ODA 595, or Optimal Discrete Asymptotics, is an advanced mathematical tool that can be used to solve a range of optimization problems. It is a powerful technique for analyzing and solving discrete decision making problems with multiple objectives that have many variables and interdependencies. ODA 595 was developed by Edward D. Farkas at the University of California in 1984 as an extension to his earlier work on linear programming techniques. The approach uses heuristic methods combined with mathematically rigorous optimization techniques to identify optimal solutions from a set of possible solutions given certain constraints and objective functions. ODA 595 has since become widely used in operations research, engineering design, finance, economics, transportation planning and other areas where complex decision-making needs to be done quickly and accurately. In addition to its wide use in academic settings, the algorithm has been found useful for industry applications such as airline scheduling systems or logistics routing software packages.