The setting and attainment of goals is a fundamental aspect of human decision making,
which is manifest in the modern discipline of operational research by the technique of goal …

The field of goal programming is continuing to develop at a rapid pace. New variants of the
goal programming model are being introduced into the literature and existing variants …

Abstract Meta-Goal Programming (MGP) is a simultaneous cognitive evaluation of the
degree of achievements for original decision goals considered in a GP model. However, in …

There are many objectives in a power system for better operation of generator units which
needs to be satisfied both in terms of economic and technical constraints. The objectives like …

This paper discusses the conceptual design of a Global Decision Support System for a
manufacturing Small or Medium Enterprise (SM/E), which actively participates in …

This paper explores the potential use of the meta-goal programing approach (meta-GP) for
solving multi-criteria de Novo programing problems. Methodologically, the objectives of the …

We tackle the problem of computing a consensus according to multiple ethical principles–
which can include, for example, the principle of maximum freedom associated with the …

Solving multicriteria decision making problems often requires the assessment of certain
preferential information. In some occasions, this information must be given by several …

This textbook presents methodologies and applications associated with multiple criteria
decision analysis (MCDA), especially for those students with an interest in industrial …

This paper demonstrates how the three basic universal ethical principles widely used in
social choice theory, can be deduced as being particular cases of the minimization of a p …