A linear-programming problem that has a few variables that connect (couple) the constraints or subsets of constraints. Such systems usually arise in time dimensioned large-scale problems that exhibit a block-angular structure. The dual of such systems are weakly-coupled in the sense of having a few constraints that tie the blocks together. Special adaptations of the simplex method exist that take advantage of such structures in their computations. Dualplex method; Large-scale systems; Rosen's partitioning method.
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Gass, S.I., Harris, C.M. (2001). Weakly-coupled systems . In: Gass, S.I., Harris, C.M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-0611-X_1124
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