The tolerance approach in multiobjective linear fractional programming

When solving a multiobjective programming problem by the weighted sum ap- proach, weights represent the relative importance associated to the objectives. As these values are usually imprecise, it is important to analyze the sensitivity of the solution under possible deviations on the estimated value...

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Autores: Mármol Conde, Amparo María, Arévalo Quijada, María Teresa, Zapata Reina, Asunción
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1997
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/85531
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/85531
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:managerial decision making
multiobjective
sensitivity
fractional programming
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Sumario:When solving a multiobjective programming problem by the weighted sum ap- proach, weights represent the relative importance associated to the objectives. As these values are usually imprecise, it is important to analyze the sensitivity of the solution under possible deviations on the estimated values. In this sense, the toler- ance approach provides a direct measure of how weights may vary simultaneously and independently from their estimated values while still retaining the same efficient solution. This paper provides an explicit expression to the maximum tolerance on weights in a multiobjective linear fractional programming problem when all the denominators are equal. An application is also presented to illustrate how the results may help the decision maker to choose a most satisfactory solution in a production problem.