Multi-Objective Programming and Goal Programming Theories and Applic

Most real-life problems involve making decisions to optimally achieve a number of criteria while satisfying some hard or soft constraints. In this book several methods for solving such problems are presented by the leading experts in the area. The book al

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Mehrdad Tamiz (Ed.)

Multi-Objective Programming and Goal Programming Theories and Applications

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Editor Dr. Mehrdad Tamiz University of Portsmouth School of Mathematic Studies Mercantile House Hampshire Terrace Portsmouth POI 2EG, UK

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Multi-objective programming and goal programming: theories and applications I Mehrdad Tamiz (ed.) p. cm. -- (Lecture notes in economics and mathematical systems ; 432) "Papers ... presented at the first international conference in Multi-objective programming and Goal programming theories and applications (MOPGP94) ... held at the University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom, from 1 to 3 June 1994"--Pref. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-3-540-60662-8 ISBN 978-3-642-87561-8 (eBook) DOr 10.1007/978-3-642-87561-8

1. Multiple criteria decision making--Congresses. 2. Programming (MathematiCS)--Congresses. I. Tamiz, Mehrdad, 1958II. Series. T57.95.M82 1998 519.7--dc20 95-28207 CIP

ISBN 978-3-540-60662-8

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Contents 1. Introduction ......................................................... 1 M ehrdad Tamiz

Part 1: Multi-Objective Programming and Multi-Criteria Decision Making 2. Dynamic Choices in Economics: A Compromise Approach .......... 11 Enrzque Ballestero, Carlos Romero

3. Application of Multicriteria Analysis to Ranking and Evaluation of Water Development Projects (The Case of Jordan) ............... 25 B. AI-Kloub, T. T. Al-Shemmeri, A. D. Pearman, J. P. Brans, B. M areschal

4. Multi-Criteria Efficiency Profiling ................................... 41 Chrzstopher Tofallis

5. Nimbus - Interactive Method for Nondifferentiable Multiobjective Optimization Problems ............................................. 50 K aisa Mietiinen, Marko M. Makela

6. A Graphic Search Based on Active Sets for Nonlinear Convex Multiple Objective Programming with Linear Constraints ........... 58 Rafael Caballero Fernandez, Lourdes Rey Borrego, Franczsco Ruzz de /a Rua

7. A Sequential Network-Based Approach for the Multiobjective Network Flow Problem with Preemptive Priorities ...... '" ......... 74 Hermznza I. Calvete, Pedro M. Mateo

8. MOLP Formulation Assistance Using LP Infeasibility Analy