Implementing the Tchebycheff method in a spreadsheet
The paper consists of the following sections: 1) Introduction, 2) Tutorial Description, 3) Chebyshev Method Add-in, 4) Illustrative Example, 5) Future Directions. The Chebyshev method is an interactive procedure. To probe the solution set at each iteration, one or mere single objective mathematical programs must be solved. In the paper possibilities for delivering the interactive Chebyshev Method for solving the multiple objective program in Excel spread sheet is discussed. In the tutorial description decision space, criterion space, nondominated criterion vectors, reference criterion vectors, weighting vector space, lambda vectors, probing directions, supported and unsupported nondominated criterion vectors are described. In the author's opinion a tutorial description, as given in the paper, but with many more graphical illustrations, forms an important part of the Chebyshev Method Add-in in order to be always available to refresh for the user the ideas and mechanics of the procedure implemented. Then the Chebyshev procedure is briefly described. An illustrative linear example is given (2 criteria and 2 constraints). The solver from the Tools menu of Excel is employed to solve mathematical programming problems. Views of three screens are given. The author concludes that anyone who has Excel, for instance, can build and Add-in similar to that outlined in the paper. For the entire collection see [Zbl 0997.00564].
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