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Generating alternative solutions for dynamic programing models of water resources problems
Author(s) -
Hopkins Lewis D.,
Brill E. Downey,
Wong Benedict
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/wr018i004p00782
Subject(s) - decision maker , computer science , water resources , mathematical optimization , dynamic programming , management science , operations research , mathematics , algorithm , engineering , biology , ecology
For a decision maker to bring implicit knowledge, that is, knowledge that cannot be incorporated into a model, to bear on a problem, he must be confronted with alternatives that are perceivable as different with respect to this implicit knowledge. A technique is presented to generate alternatives that are different from each other, but good with respect to modeled objectives, for problems that can be modeled by dynamic programing. The technique is argued to be better than alternative techniques. An application to floodplain management shows that the technique can produce sets of different alternatives for water resources problems.