In mathematical optimization, the revised simplex method is a variant of George Dantzig's simplex method for linear programming. In mathematical optimization, the revised simplex method is a variant of George Dantzig's simplex method for linear programming. The revised simplex method is mathematically equivalent to the standard simplex method but differs in implementation. Instead of maintaining a tableau which explicitly represents the constraints adjusted to a set of basic variables, it maintains a representation of a basis of the matrix representing the constraints. The matrix-oriented approach allows for greater computational efficiency by enabling sparse matrix operations.