Inexact piecewise quadratic programming for waste flow allocation under uncertainty and nonlinearity

Journal of Environmental Informatics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 80-93

  Sun, W ^a   Huang, G H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Economies of scale; Operation costs; Piecewise linear regression; Quadratic programming; Transportation costs; Waste management

Indexed keywords

ECONOMY OF SCALE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; NONLINEARITY; OPTIMIZATION; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 78650778862     PISSN: 17262135     EISSN: 16848799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3808/jei.201000180     Document Type: Article

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