The two main ideas implemented are a primal-dual subproblem simplex method
and a compact matrix storage scheme to speed up linear programming solution
times. Two classes of problems are solved: crew-pairing optimization and c
utting stock. The matrix storage schemes are different for these two proble
m classes, and the one for cutting stock is a hybrid using dynamic programm
ing ideas. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.