Energy Management Model for Rural Areas

This study is concerned with the application of Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) techniques like linear goal programming to rural energy management. The current research work was done using the Partitioning Algorithm for Goal Programming (PAGP) developed by Dr. Jeffery Arthur and Dr. A. Ravindran while they were at Purdue University, Indiana. The primary objective of this study is to develop a general purpose rural energy management model dealing with resource allocation subject to multiple goals and thier priority ordering. The results of the study are used to generate basic guidelines for the decision maker in arriving at feasible solutions.Industrial Engineering and Managemen