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Multicriteria Optimization

By Matthias Ehrgott

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
2005
ISBN
3540213988, 9783540213987
LCC
QA402.5 .E27 2005
Open Library ID
OL21575330M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (3977099 bytes)
Edition
2nd
Pages
323\328
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Decision makers in many areas, from industry to engineering and the social sector, face an increasing need to consider multiple, conflicting objectives in their decision processes. In many cases these real world decision problems can be formulated as multicriteria mathematical optimization models. The solution of such models requires appropriate techniques to compute so called efficient, or Pareto optimal, or compromise solutions that - unlike traditional mathematical programming methods - take the contradictory nature of the criteria into account. This book provides the necessary mathematical foundation of multicriteria optimization to solve nonlinear, linear and combinatorial problems with multiple criteria. Motivational examples illustrate the use of multicriteria optimization in practice. Numerous illustrations and exercises as well as an extensive bibliography are provided. In the new edition a chapter on optimality conditions has been added. The linear programming part has been extended and includes new developments. Moreover, motivational examples are now introducing the majority of chapters.

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