Multi-Aspiration Goal Programming Formulation

Authors

  • Hossein Karimi Shahed University
  • Mehdi Attarpour K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23055/ijietap.2012.19.12.561

Keywords:

Multi-aspiration levels, Multi-segment goal programming, Multi-choice goal programming, Decision making, Marketing

Abstract

A significant analytical approach contrived to solve many real-world problems is Goal Programming (GP). In many marketing or decision management problems, the phenomenon of multi-segment aspiration levels and multi-choice goal levels may exist for decision makers. This problem cannot be solved by current GP techniques such as multi-choice goal programming and multi-segment goal programming. This paper provides a new idea to integrate the multi-segment goal programming and multi-choice goal programming in order to solve multi-aspiration problems. Moreover, it develops the concepts of these models significantly for real application; in addition, a real problem is provided to demonstrate usefulness of the proposed model. The results of the problem are analyzed and finally, the conclusion is remarked.

Published

2013-03-02

How to Cite

Karimi, H., & Attarpour, M. (2013). Multi-Aspiration Goal Programming Formulation. International Journal of Industrial Engineering: Theory, Applications and Practice, 19(12). https://doi.org/10.23055/ijietap.2012.19.12.561

Issue

Section

Operations Research