A compact formulation of the set of tours neither in a graph nor its complement is presented and illustrates a general methodology proposed for constructing polyhedral models of decision problems based upon permutations, projection and lifting techniques. Directed Hamilton tours on n vertex graphs are interpreted as (n-1)- permutations. Sets of extrema of Birkhoff polyhedra are mapped to tours ...

in this article, an effective method to control a power system during emergency conditions is presented. based on fuzzy linear programming (flp), a new technique is developed to solve the load shedding and generation reallocation (lsgr) optimization problem. the objective function consists of terms of load curtailments and deviations in generation schedules. the constraints are power system var...

The production planning is an important problem in most of manufacturing systems in practice. Unlike many researches existing in literature, this problem encounters with great uncertainties in parameters and input data. In this paper, a single machine capacitated production planning problem is considered and a linear programming formulation is presented. The production costs are assumed to be u...

‎linear semi-infinite programming problem is an important class of optimization problems which deals with infinite constraints‎. ‎in this paper‎, ‎to solve this problem‎, ‎we combine a discretization method and a neural network method‎. ‎by a simple discretization of the infinite constraints,we convert the linear semi-infinite programming problem into linear programming problem‎. ‎then‎, ‎we use...

one of the main concerns of the mining industry is to determine ultimate pit limits. final pit is a collection of blocks, which can be removed with maximum profit while following restrictions on the slope of the mine’s walls. the size, location and final shape of an open-pit are very important in designing the location of waste dumps, stockpiles, processing plants, access roads and other surfac...

in this paper, the finitely many constraints of a fuzzy relationinequalities problem are studied and the linear objective function on the regiondefined by a fuzzy max-average operator is optimized. a new simplificationtechnique which accelerates the resolution of the problem by removing thecomponents having no effect on the solution process is given together with analgorithm and a numerical exa...

in this paper the optimal design of a dissipator made of aluminium and steel and principallysubjected to shear forces and the preliminary results of the characterization tests are described.the device has been designed on the basis of an optimization procedure with the objective tomaximize the energy dissipated in the device. the response of a 3d frame equipped with thedevice and subjected to 7...