Minimize costs? Create a conference schedule with fewest early-morning sessions? In this excerpt from the book Data Smart, find out how to use Excel's free Solver add-in to do some data science ...

Excel can solve for unknown variables, either for a single cell with Goal Seek or multiple cells with Solver.

In this guide, I'll show you how you can use it to solve real-world problems. To follow along as you read this guide, download a free copy of the Excel workbook used in the examples.

There are tough problems that every business faces, and they can slow things down, make budgets stretch, or put off decisions ...

As the title suggests, I have a problem in which I need to formulate an LP model. I'm supposed to work in Excel and use the Solver Add-in feature.I've done several other problems already, but this ...

Analytics software leader FICO today announced the release of a true global mathematical optimization solver as part of FICO® Xpress 9.2 Optimization.