The GAMS blog

INFORMS Annual Meeting in Seattle

Oct 28, 2024 News Conference Report
GAMS was happy to be part of this years INFORMS Annual meeting, sharing insights and connecting with the optimization community. We had a fantastic time meeting so many enthusiastic professionals and students, exchanging ideas on how GAMS technology can simplify complex modeling tasks and enhance project workflows.
GAMS at the OR2024 in Munich

Sep 9, 2024 News Conference Report
This year’s annual conference of the Operations Research Society of Germany (GOR e.V.) was held in Munich from September 3 to September 6. It focused on “Data, Learning, and Optimization” and featured presentations, discussions, and networking opportunities, including social events like a Bavarian reception and conference dinner.
GAMS at the EURO 2024 in Copenhagen

Jul 5, 2024 News Conference Report
This June GAMS, we were thrilled to attend the EURO 2024 Conference in Copenhagen and meet with colleagues, discuss new mathematical solutions to business problems, and share our latest advancements in the integration of GAMS with Python.
Remembering David Kendrick (1937-2024)

Jun 11, 2024
It was with great sadness that we and many other colleagues, students, and friends learned about the passing of David Kendrick, Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Texas at Austin. He died on April 7, at an age of 86.
GAMS Transfer R

Jun 5, 2024 News GAMS Transfer R
GAMS Transfer R was first released with in August 2022 and has been included in all subsequent GAMS releases. Recently, we made GAMS Transfer R open-source and available on CRAN. In this blog post, we will provide a brief overview of GAMS Transfer R, what it is, who it is aimed to help, and how to use it.
Why Your Business Needs Optimization

May 23, 2024
This blog post discusses the necessity of business optimization through the Binary Paintshop Problem, illustrating how businesses can minimize resource usage and improve efficiency by adopting optimization strategies. Using a simple example, the post showcases effective methods to tackle operational challenges, encouraging businesses to enhance processes for better productivity and cost management.
GAMS at the 2024 INFORMS Analytics in Orlando

Apr 22, 2024 News Conference Report
This April, the 2024 INFORMS Analytics Conference brought together over 700 analytics professionals in the sunny, palm-lined streets of Orlando, Florida. At GAMS, we were thrilled to connect with colleagues, discuss new mathematical solutions to business problems, and share our latest advancements in the integration of GAMS with Python.
The McCarl GAMS User Guide: History and Legacy

Jan 24, 2024 News
Introduction In early 2024, the last steps in the integration of the McCarl GAMS User Guide with the GAMS documentation will be completed. The McCarl Guide will no longer be pointed to or available from the GAMS docs, although it is available on Bruce McCarl’s web site or the GAMSWORLD forum (see links below).
Using Single-Sign-On with GAMS Engine

Jan 8, 2024 News GAMS Engine SSO
If you use multiple web services, you probably know how difficult it can be to manage multiple accounts and passwords, especially in corporate environments. GAMS Engine allows you to use LDAP or OAuth2 for single sign on and make user management for organizations much easier.
GDX source code published on GitHub

Dec 12, 2023 News API GDX GitHub
Over 23 years after its inception, the GDX library is now ported to C++17 and its source code freely available on GitHub. This implicitly documents the layout of the GDX file format and gives everyone the ability to build and maintain their own version of the GDX library.

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Authors

Atharv Bhosekar

Aileen Boehme

Adam Christensen

Alexander Meeraus

André Schnabel

Bruce McCarl

Christophe Gouel

Clemens Westphal

Evangelos Panos

Fred Fiand

Freddy Proske

George Franco

Hans Lofgren

Justine Broihan

Julien Harou

Leonard Kunz

Logan Randolph

Lutz Westermann

Mohammed Basheer

Marius Bützler

Michael Bussieck

Renke Kuhlmann

Robin Schuchmann

Steve Dirkse

Stefan Mann