Question 1

Preemptive goal programming is more appropriate the weighted goal programming when there are major differences in the importance of the goals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Goal programming problems cannot be easily reformulated as linear programming problems and,therefore,require a special algorithm to solve.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In preemptive goal programming,the goals are ranked from most important to least important.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Preemptive goal programming strives to achieve all of the goals simultaneously.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In preemptive goal programming,the most important thing is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Come as close as possible to meeting all the goals.
B)  Achieve,or come as close as possible,to meeting the most important goal.
C)  Minimize the weighted sum of deviations from the goals.
D)  Maximize the profit.
E)  All of the above.

Question 6

Goal programming provides a way to identify the most important goal and achieve it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In preemptive goal programming,the target cell is the weighted sum of the deviations from the goals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 8

In preemptive goal programming,if a new solution provides a major improvement in the second goal at the cost of a slight increase in the deviation from the first goal,then the new solution will be chosen.
Multiple Choice Questions

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In goal programming,constraints are used to assure that every goal is met.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Goal programming can be used to handle problems with how many different objectives or goals?

Accepted Answer

A)  1
B)  2
C)  3
D)  4
E)  Any number of objectives or goals. E

Question 11

Penalty weights for goal programming are best measured in monetary terms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In preemptive goal programming,the first step is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Minimize the weighted sum of deviations from the goals.
B)  Minimize the deviation from the most important goal.
C)  Meet the most important goal.
D)  Maximize the profit.
E)  None of the above.

Question 13

In preemptive goal programming,penalty weights are assigned to measure the relative seriousness of missing the respective goals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In weighted goal programming,the objective is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Minimize the weighted sum of deviations from the goals.
B)  Minimize the deviation from the most important goal.
C)  Meet the most important goal.
D)  Maximize the profit.
E)  None of the above.

Question 15

In which of the following situations is preemptive goal programming more appropriate than weighted goal programming?

Accepted Answer

A)  When there are major differences in the importance of the goals.
B)  When all of the goals are roughly equal in importance.
C)  When there is a single objective or goal.
D)  None of the above.
E)  b and c only.

Question 16

In weighted goal programming,the target cell is the weighted sum of the deviations from the goals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A goal programming formulation includes changing cells to measure the amount over and under each goal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Goal programming provides a way of striving toward several objectives simultaneously.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The overall objective for a goal programming problem is to minimize the weighted sum of deviations of the objective functions from their respective goals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Weighted goal programming provides a way of striving toward several objectives simultaneously.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 20: CD - Goal Programming

Preemptive goal programming is more appropriate the weighted goal programming when there are major differences in the importance of the goals.

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Goal programming problems cannot be easily reformulated as linear programming problems and,therefore,require a special algorithm to solve.

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In preemptive goal programming,the goals are ranked from most important to least important.

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Preemptive goal programming strives to achieve all of the goals simultaneously.

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In preemptive goal programming,the most important thing is to:

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Goal programming provides a way to identify the most important goal and achieve it.

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In preemptive goal programming,the target cell is the weighted sum of the deviations from the goals.

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In preemptive goal programming,if a new solution provides a major improvement in the second goal at the cost of a slight increase in the deviation from the first goal,then the new solution will be chosen. Multiple Choice Questions

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In goal programming,constraints are used to assure that every goal is met.

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Goal programming can be used to handle problems with how many different objectives or goals?

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Penalty weights for goal programming are best measured in monetary terms.

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In preemptive goal programming,the first step is to:

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In preemptive goal programming,penalty weights are assigned to measure the relative seriousness of missing the respective goals.

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In weighted goal programming,the objective is to:

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In which of the following situations is preemptive goal programming more appropriate than weighted goal programming?

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In weighted goal programming,the target cell is the weighted sum of the deviations from the goals.

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A goal programming formulation includes changing cells to measure the amount over and under each goal.

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Goal programming provides a way of striving toward several objectives simultaneously.

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The overall objective for a goal programming problem is to minimize the weighted sum of deviations of the objective functions from their respective goals.

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Weighted goal programming provides a way of striving toward several objectives simultaneously.

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