Computers are becoming cheaper and faster, and more efficient nonlinear programming (NLP) algorithms are being developed. This paper attempts to illustrate the potential of NLP by describing the ...

Mathematics of Operations Research, Vol. 14, No. 3 (Aug., 1989), pp. 462-484 (23 pages) Second-order optimality conditions for finite-dimensional smooth and nonsmooth nonlinear programming are ...

Technical Terms Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Programming (MINLP): An optimisation framework that integrates discrete variables with continuous nonlinear functions to model complex decision-making problems.