Solving multiple objective programming problems using feed-forward artificial neural networks: The interactive FFANN procedure

M Sun, A Stam, RE Steuer - Management Science, 1996 - pubsonline.informs.org
Management Science, 1996pubsonline.informs.org
In this paper, we propose a new interactive procedure for solving multiple objective
programming problems. Based upon feed-forward artificial neural networks (FFANNs), the
method is called the Interactive FFANN Procedure. In the procedure, the decision maker
articulates preference information over representative samples from the nondominated set
either by assigning preference “values” to the sample solutions or by making pairwise
comparisons in a fashion similar to that in the Analytic Hierarchy Process. With this …
In this paper, we propose a new interactive procedure for solving multiple objective programming problems. Based upon feed-forward artificial neural networks (FFANNs), the method is called the Interactive FFANN Procedure. In the procedure, the decision maker articulates preference information over representative samples from the nondominated set either by assigning preference “values” to the sample solutions or by making pairwise comparisons in a fashion similar to that in the Analytic Hierarchy Process. With this information, a FFANN is trained to represent the decision maker's preference structure. Then, using the FFANN, an optimization problem is solved to search for improved solutions. An example is given to illustrate the Interactive FFANN Procedure. Also, the procedure is compared computationally with the Tchebycheff Method (Steuer and Choo [Steuer, R. E., E.-U. Choo. 1983. An interactive weighted Tchebycheff procedure for multiple objective programming. Math. Programming 26(1) 326–344.]). The computational results indicate that the Interactive FFANN Procedure produces good solutions and is robust with regard to the neural network architecture.
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