A Hausdorff-type distance, a directional derivative of a set-valued map and applications in set optimization

In this paper, we follow Kuroiwa’s set approach in set optimization, which proposes to compare values of a set-valued objective map $F$ respect to various set order relations. We introduce a Hausdorff-type distance relative to an ordering cone between two sets in a Banach space and use it to define a directional derivative for $F$. … Read more

Bilevel optimization with a multiobjective problem in the lower level

Bilevel problems model instances with a hierarchical structure. Aiming at an efficient solution of a constrained multiobjective problem according with some pre-defined criterion, we reformulate this optimization but non standard problem as a classic bilevel one. This reformulation intents to encompass all the objectives, so that the properly efficient solution set is recovered by means … Read more

On generalized-convex constrained multi-objective optimization

In this paper, we consider multi-objective optimization problems involving not necessarily convex constraints and componentwise generalized-convex (e.g., semi-strictly quasi-convex, quasi-convex, or explicitly quasi-convex) vector-valued objective functions that are acting between a real linear topological pre-image space and a finite dimensional image space. For these multi-objective optimization problems, we show that the set of (strictly, weakly) … Read more

A hybrid approach for Bi-Objective Optimization

A large number of the real world planning problems which are today solved using Operations Research methods are actually multi-objective planning problems, but most of them are solved using single-objective methods. The reason for converting, i.e. simplifying, multi- objective problems to single-objective problems is that no standard multi-objective solvers exist and specialized algorithms need to … Read more

An Introduction to Multi-Objective Simulation Optimization

The multi-objective simulation optimization (MOSO) problem is a nonlinear multi-objective optimization problem in which multiple simultaneous and conflicting objective functions can only be observed with stochastic error. We provide an introduction to MOSO at the advanced tutorial level, aimed at researchers and practitioners who wish to begin working in this emerging area. Our focus is … Read more

On the Existence of Pareto Solutions for Polynomial Vector Optimization Problems

We are interested in the existence of Pareto solutions to the vector optimization problem $$\text{\rm Min}_{\,\mathbb{R}^m_+} \{f(x) \,|\, x\in \mathbb{R}^n\},$$ where $f\colon\mathbb{R}^n\to \mathbb{R}^m$ is a polynomial map. By using the {\em tangency variety} of $f$ we first construct a semi-algebraic set of dimension at most $m – 1$ containing the set of Pareto values of … Read more

Branch-and-bound for biobjective mixed-integer linear programming

We present a generic branch-and-bound algorithm for finding all the Pareto solutions of a biobjective mixed-integer linear program. The main contributions are new algorithms for obtaining dual bounds at a node, checking node fathoming, presolve, and duality gap measurement. Our branch-and-bound is predominantly a decision space search method because the branching is performed on the … Read more

A parametric programming approach to redefine the global configuration of resource constraints of 0-1-Integer Linear Programming problems.

A mathematical programming approach to deal with the global configuration of resource constraints is presented. A specialized parametric programming algorithm to obtain the pareto set for the biobjective problem that appears to deal with the global configuration for 0-1-Integer Linear Programing problems is presented and implemented. Computational results for Multiconstrained Knapsack problems and Bounded Knapsack … Read more

Optimization with stochastic preferences based on a general class of scalarization functions

It is of crucial importance to develop risk-averse models for multicriteria decision making under uncertainty. A major stream of the related literature studies optimization problems that feature multivariate stochastic benchmarking constraints. These problems typically involve a univariate stochastic preference relation, often based on stochastic dominance or a coherent risk measure such as conditional value-at-risk (CVaR), … Read more

Decomposition of loosely coupled integer programs: A multiobjective perspective

We consider integer programming (IP) problems consisting of (possibly a large number of) subsystems and a small number of coupling constraints that link variables from different subsystems. Such problems are called loosely coupled or nearly decomposable. Motivated by recent developments in multiobjective programming (MOP), we develop a MOP-based decomposition algorithm to solve loosely coupled IPs. … Read more