From the reviews of the second edition: Do you know M.Padberg's Linear Optimization and Extensions (second edition, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1999)? If you teach a course on linear programming then you should know it. It is a successful book on LP with many application driven exercises. Now here is the continuation of it, discussing the ... Read moresolutions of all its exercises and with detailed analysis of the applications mentioned. Tell your student about it. ... For those who cherish the original textbook (students and lecturers) this is an extremely valuable sequel. For those who strive for good exercises and case studies for LP this is an excellent volume. Peter Hajnal, Acta Scientiarum Mathematicarum, Vol. 69, 2003 Linear Optimization and Extensions - Problems and Solutions - is a solution manual for another book, released in 2000 ... . The book is a very well planned and written. ... For professors and interested students, the book can also serve as a source of advanced exercises. ... the book will prove invaluable not only for students, but also for professionals in industry and universities. This is certainly an important addition to the literature of the area of linear programming. (Carlos Oliveria, SIGACT News, Vol. 35 (4), 2004) Show Less