The WTA problem can be formulated as a nonlinear integer programming problem and is known to be NP-complete. No exact methods exist for the WTA problem that can solve even small-size problems (for ...

This study proposes a comprehensive strategy to optimize the operation of real-world gas pipeline networks and support decision-making. The goal is to improve environmental sustainability by ...

B. El-Sobky, A global convergence theory for an active trust region algorithm for solving the general nonlinear programming problem, Applied Mathematics and Computation, 144:1 (2003), 127-157.

A dynamic method to solve the general Nonlinear Programming (NLP) problem, inspired by the Lyapunov continuous-time dynamics stability theory in the control field, is proposed. The optimal solution is ...

This research aims to reactivate object-oriented databases using intelligent tools to improve performance and accuracy in ...

Blasting is considered an indispensable process in mining excavation operations. Generally, only a small percentage of the total energy of blasting is consumed in the fragmentation and displacement of ...

In this paper, we propose a trilinear optimization formulation and four mixed integer bilinear formulations to compute the Nash equilibria of a 2-player discounted stochastic game. The trilinear ...