Mathematical programming is a field which has many fascinating theoretical facets, but which is also widely applicable and applied. Even though too few
original applications appear in print in scientific or professional journals, every
time a concerted effort has been made at soliciting this line of work for a
Mathematical Programming Study, it has succeeded, and novel and interesting
papers have been published (see Study 9, edited by Balinski and Lemarechal, and
Study 11, edited by Avriel and Dembo).