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30
Categorie Soggetti
Management,"Operatione Research & Management Science
This study outlines a planning methodology that formally integrates ma
jor societal dimensions with mathematical programming in industry plan
ning for a low-income developing country. An integrated approach invol
ving the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Linear Goal Programming
(LGP) is employed. Development objectives are classified under economi
c, technological, social and political factors and are prioritized usi
ng the AHP according to their degree of importance. The priority struc
ture is incorporated into the LGP framework to develop a multiobjectiv
e planning model. The application of the model is demonstrated using d
ata from an export-oriented, semi-industrial and dominant copper minin
g sector in a low-income developing country in Sub-Saharan Africa.