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Integrating Goal Programming, Taylor Series, Kuhn-Tucker Conditions, and Penalty Function Approaches to Solve Linear Fractional Bi-level Programming Problems

In this paper, we integrate goal programming (GP), Taylor Series, Kuhn-Tucker conditions and Penalty Function approaches to solve linear fractional bi-level programming (LFBLP)problems. As we know, the Taylor Series is having the property of transforming fractional functions to a polynomial. In the present article by Taylor Series we obtain polynomial objective functions which are equivalent...

Integrating a Portfolio of Representations to Solve Hard Problems

This paper advocates the use of a portfolio of representations for problem solving in complex domains. It describes an approach that decouples efficient storage mechanisms called descriptives from the decision-making procedures that employ them. An architecture that takes this approach can learn which representations are appropriate for a given problem class. Examples of search with a portfolio...

Using simulation software to solve engineering economy problems

Some information required for solving problems in engineering economy problems can be fairly well defined. Much required information is uncertain, such as the actual cash flows from revenues and costs, the salvage value of equipment, the interest rate or even the project life. Engineering economy problems with all deterministic inputs are actually special cases. Probability descriptions of inpu...

Learning to Solve ‘Design Problems’ in Engineering Education

Problem solving is a special kind of skill to learn. It is unlike many other learning outcomes. There are many different kinds of problems which exist, with design problems being kind of problems with their own characteristics. Design problems are characterised by the fact that they are often complex, ill-defined and with no singular process model. Solving design problems requires system, proce...