Question 1

Which of the following are changing cells in a goal programming formulation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Activity levels 
B)  Deviations from the goals 
C)  The weighted sum of deviations 
D)  All of the above 
E)  a and b only

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

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  False

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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 6

Penalty weights for goal programming are best measured in monetary terms

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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  A

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

Question 10

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 11

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

Question 12

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 13

Preemptive goal programming strives to achieve all of the goals simultaneously

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Exam 17: Goal programming

Which of the following are changing cells in a goal programming formulation?

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

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

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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 preemptive goal programming,the objective cell is the weighted sum of the deviations from the goals

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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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In weighted goal programming,the objective is to:

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

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

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Preemptive goal programming strives to achieve all of the goals simultaneously

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

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

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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

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

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

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In preemptive goal programming,the first step is to:

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