Numerical approach of multi-objective optimal control problem in imprecise environment (Q857908)

The author investigates sufficient conditions for the existence of oscillatory solutions of equations of the form \[ u''' + p_1(t)u'' + p_2(t)u' +p_3(t)u = 0. \] In this paper a new numerical solution for an optimal realistic production-inventory control problem is given. The problem is a single period inventory model with finite horizon in which the inventory level, production cost and demand are continuous functions of time, but the holding and production costs are depend on fuzzy numbers. Moreover, the shortages are not allowed and the production rate at time is considered as the control function. After some reviews and explaining a few results about the fuzzy numbers and sets, the fuzzy numbers of holding and production costs are transformed to the corresponding nearest interval approximation of fuzzy numbers with respect to the mentioned metric and trapezoidal fuzzy membership functions. In this manner, the problem is then formulated to an optimal control one in which from following interval mathematics, the objective function is changed to respect multi-objective functions and hence the problem could be also considered as an multi-objective decision making problem. By applying the weighted sum method, again the problem is transformed to a single objective function, that the new problem can be solved by using together the global method, the Kuhn-Tucker conditions and the generalized reduced gradient method. Also the models have illustrated by some numerical data that shows the presented technique can be applied to the fuzzy inventory models with different fuzzy parameters.