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Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A

2010

Optimization

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A Λ-Cut And Goal-Programming-Based Algorithm For Fuzzy-Linear Multiple-Objective Bilevel Optimization, Ya Gao, Guangquan Zhang, Jun Ma, Jie Lu Jan 2010

A Λ-Cut And Goal-Programming-Based Algorithm For Fuzzy-Linear Multiple-Objective Bilevel Optimization, Ya Gao, Guangquan Zhang, Jun Ma, Jie Lu

Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A

Bilevel-programming techniques are developed to handle decentralized problems with two-level decision makers, which are leaders and followers, who may have more than one objective to achieve. This paper proposes a λ-cut and goal-programming-based algorithm to solve fuzzy-linear multiple-objective bilevel (FLMOB) decision problems. First, based on the definition of a distance measure between two fuzzy vectors using λ-cut, a fuzzy-linear bilevel goal (FLBG) model is formatted, and related theorems are proved. Then, using a λ-cut for fuzzy coefficients and a goal-programming strategy for multiple objectives, a λ-cut and goal-programming-based algorithm to solve FLMOB decision problems is presented. A case study for …