One of the things that you can do with linear programming and a spreadsheet model is to develop a user interface to make it easier for someone who is not an expert in using linear programming.The output can be a report that explains the optimal policy in non-technical terms.The type of system being described is called a (n):
A) expert system
B) decision support system
C) linear programming support system
D) production planning system

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The system being described is a decision support system (DSS), which is designed to provide assistance to users in making decisions. It utilizes linear programming to generate optimal solutions and provides a user interface to simplify the process for non-experts. While expert systems (A) are also designed to provide assistance to users, they rely on knowledge-based rules rather than mathematical optimization. Linear programming support systems (C) are a type of DSS that focuses exclusively on linear programming problems. Production planning systems (D) may incorporate linear programming, but the description given does not provide enough information to determine if this is the case.

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