Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 352 pages
- Published by: Springer
- Edition: 1st Edition November 30, 2003
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 1402076819
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-1402076817
-
Book Dimensions:
9.5 x 6.4 x 1 inches
- Weighs: 1.6 pounds
Product Description
For both public and private managers, the book
Optimization Methods for a Stakeholder Society is today's key to answer the problem of a sustainable development world. This world has to take into account the meaning of all stakeholders involved and has to reconcile a number of objectives, such as economic growth, employment and preservation of the ecosystem. Traditional methods, such as cost-benefit, are outmoded as they translate all these objectives into monetary costs, a materialistic approach. On the contrary, objectives have rather to stick to their own units, eventually indicators.
The author is in favor of the use of nonlinear methods in multi-objective optimization. Therefore, several nonlinear approaches are proposed, illustrated with many applications from different fields such as: privatization in the public sector, regional versus national economic policy in a country, location of a seaport, arms procurement, industrialization of a developing country, updating or replacement of old industry, pre- and post-evaluation of projects, performance management, marketing and distribution.
Book Info
Text provides an answer to the problem of a sustainable development world. Proposes several nonlinear approaches. For researchers and practitioners. Includes index and references.
Search for books at
