JAM 2013 - Fuzzy Nonlinear Programming with Applications in Decision Making

Fuzzy set theory provides an intuitive and computationally simple way of dealing with uncertain and ambiguous properties. Decisions represented in terms of fuzzy sets are also flexible in their implementations. On the other hand, nonlinear programming relaxes the strict assumptions and constraints in linear programming and is more practicable. Many decision-making problems can also be represented in the form of nonlinear programming models. After combining these two issues, the resulting fuzzy nonlinear programming problem involving fuzzy parameters would be viewed as a more practicable version than the conventional one.
In the light of advanced computing systems, fuzzy nonlinear programming approaches become one of the most promising in practical applications. This special issue provides a forum for researchers and practitioners to review and disseminate quality research work on advanced fuzzy nonlinear programming approaches and their applications in the context of practicable and flexible decision making and to identify critical issues for further developments. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
Fuzzy nonlinear programming models
Fuzzy fractional programming models
Fuzzy polynomial programming models
Type 2 fuzzy nonlinear programming models
Interval-valued fuzzy nonlinear programming models
Intuitionistic fuzzy nonlinear programming models
Fuzzy semi-infinite programming models
Random fuzzy nonlinear programming models
Interactive fuzzy nonlinear programming approaches
Fuzzy neural network (as a special case of fuzzy nonlinear programming)
Fuzzy satisficing method
New algorithm, heuristics, and metaheuristics
Hybrid approaches and evolutional techniques
Necessary conditions and constraint qualifications
Duality and relaxation
Nonlinear or linear programming equivalents
Applications to practicable and flexible decision making
Before submission authors should carefully read over the journal's Author Guidelines, which are located at http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jam/guidelines/. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal Manuscript Tracking System at http://mts.hindawi.com/author/submit/journals/jam/... according to the following timetable:
Manuscript Due Friday, 12 July 2013
First Round of Reviews Friday, 4 October 2013
Publication Date Friday, 29 November 2013
Lead Guest Editor
Tin-Chih Toly Chen, Department of Industrial Engineering and Systems Management, Feng Chia University, Taichung ,Taiwan
Guest Editors
Deng-Feng Li, School of Management, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, China
T. Warren Liao, CMIE Department, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Yi-Chi Wang, Department of Industrial Engineering and Systems Management, Feng Chia University, Wenhwa Road, Seatwen, Taichung 40724, Taiwan