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Goal programming for pension fund portfolio modeling
In this thesis a goal programming approach for the University of Manitoba Pension Plans is presented. The thesis has two purposes: to appreciate a goal programming technique applicable to pension fund portfolio modelling, and, to develop a working model for the University of Manitoba Pension Plans …
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A Goal Programming Model for National Energy Policy
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A critique of goal programming for public sector decisions
… was to evaluate the applicability of goal programming to public sector types of allocation problems. In the process of this study, the educational budget of Wise County, Virginia was analyzed via goal programming. In addition, the potential for the development of a time-dynamic goal …
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Application of goal programming techniques for optimal reservoir operations
… precipitation in the downstream reaches. Five goal programming schemes, namely (i) preemptive goal programming (ii) weighted goal programming (iii) minmax goal programming (iv) fuzzy goal programming and (v) interval goal programming are considered. The reservoir operation problem is also …
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Iterative nonlinear goal programming and application to production planning problems
Call number: LD2668 .T4 1978 R36
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The Relationship Between Process and Manufacturing Plant Performance: a Goal Programming Data Envelopement Analysis Approach
… are modeled using a serial-manufacturing goal-programming (SMGP) approach. The results obtained from the SMGP approach are used in conjunction with the traditional DEA analysis to evaluate the overall performance of the plant. This approach is applied to a printed circuit board …
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An Integer Goal Programming Methodology for Multiple Objective Cost/benefit Analysis of Internal Accounting Control Systems
In recent years, several developments have led to increased interest in the design and evaluation of internal accounting control systems. The purpose of this research is to propose and demonstrate the use of a systematic, comprehensive methodology to aid in the analysis of such systems in an …
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The use of goal programming to address cost control problems in purchase of development rights programs
… will contribute the most towards the program goals, given the cost of acquiring their development rights. In doing so, the administrators are identifying their optimal purchasing strategy. The goal programming model introduced in this study is used as part of an educational process designed to …
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An Investigation of the Sales Forecasting Technique Selection Process Using An Application of Zero-One Goal Programming
… propose and demonstrate a methodology (zero-one goal programming) to help preparers and users select the right sales forecasting technique for a given situation. The second was to investigate the sales forecasting process from the viewpoint of practitioners (users and preparers) of the sales …
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Measuring and Evaluating Efficiency and Effectiveness Using Goal Programming and Data Envelopment Analysis in a Fuzzy Environment
Crisp mathematical programming techniques have shortcomings when used for measuring and evaluating achievement of organizational goals in a decision-making environment. Generally, in most real-life situations optimal achievement of multiple goals is rarely possible. In such cases, a compromise …
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A Decision Support Model for Large Systems Using Quality Function Deployment and Goal Programming: A Capital Budgeting Problem
… function deployment, capital budgeting, and goal programming, as separate areas of study. This thesis details the research and analysis performed for a project called The Fighter Configuration Plan (FICOP), in which these areas were integrated in a decision support model to aid the Air Force …
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Resource constraints in an epidemic: a goal programming and mathematical modelling framework for optimal resource shifting in South Africa
… This thesis further designed and implemented a goal programming framework to shift ICU beds between districts intra-provincially in a way that aimed to minimise deaths caused by the non-availability of ICU beds. The results showed a 15% to 99% decrease in lives lost when ICU beds were shifted, …
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A goal Programming R&D project funding model of the US Army Strategic Defense Command using the analytic hierarchy process
… THe AHP coefficients are then used in a linear Goal Program in order to optimize the funding level of each project in Fiscal Year 1988 at several different USASDC total budget levels. An optimal priority list of projects is also determined. The model results are compared with the proposed …
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APPLICATION OF CONDITIONAL SIMULATION MODEL TO RUN-OF-MINE COAL SAMPLING FREQUENCY DETERMINATION AND COAL QUALITY CONTROL AT THE POWER PLANT (BLENDING, GOAL PROGRAMMING, MICROCOMPUTER).
… for stockpiling problems, and multi-objective goal programming technique, for blending problems, provided their solutions. The computer program was made suitable for use on both minicomputer and microcomputer. Menu-driven and interactive capabilities give this program a high level of …
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A computer-based DSS for funds management in a large state university environment
… employs two techniques, computer modeling and goal programming, to assist top university financial officers in assessing the current status of funds sources and uses. The purpose of the DSS is to aid in reaching decisions concerning proposed projects, and to allocate funds from sources to uses …
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A generalized optimization procedure for programming income properties
… properties. The purpose of the models is to aid programming decisions during the feasibility study by optimizing the amounts and types of space to be included in the project. Of the three modeling approaches two linear programming approaches are used, one maximizes expected annual gross rents and …
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Improvements of Interactive Multiple Objective Optimization Technique and Its Applications
… the manpower problem which is modified from the goal programming method is introduced and tested for the comparison of their efficiency.
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Optimizing drug formulary decisions for the antiretroviral treatment of HIV-1 infection : a treatment outcomes maximization approach based on stakeholder objectives and preferences
… Multiattribute decomposition measurement and goal-programming methods were combined to optimize the selection of antiretroviral agents used in the treatment of HIV-1 infection. The case study method employed focused specifically on the antiretroviral treatment of an asymptomatic, …
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Analyzing sustainable energy in developing countries: Selected South African case studies
… paths derived from the application of the Goal Programming extension of MARKAL. Finally it questions the appropriateness of the Clean Development Mechanism's policy of supporting only 'additional' GHG mitigation in certain circumstances. In an appendix it develops an efficient industrial …
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