Using Global Criterion Method to Define Priorities in Lexicographic Goal Programming and an Application for Optimal System Design

While there is no certain method which provides solutions of Multiple Objective De Novo Programming problems, Multiple Objective Decision Making techniques can be applied for them. Therefore, goals have to be weighted and priorities have to be ranked for many methods. When the number of goal functions exceeds three, it is possible to get many different solution results. This is the first study to use Lexicographic Goal Programming for solutions of a Multi Objective De Novo Programming problem with positive ideal solutions. Additionally, the same problem was solved with Global Criteria Method, and the results were compared. The comparison concluded that Global Criteria Method could be used for priority ranking among the goals in Lexicographic Goal Programming