This book clearly shows the importance, usefulness, and powerfulness of current optimization technologies, in particular, mixed-integer programming and its remarkable applications. It is intended to be the definitive study of state-of-the-art optimization technologies for students, academic researchers, and non-professionals in industry. The chapters of this book are based on a collection of selected and extended papers from the "IMI Workshop on Optimization in the Real World" held in October 2014 in Japan.

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Advanced Computing & Optimization Infrastructure for Extremely Large-Scale Graphs on Post Peta-Scale Supercomputers.- ppOpen-HPC: Open Source Infrastructure for Development andExecution of Large-Scale Scientific Applications on Post-Peta-Scale Supercomputers with Automatic Tuning (AT).- Structure-based Primal Heuristics for Mixed Integer Programming.- Optimal Turbine Allocation for Offshore and Onshore Wind Farms.- Optimal Cycles for Persistent Homology via Linear Programming.- Optimal Battery Control for Smart Grid Nodes.- Pre-operative activities and Operating Theater planning in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.- Recent Issues in International Supply Chain Network Design - Economic Partnership Modeling.- MILP Approaches to Optimal Design and Operation of Distributed Energy Systems.- Demand Response Optimization Based on Building's Characteristics