| Article ID: | iaor1994304 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 20 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Start Page Number: | 275 |
| End Page Number: | 291 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1993 |
| Journal: | Computers and Operations Research |
| Authors: | Saber Hussein M. |
| Keywords: | programming: nonlinear |
Four major approaches of Nonlinear Goal Programming are reviewed and discussed; (1) simplex based; (2) direct search; (3) gradient search and (4) interactive approaches. The applications of Nonlinear Goal Programming are also discussed and classified into the following nine areas: (1) engineering design; (2) energy; (3) manufacturing/metal cutting; (4) marketing; (5) finance and accounting; (6) agriculture/farm planning; (7) routing and scheduling; (8) quality control and (9) R&D project selection.