter changes, then sensitivity analysis shows that it is unnecessary to solve the problem.
- Hence if the parameter is changed, then sensitivity analysis shows that the current solution is optimal...
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