Introduction to Linear Goal Programming

Goal programming is one of the best known and most widely used approach to operations research and management science. It has evolved since the early 1950s to encompass most classes of multiple objective programming models.Ignizio one of the pioneers of goal programming provides a concise and lucid overview of (a) the linear goal programming model (b) a computationally efficient algorithm for solution (c) duality and sensitivity analysis and (d) extensions of the methodology to integer as well as non-linear models.This introductory text is suitable for those who wish to familiarize themselves with linear goal programming in its most recent form. Readers should possess some background in linear algebra and a basic knowledge of the manipulation of matrices and vectors.