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The Handling of Fuzzy Objective Functions in (Multicriteria) Linear Programs

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Fuzzy Logic Foundations and Industrial Applications

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For calculating a solution of a linear program where coefficients of the objective function(s) may be fuzzy, we have to explain how the maximization of a fuzzy objective can be interpreted. In the literature of fuzzy optimization, a lot of procedures for substituting fuzzy objectives by crisp ones are proposed. In this paper, a critical survey of these different methods is given.

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  1. Dept of Economics and Business Administration, Institute of Statistics and Mathematics, J. W. Goethe-University of Frankfurt am Main, Robert Mayer-Straße 1, 60054, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

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Rommelfanger, H.J. (1996). The Handling of Fuzzy Objective Functions in (Multicriteria) Linear Programs. In: Ruan, D. (eds) Fuzzy Logic Foundations and Industrial Applications. International Series in Intelligent Technologies, vol 8. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1441-7_7

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