We announce the electronic reprint and free distribution of the classical textbook by Walters et al. We give suggestions about how simplex optimization can be implemented in academic teaching. Short courses in the United States, Europe and on the Internet are also announced. You can search it freely. It now contains about 420 references on experimental optimization applications of simplex methodology.
Most applications are in the chemical and biotechnology sectors.
Two trends were noted, the Internet information revolution and the globalization of chemistry. We see the same with the MultiSimplex software that is now used in 25 countries around the globe. Walters, F. Sequential simplex optimization - an update. This classical text was first published in 1991, but is now out of print. We recognize the importance of making this text generally available.