Article ID: | iaor20031992 |
Country: | Netherlands |
Volume: | 143 |
Issue: | 3 |
Start Page Number: | 611 |
End Page Number: | 624 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2002 |
Journal: | European Journal of Operational Research |
Authors: | Azaiez M.N. |
Keywords: | programming: convex |
In this study, we develop a multi-stage decision model for the conjunctive use of ground and surface water with an artificial recharge. We assume a certain supply and a random demand. We explicitly integrate opportunity costs for the unsatisfied demand. We also incorporate in the model the importance weight attributed by the decision-makers to the final groundwater level at the end of the planning horizon. We show, under some mild assumptions, that the problem can be formulated as a convex program with linear constraints. We illustrate the methodology through a hypothetical example, and discuss the optimal decision policy and its sensitivity to a number of factors.