In this work a Multiobjective Genetic Algorithm is developed in order to obtain an appropriate ensemble of neural networks. The algorithm does not use any back-propagation method. Furthermore, it considers directly th...
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(纸本)9783540875352
In this work a Multiobjective Genetic Algorithm is developed in order to obtain an appropriate ensemble of neural networks. The algorithm does not use any back-propagation method. Furthermore, it considers directly the classification error instead of the mean square error. To obtain the multiobjective environment, the training pattern set is divided into subsets such that each one has its own error function and then, all the error functions are considered simultaneously. The proposed algorithm is found to be competitive with other current methods in the literature.
According to the laid problem of photovoltaic cells, first of all, we need to divide the wall which laid photovoltaic cells into pieces to lay more photovoltaic cells;Secondly, to make total electricity generation max...
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(纸本)9781479937066
According to the laid problem of photovoltaic cells, first of all, we need to divide the wall which laid photovoltaic cells into pieces to lay more photovoltaic cells;Secondly, to make total electricity generation maximize and unit electricity generation cost as little as we can, we established the 0-1 multi-objectiveprogramming model;Thirdly, aiming at lowest cost, the inverter configuration optimization model is established;Finally, we modeling to the instance of the solar house design, and obtained reasonable scheme of the solution of photovoltaic battery lying and inverter configuration.
A large number of available solutions to choose from poses a significant challenge for multiple criteria decision making. This research develops a methodology that reduces the set of efficient solutions under consider...
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A large number of available solutions to choose from poses a significant challenge for multiple criteria decision making. This research develops a methodology that reduces the set of efficient solutions under consideration. This dissertation is composed of three major parts: (i) the formalization of a theoretical framework; (ii) the development of a solution approach; and (iii) a case study application of the methodology. In the first part, the problem is posed as a multiobjective optimization over the efficient set and considers secondary robustness criteria when the exact values of decision variables are subjected to uncertainties during implementation. The contributions are centered at the modeling of uncertainty directly affecting decision variables, the use of robustness to provide additional trade-off analysis, the study of theoretical bounds on the measures of robustness, and properties to ensure that fewer solutions are identified. In the second part, the problem is reformulated as a biobjective mixed binary program and the secondary criteria are generalized to any convenient linear functions. A solution approach is devised in which an auxiliary mixed binary program searches for unsupported Pareto outcomes and a novel linear programming filtering excludes any dominated solutions in the space of the secondary criteria. Experiments show that the algorithm tends to run faster than existing approaches for mixed binary programs. The algorithm enables dealing with continuous Pareto sets, avoiding discretization procedures common to the related literature. In the last part, the methodology is applied in a case study regarding the electricity generation capacity expansion problem in Texas. While water and energy are interconnected issues, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to consider both water and cost objectives. Experiments illustrate how the methodology can facilitate decision making and be used to answer strategic questions pertaining to the
Goal programming (GP) can be regarded as one of the most widely used multicriteria decision-making techniques. In this paper, two surveys are carried out. First, the evolution of GP since its birth to the present time...
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Goal programming (GP) can be regarded as one of the most widely used multicriteria decision-making techniques. In this paper, two surveys are carried out. First, the evolution of GP since its birth to the present time, in terms of number of publications, references, journals, etc., has been studied. Second, a more in-depth survey has been carried out, which covers the publications from year 2000 to the present time. All the references are listed, and some conclusions and future research lines have been extracted about the late trends of GP. Copyright (C) 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Recently, sustainable supply chain management has attracted the attention of scholars and practitioners. Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is a useful tool for evaluating sustainability of suppliers. Ranking a system of...
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Recently, sustainable supply chain management has attracted the attention of scholars and practitioners. Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is a useful tool for evaluating sustainability of suppliers. Ranking a system of voting is an important topic in DEA. Many firms apply voting systems to rank candidates. Generally, these kinds of methods rank candidates by their associated weights. In this paper, to increase discrimination power among candidates, a novel model for obtaining a suitable value of discriminating factor is proposed. Then, using the optimal value of the discriminating factor, a new model for calculating preference scores of candidates is presented. This model evaluates candidates based on different set of weights. To evaluate candidates based on common set of weights, using concept of ideal point, two new multiple objective programming models are proposed. The proposed method is applied for selecting the most sustainable suppliers that supply self-supporting cable for a power distribution company. Results show that candidates might be affected by changing the set of weights. Using our proposed models, full rankings are obtained.
We present an integral approach to solving multiple criteria decision problems in sequences of intelligence, modeling, choice and review phases, often iterated, to identify the most preferred decision variant. The app...
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ISBN:
(纸本)9783319655451;9783319655444
We present an integral approach to solving multiple criteria decision problems in sequences of intelligence, modeling, choice and review phases, often iterated, to identify the most preferred decision variant. The approach taken is human-centric, with the user taking the final decision being a sole and sovereign actor in the decision making process. To ensure generality, no assumption about the Decision Maker preferences or behavior is made. Likewise, no specific assumption about the underlying formal model is made. The intended goal of the approach is to lower the cognitive barrier related to unsupported use of multicriteria methodologies in day-to-day practice. We present successful application of this approach to a number of practical problems.
Considering that the concept of interdependence concept proposed by Carlsson and Full'er [1,2,3], found that it can only be applied to one dimension decision space, In this paper, we generalize the concept of obje...
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ISBN:
(纸本)0780378652
Considering that the concept of interdependence concept proposed by Carlsson and Full'er [1,2,3], found that it can only be applied to one dimension decision space, In this paper, we generalize the concept of objectives interdependence under the multidimensional conditions based on the gradients of the objectives. The new interdependence concept can reflect both the relationship and the degrees of the objectives' support or conflict. Then the application functions are constructed based on the interdependence grades of the objectives, and they are aggregated by entropy regularization procedure to solve the multiobjectiveprogramming problems. A numerical example shows the effect of the approach.
Despite the relevance of noncognitive skills (i.e. soft skills) for individual development and for certain forms of employment, they tend to be overlooked in studies centred on educational performance. This study brin...
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Despite the relevance of noncognitive skills (i.e. soft skills) for individual development and for certain forms of employment, they tend to be overlooked in studies centred on educational performance. This study brings an additional contribution to the growing interest on these skills by exploring their main determinants and by providing an additional understanding of how they are influenced by socio-economic and family background. To this end, a multiobjectiveprogramming model has been developed, whose coefficients are instantiated by the results of several econometric estimations, in which distinct (and conflicting) aspects of multiple soft skills are considered. Hence, by coupling econometric with multiobjective optimisation modelling approaches we provide an overarching framework for assessing the trade-offs between the different dimensions of noncognitive skills. Data from the most populated region of Spain are used. Overall, our findings highlight the trade-off between different soft skills, which are particularly conditioned by students' gender. (C) 2021 Economic Society of Australia, Queensland. Published by Elsevier B.V.
Location covering problems is a widely researched field due to the fact that it is useful for siting of facilities in real-life situations. This article discusses the history of location covering problems and provides...
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ISBN:
(纸本)9781479960651
Location covering problems is a widely researched field due to the fact that it is useful for siting of facilities in real-life situations. This article discusses the history of location covering problems and provides an alternative formulation for both the Location Set Covering Problem-Explicit and the Maximal Covering Location Problem-Explicit. The article further demonstrates how these models can be used to site reaction vehicles of the Private Security Industry in South Africa.
In this paper we develop a new multi-objective simulated annealing (MOSA) algorithm to generate optimal testing protocols for infectious diseases, using the COVID-19 pandemic as our context. A SEIR (susceptible-expose...
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In this paper we develop a new multi-objective simulated annealing (MOSA) algorithm to generate optimal testing protocols for infectious diseases, using the COVID-19 pandemic as our context. A SEIR (susceptible-exposed-infected-recovered) epidemiological model is embedded as the computational platform for our MOSA algorithm to optimize testing protocols for screening across three joint objectives: minimum cost of test materials, minimum total infections over the testing horizon, and minimum number of false negatives over the horizon. We demonstrate the application of this optimization tool to recommend screening protocols for K-12 school districts in the U.S. State of North Carolina. Our approach is scalable by population coverage and can be employed at the level of individual school districts or regional collections of districts, individual schools or collections of schools across a district, business sites, or nursing homes, among other congregate settings where individuals may be screened prior to gaining entry to the site. The algorithm can be solved two ways, generating either independent optimal protocols across individual testing locations, or a common protocol covering all locations in the collection of testing sites. Our findings can be used to inform policy decisions to guide the development of effective testing strategies for controlling the spread of COVID-19 or other pandemic diseases in a wide range of congregate settings across various geographic regions.
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