Bi-level decision making with fuzzy sets and particle swarm optimisation
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- Thesis
- Issue Date:
- 2010
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Bi-level programming techniques are developed for decentralized decision problems
with decision makers located in a two-level decision making system; the upper
decision maker is termed the leader while the lower is the follower. Both the leader
and the follower try to optimise their own objective functions and the corresponding
decisions do not control but do affect those of the other level.
This research aims at solving bi-level decision problems with five extensions, i.e.
multiple leaders/followers/objectives, fuzzy coefficients and goals. By using particle
swarm optimisation and/or cut set and/or goal programming and/or Nash equilibrium
concept, related mathematical models and corresponding algorithms are developed to
solve fuzzy linear bi-level decision problems, fuzzy linear multi-objective bi-level decision
problems, fuzzy linear multi-follower multi-objective bi-level decision problems,
fuzzy linear goal bi-level decision problems, multi-leader one-follower bi-level
decision problems, one-leader multi-follower bi-level decision problems, and multileader
multi-follower bi-level decision problems. A fuzzy bi-level decision support
system is then developed which implements all the algorithms to support bi-level decision
making with different features. Finally, by using these bi-level models and
algorithms, we explore possible applications in the fields of railway train set organisation,
railway wagon flow management, strategic bidding in the electricity market, and
supply chains to solve real world bi-level decision problems. The results of experiments
show that the models and algorithms are effective for solving real world bi-level
decision problems.
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