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A coupled factorial-analysis-based interval programming approach and its application to air quality management.

S Wang¹, G H Huang

¹Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association (1995)

|March 12, 2013

Summary

A new coupled factorial-analysis-based interval programming (CFA-IP) approach effectively manages uncertainties in air quality models. This method aids decision-makers in identifying optimal pollution mitigation strategies by analyzing parameter interactions and their impact on solutions.

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Area of Science:

Environmental Science
Operations Research
Mathematical Modeling

Background:

Uncertainty in environmental models, particularly air quality management, poses significant challenges.
Existing interval programming methods may not fully capture parameter interactions.
Robust decision-making requires methods that account for interval data and interdependencies.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a novel coupled factorial-analysis-based interval programming (CFA-IP) approach.
To address uncertainties in objective functions and constraints of linear programming models.
To investigate parameter interactions and their influence on model solutions.

Main Methods:

Incorporation of factorial analysis into an interval-parameter linear programming framework.
Development of the CFA-IP approach to handle interval uncertainties.
Application of CFA-IP to a regional air quality management problem.

Main Results:

The CFA-IP approach successfully tackles interval uncertainties in objective functions and constraints.
It robustly reflects interval information in objective function values and decision variables.
The method effectively investigates parameter interactions and their impact on lower- and upper-bound solutions.

Conclusions:

The CFA-IP approach is valuable for analyzing uncertainty in air quality management.
It enables decision-makers to identify effective pollution mitigation strategies.
The approach facilitates the understanding of parameter interactions and their effects on modeling outcomes.