The operations of organizations and business enterprises continue to increase in size and complexity. Managers find it more difficult to capture all aspects of a problem as a consequence of the increase in size and complexity of operations. As a result, managers have had to identify, use, and rely upon new tools and techniques to assist in making critical decisions. Linear programming is one tool that managers have employed in their decision- making activities. Explain what linear programming is. Identify and explain the require- ments which need to be present in a decision situation to employ linear programming.