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Letter to the Editor—A Monte Carlo Method for the Approximate Solution of Certain Types of Constrained Optimization Problems

Martin Pincus
Martin Pincus
Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York
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Martin Pincus

Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York

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Published Online:1 Dec 1970https://doi.org/10.1287/opre.18.6.1225

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Martin Pincus, (1970) Letter to the Editor—A Monte Carlo Method for the Approximate Solution of Certain Types of Constrained Optimization Problems. Operations Research 18(6):1225-1228.

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