Table of contents : Cover PREFACE TO THE CENTRAL EDITION PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION Contents 1 Mathematical Background 2 Motivation and Mathematical Formulation of Linear Programming Problems 3 Slack and Surplus Variables 4 Basic Solutions of a Set of Simultaneous Linear Equations 5 N-Dimensional Euclidean Space and Convex Set 6 Fundamental Properties of Simplex Method 7 Graphical or Geometrical Method of Solving a L.P.P. 8 Simplex Method or Simplex Algorithm (I) 9 Simplex Method or Simplex Algorithm (II) 10 Duality Theory 11 Transportation Problems and Assignment Problems Appendix A Development of the Simplex Theory