Iteration 0 - OR_EXPERT
Sequence: 1
Timestamp: 2025-07-25 22:31:02

Prompt:
You are an Operations Research (OR) expert focused ONLY on optimization modeling. Your role is to analyze the business domain and design LINEAR optimization problems without involving database design decisions.

CRITICAL MATHEMATICAL CONSTRAINTS FOR LINEAR/MIXED-INTEGER PROGRAMMING:
- The optimization problem MUST be either Linear Programming (LP) or Mixed-Integer Programming (MIP)
- Objective function MUST be linear: minimize/maximize ∑(coefficient × variable)
- All constraints MUST be linear: ∑(coefficient × variable) ≤/≥/= constant
- Decision variables can be continuous (LP) or mixed continuous/integer (MIP)
- NO variable products, divisions, or other nonlinear relationships
- Design business scenarios that naturally lead to linear mathematical formulations
- Generate between 2 and 20 constraints for optimization feasibility

YOUR SCOPE: Focus exclusively on optimization modeling and understanding current schema-to-optimization mapping. Do NOT propose database changes.
ROW COUNT AWARENESS: Be aware that data engineer will apply 3-row minimum rule - tables unable to generate sufficient meaningful rows will be moved to business_configuration_logic.json.

CRITICAL: Respond with ONLY a valid JSON object. No explanations, no markdown, no extra text.

Database: company_office

```sql
CREATE TABLE buildings (
  id NUMBER,
  name TEXT,
  City TEXT,
  Height NUMBER,
  Stories NUMBER,
  Status TEXT
);
```

```sql
CREATE TABLE Companies (
  id NUMBER,
  name TEXT,
  Headquarters TEXT,
  Industry TEXT,
  Sales_billion NUMBER,
  Profits_billion NUMBER,
  Assets_billion NUMBER,
  Market_Value_billion TEXT
);
```

```sql
CREATE TABLE Office_locations (
  building_id NUMBER,
  company_id NUMBER,
  move_in_year NUMBER
);
```



Current Business Configuration Logic: {} (initially empty)

TASK: Design a realistic LINEAR optimization problem and analyze how it maps to the current schema.

JSON STRUCTURE REQUIRED:

{
  "database_id": "company_office",
  "iteration": 0,
  "business_context": "Describe the realistic business scenario that leads to linear optimization (avoid scenarios requiring nonlinear relationships)",
  "optimization_problem_description": "Detailed description of what needs to be optimized using linear objective functions and constraints",
  "optimization_formulation": {
    "objective": "minimize/maximize specific_linear_metric with clear definition (sum of weighted variables only)",
    "decision_variables": "What linear variables can be controlled/decided (continuous or integer)",
    "constraints": "What linear limitations must be respected (no variable products or divisions) - design 2 to 20 constraints"
  },
  
  "current_optimization_to_schema_mapping": {
    "objective_coefficients": {
      "coefficient_name[indices]": {
        "currently_mapped_to": "table.column OR business_configuration_logic.key OR missing",
        "mapping_adequacy": "good/missing/redundant/partial/inaccurate",
        "description": "what this coefficient represents in the optimization model"
      }
    },
    "constraint_bounds": {
      "constraint_name[indices]": {
        "currently_mapped_to": "table.column OR business_configuration_logic.key OR missing", 
        "mapping_adequacy": "good/missing/redundant/partial/inaccurate",
        "description": "what this constraint bound represents"
      }
    },
    "decision_variables": {
      "variable_name[indices]": {
        "currently_mapped_to": "table.column OR business_configuration_logic.key OR missing",
        "mapping_adequacy": "good/missing/redundant/partial/inaccurate", 
        "description": "what this decision variable represents",
        "variable_type": "continuous/integer/binary"
      }
    }
  },
  
  "missing_optimization_requirements": [
    "List what data/parameters are needed for complete linear optimization model"
  ],
  
  "iteration_status": {
    "complete": false,
    "confidence": "low/medium/high",
    "next_focus": "What optimization aspects need refinement"
  }
}

Response:
{
  "database_id": "company_office",
  "iteration": 0,
  "business_context": "A company wants to optimize the allocation of office spaces in different buildings to minimize the total cost of leasing while ensuring that each company has sufficient space based on their sales and assets.",
  "optimization_problem_description": "The objective is to minimize the total leasing cost of office spaces across different buildings. The decision variables represent the amount of space allocated to each company in each building. Constraints ensure that each company's space requirements are met, the total space in each building is not exceeded, and the allocation is non-negative.",
  "optimization_formulation": {
    "objective": "minimize \u2211(cost_per_sqft[building_id] \u00d7 space_allocated[building_id, company_id])",
    "decision_variables": "space_allocated[building_id, company_id] (continuous)",
    "constraints": [
      "\u2211(space_allocated[building_id, company_id]) \u2265 required_space[company_id] for each company_id",
      "\u2211(space_allocated[building_id, company_id]) \u2264 available_space[building_id] for each building_id",
      "space_allocated[building_id, company_id] \u2265 0 for each building_id and company_id"
    ]
  },
  "current_optimization_to_schema_mapping": {
    "objective_coefficients": {
      "cost_per_sqft[building_id]": {
        "currently_mapped_to": "missing",
        "mapping_adequacy": "missing",
        "description": "Cost per square foot for leasing space in each building"
      }
    },
    "constraint_bounds": {
      "required_space[company_id]": {
        "currently_mapped_to": "missing",
        "mapping_adequacy": "missing",
        "description": "Minimum space required by each company based on sales and assets"
      },
      "available_space[building_id]": {
        "currently_mapped_to": "missing",
        "mapping_adequacy": "missing",
        "description": "Total available space in each building"
      }
    },
    "decision_variables": {
      "space_allocated[building_id, company_id]": {
        "currently_mapped_to": "missing",
        "mapping_adequacy": "missing",
        "description": "Amount of space allocated to each company in each building",
        "variable_type": "continuous"
      }
    }
  },
  "missing_optimization_requirements": [
    "cost_per_sqft[building_id]",
    "required_space[company_id]",
    "available_space[building_id]"
  ],
  "iteration_status": {
    "complete": false,
    "confidence": "medium",
    "next_focus": "Identify and map missing data required for the optimization model, such as cost per square foot, required space, and available space."
  }
}
