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A solution to the problem of acquiring an acceptable starting point is given in “A General Method for Nonlinear Programming,” by Anthony V. Fiacco, Nicholas M. Smith, and David Blackwell Bulletin of the Operations Research Society of America, Volume 8, Supplement 1, page B-36 1960. This the paper referred to in reference 17 of the Carroll, C. W. 1961. The created response surface technique for optimizing nonlinear, restrained systems. Oper. Res.9 169--183.