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currently I have an optimization problem defined in {equation} environment:

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I want to add a label (P) before equation (6).

Currently, I had to use the first line "Optimization problem (P)" as a workaround.

Ideally, I'd like it to look like this:

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I tried to use {IEEEeqnarray}, but it didn't work well. Also tried to google, but couldn't find an answer.

Any help is much appreciated!

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    In case you don't need the label (6), you could use the command \tag{(P)} together with \label for your equation. It will change the (6) by (P), and each time you call the equation it compiler put a (P). Note: the package amsmath needs to be loaded. – Dox Feb 11 '14 at 11:30
  • @Dox Thanks - I tried to use \tag{P}, but ideally, I still want the label (6) to be there because I need to cross-reference it elsewhere in the paper with (6), not with (P). – Chang Feb 11 '14 at 11:36
  • I have a feeling that you're going to seriously confuse your reader by this (P) and (6) schizophreny, but do as you wish :) – yo' Feb 11 '14 at 12:09
  • @tohecz Actually...(P) refers to the entire optimization problem including (6) and a bunch of other constraints (7)(8)..., where (6) is only the objective equation of (P). That's how I'll cross-reference them in the context. Do you think this is not a good idea? :) – Chang Feb 11 '14 at 12:22

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Following the method described in Formula label outside of formula

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
\noindent text
\begin{flalign}
\text{(P)}&&\min_{x_{ij},\delta_i} \sum_{i=1}^m (P_i^{svr} + P_i^{cool})&&\phantom{\text{(P)}}
\end{flalign}
text
\end{document}

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As daleif points out in the comments, the textual superscripts like "svr" and "cool" should be in upright, not italic, text. I left them italic, mimicking the OP's original effort, since they had nothing to do with placing the label on the left. More properly, one should use \mathrm{} or one of the several other ways to force those superscripts upright.

And here is another way to achieve the leftward label, using my stackengine package instead of amsmath (the only quirk is the \rule that I added because the vertical space above the equation was otherwise too short). 

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{stackengine}
\begin{document}
\noindent text
\begin{equation}
\renewcommand\useanchorwidth{T}
\renewcommand\stacktype{L}
\stackon[0pt]{$\displaystyle\min_{x_{ij},\delta_i} \sum_{i=1}^m (P_i^{svr} + P_i^{cool})
$}{\makebox[\textwidth][l]{(P)}\rule{0ex}{5.5ex}}
\end{equation}
text
\end{document}

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One flexibility of this approach is that you could make the \makebox of width, for example, [.9\textwidth] which would provide for a constant indent of the label with respect to the left margin.

Finally, If one didn't need the label left-aligned, but merely offset to the left (let's say a fixed amount), a third approach could use \llap{(P)\hspace{1in}} at the beginning of the equation in the equation environment.

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