Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Goal Programming

  • Chapter
  • First Online:
Multiple Criteria Decision Aid

Part of the book series: Springer Optimization and Its Applications ((SOIA,volume 136))

Abstract

Goal Programming can be thought as an extension of linear programming to handle multiple goals. The roots of Goal Programming lie in the paper by Charnes et al. (Management Science, 1(2):138–151, 1955) in which they deal with executive compensation methods.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book
USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. Brown, K., & Norgaard, R. (1992). Modelling the telecommunication pricing decision. Decision Sciences, 23(3), 673–686.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. Charnes, A., Cooper, W. W. (1981). Management models and industrial applications of linear programming. Hoboken: Wiley.

    MATH  Google Scholar 

  3. Charnes, A., Cooper, W. W., & Ferguson, R. O. (1955). Optimal estimation of executive compensation by linear programming. Management Science, 1(2), 138–151.

    Article  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  4. Charnes, A., Cooper, W. W., Harrald, J., Karwan, K. R., & Wallace, W. A. (1976). A goal interval programming model for resource allocation in a marine environmental protection program. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 3(4), 347–362.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. Charnes, A., Duffuaa, S., & Al-Saffar, A. (1989). A dynamic goal programming model for planning food self-sufficiency in the Middle East. Applied Mathematical Modelling, 13(2), 86–93.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. Flavell, R. B. (1976). A new goal programming formulation. Omega, 4(6), 731–732.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Hart, W. E., Laird, C., Watson, J. P., & Woodruff, D. L. (2012). Pyomo-optimization modeling in python (Vol. 67). Berlin: Springer.

    Book  Google Scholar 

  8. Hoffman, J. J., & Schniederjans, M. J. (1990). An international strategic management/goal programming model for structuring global expansion decisions in the hospitality industry: The case of Eastern Europe. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 9(3), 175–190.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. Ignizio, J. P. (1976). Goal programming and extensions. New York: Lexington Books.

    Google Scholar 

  10. Ignizio, J. P. (1981). Antenna array beam pattern synthesis via goal programming. European Journal of Operational Research, 6(3), 286–290.

    Article  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  11. Ijiri, Y. (1965). Management goals and accounting for control (Vol. 3). Amsterdam: North Holland.

    Google Scholar 

  12. Jones, D., & Tamiz, M. (2010). Practical goal programming (Vol. 141). New York: Springer.

    Google Scholar 

  13. Khorramshahgol, R., & Azani, H. (1988). A decision support system for effective systems analysis and planning. Journal of Information and Optimization Sciences, 9(1), 41–52.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  14. Lee, S. M. (1972). Goal programming for decision analysis. Philadelphia: Auerbach.

    Google Scholar 

  15. Piech, B., & Rehman, T. (1993). Application of multiple criteria decision making methods to farm planning: A case study. Agricultural Systems, 41(3), 305–319.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  16. Puelz, A. V., & Lee, S. M. (1992). A multiple-objective programming technique for structuring tax-exempt serial revenue debt issues. Management Science, 38(8), 1186–1200.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  17. Pyomo (2016). http://www.pyomo.org/ (Current as of 30 April, 2017).

  18. Romero, C. (1991). A handbook of critical issues in goal programming. Oxford: Pergamon Press.

    MATH  Google Scholar 

  19. Schniederjans, M. (1995). Goal programming: Methodology and applications. Berlin: Springer.

    Book  Google Scholar 

  20. Schniederjans, M. J., & Hoffman, J. (1992). Multinational acquisition analysis: A zero-one goal programming model. European Journal of Operational Research, 62(2), 175–185.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  21. Tamiz, M., & Jones, D. F. (1996). Goal programming and Pareto efficiency. Journal of Information and Optimization Sciences, 17(2), 291–307. ISO 690.

    Article  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Business Administration, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Jason Papathanasiou

  2. Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Nikolaos Ploskas

Authors
  1. Jason Papathanasiou
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Nikolaos Ploskas
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

6.1 Electronic Supplementary Material

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2018 Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature

About this chapter

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this chapter

Papathanasiou, J., Ploskas, N. (2018). Goal Programming. In: Multiple Criteria Decision Aid . Springer Optimization and Its Applications, vol 136. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91648-4_6

Download citation

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation