Many actual situations can be represented in a realistic manner by the two-stage stochastic nonlinear programming problem MinxEmin y[φ (x)+ψ (y)] subject to g(x)+h(y)≥ b, where b is a random vector ...

O. L. Mangasarian, Linear and Nonlinear Separation of Patterns by Linear Programming, Operations Research, Vol. 13, No. 3 (May - Jun., 1965), pp. 444-452 ...

Mixed-integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) optimisation constitutes a critical methodology in tackling complex decision-making problems where both discrete choices and continuous variables are ...

Together, these developments underscore the potential of non-linear programming techniques to improve both the economic and technical performance of gas networks. Technical Terms ...