Dual-interval linear programming model and its application to solid waste management planning

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1033-1045

  Liu, Zhenfang ^a   Huang, Guohe ^a   Nie, Xianghui ^a   He, Li ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dual interval; Environment; Interval; Municipal solid waste management; Planning; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

DUAL INTERVAL; ENVIRONMENT; INTERVAL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; UNCERTAINTY;

DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; LINEARIZATION; OPTIMIZATION; PLANNING; SOLID WASTES; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PROCESS MODEL; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 66149186973     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2007.0289     Document Type: Article

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