A Framework for Designing of Optimization Software Tools by Commercial API Implementation

Abstract

The customized software development aims to release a software product tailored to the specific user needs. The goal of such software is to best fit the business requirements in an efficient system. This is especially true when business should perform optimization of the used resources. The existence of application programming interfaces in many commercial mathematical programming systems makes it possible to develop custom tailored tools using proven over the years effective methods and algorithms for optimization. In the current paper, a framework for designing of customized software based on the implementation of LINDO API is described. A developed prototype is used for numerical testing of real life optimization problem. The testing results show the applicability of the proposed framework for designing of effective customized optimization tools