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3 years ago

The primary benefit of a MINIMAX objective function is

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sladkih [1.3K]3 years ago

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Answer:

The correct answer is letter "C": it yields a larger variety of solutions than generally available using an LP method.

Explanation:

In Goal Programming (GP), the MINIMAX objective aims to minimize the maximum deviation from any type of objective. This approach carries a larger number of solutions compared to the Linear Programming (LP) method which mainly focuses on assigning more weight to each goal in the objective function.

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