Multiobjective Linear and Integer Programming

Carlos Henggeler Antunes is Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of Coimbra, Portugal, and researcher at the R&D Institute INESC Coimbra. He received the PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, specialization in Optimization and Systems Theory, at the University of Coimbra. He has published papers in international journals including the European Journal of Operational Research, Annals of Operations Research, Energy Conversion and Management, Omega, OR Spectrum, Neurocomputing, Optimization and Engineering, Energy, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, Computers and Operations Research, Journal of the Operational Research Society. He is Editor of the EURO Journal on Decision Processes and member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Energy Markets. His research interests are focused on multiple objective optimization and metaheuristics, multiple criteria decision analysis, energy systems and policies, energy efficiency.

This book opens the door to multiobjective optimization for students in fields such as engineering, management, economics and applied mathematics. It offers a comprehensive introduction to multiobjective optimization, with a primary emphasis on multiobjective linear programming and multiobjective integer/mixed integer programming. A didactic book, it is mainly intended for undergraduate and graduate students, but can also be useful for researchers and practitioners. Further, it is accompanied by an interactive software package - developed by the authors for Windows platforms - which can be used for teaching and decision-making support purposes in multiobjective linear programming problems. Thus, besides the textbook's coverage of the essential concepts, theory and methods, complemented with illustrative examples and exercises, the computational tool enables students to experiment and enhance their technical skills, as well as to capture the essential characteristics of real-world problems.

Provides a comprehensive introduction to multiobjective optimization, spanning the main concepts, surrogate scalar functions and interactive methods

Introduction.- Problem formulation and definitions.- Surrogate scalar functions and scalarization techniques.- Interactive methods in multiobjective linear programming.- A guided tour of the iMOLPe.- Multiobjective integer and mixed-integer linear programming.