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"Linear programming attracted the interest of mathematicians during and after World War II when the first computers were constructed and methods for solving large linear programming problems were sought in connection with specific practical problems—for example, providing logistical support for the U.S. Armed Forces or modeling national economies. Early attempts to apply linear programming methods to solve practical problems failed to satisfy expectations. There were various reasons for the failure. One of them, which is the central topic of this book, was the inexactness of the data used to create the models. This phenomenon, inherent in most pratical problems, has been dealt with in several ways. At first, linear programming models used ""average"" values of inherently vague coefficients, but the optimal solutions of these models were not always optimal for the original problem itself. Later researchers developed the stochastic linear programming approach, but this too has its limitations. Recently, interest has been given to linear programming problems with data given as intervals, convex sets and/or fuzzy sets. The individual results of these studies have been promising, but the literature has not presented a unified theory. Linear Optimization Problems with Inexact Data attempts to present a comprehensive treatment of linear optimization with inexact data, summarizing existing results and presenting new ones within a unifying framework."

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Author:   Miroslav Fiedler ,  Josef Nedoma ,  Jaroslav Ramik ,  Jiri Rohn
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2006
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781441940940

ISBN 10:   1441940944
Pages:   214
Publication Date:   29 October 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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From the reviews: The authors have recollected here their results that were published in various journals, research reports and proceedings, mainly between 1994 and 2000. ... This research monograph is aimed at the audience interested in optimization, operations research, linear algebra and fuzzy sets. (S. Zlobec, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2007 b)

From the reviews: The authors have recollected here their results that were published in various journals, research reports and proceedings, mainly between 1994 and 2000. ! This research monograph is aimed at the audience interested in optimization, operations research, linear algebra and fuzzy sets. (S. Zlobec, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2007 b)

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