{"product_id":"9781441948076","title":"Nonconvex Optimization and Its Applications: Algorithms and Applications","description":"\u003ch1\u003eNonconvex Optimization and Its Applications: Algorithms and Applications\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eBard, Jonathan F.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe use of optimization techniques has become integral to the design and analysis of most industrial and socio-economic systems. Great strides have been made recently in the solution of large-scale problems arising in such areas as production planning, airline scheduling, government regulation, and engineering design, to name a few. Analysts have found, however, that standard mathematical programming models are often inadequate in these situations because more than a single objective function and a single decision maker are involved. Multiple objective programming deals with the extension of optimization techniques to account for several objective functions, while game theory deals with the inter-personal dynamics surrounding conflict. Bilevel programming, the focus of this book, is in a narrow sense the combination of the two. It addresses the problern in which two decision makers, each with their individual objectives, act and react in a noncooperative, sequential manner. The actions of one affect the choices and payoffs available to the other but neither player can completely dominate the other in the traditional sense.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2010-12-09\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781441948076\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4757-2836-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 476\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45578316349580,"sku":"9781441948076","price":296.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781441948076.jpg?v=1775681516","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781441948076","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}