Author

Osman Iyde

Date of Award

3-1995

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Operations Research

Department

Department of Operational Sciences

First Advisor

James T. Moore, PhD

Abstract

A methodology for optimality analysis of linear programs was developed by Johnson, Bauer, Moore, and Grant to create metamodels using response surface methodology techniques such as experimental design and least squares regression, and a geostatistical estimation technique, namely kriging. Metamodels have the form of a simple polynomial, and they predict the optimal objective function value of an LP for various levels of the constraints. They eliminate the necessity of determining which critical region contains the right-hand-side (RHS) vector of interest since they are valid over multiple critical regions. The methodology of Johnson, et al. can be applied to large scale linear programming models. The developed metamodels of the large scale LP can provide some useful information about the relationships between the objective function value and the RHS vector of interest.

AFIT Designator

AFIT-GOR-ENS-95M-13

DTIC Accession Number

ADA293855

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