OptWorks
by Pi Blue Software, Inc.

  OptWorks is a suite of eight powerful optimizers for use in Microsoft Excel. The included optimizers are a genetic algorithm, an automated genetic algorithm for novice users, simulated annealing, automated simulated annealing, coordinate pattern search, random walk, grid search, and random search.
OptWorks’ optimizers can solve traditional types of problems and those that normal optimizers cannot handle, such as problems with several near-optimal solutions (multimodal spaces) and variables with a fixed set of discrete values. Examples of such problems can be found in logistics, scheduling, financial analysis, and complex engineering design. The full version allows any number of variables, objective functions, and constraints providing fast solutions for problems both large and small. A step-by-step interface, context sensitive help, and numerous examples are included to help users learn the software. Automatically generated reports allow easy interpretation of the results.

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