A critique of goal programming for public sector decisions

dc.contributor.authorRoberts, Timothy Patricken
dc.contributor.departmentUrban and Regional Planningen
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-09T20:42:00Zen
dc.date.available2017-11-09T20:42:00Zen
dc.date.issued1976en
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the applicability of goal programming to public sector types of allocation problems. In the process of this study, the educational budget of Wise County, Virginia was analyzed via goal programming. In addition, the potential for the development of a time-dynamic goal programming model was explored. Results of the investigation indicate that rigidity of the model and lack of adequate data severely limit potential public sector applications of the goal programming technique. Development of a time-dynamic goal programming model was deemed possible only by incorporating goal programming into a dynamic computer simulation model. An APL computer program designed to perform the goal programming analysis, and a description of its operation are also included.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Urban and Regional Planningen
dc.format.extentiv, 78 leavesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/80112en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 39277494en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1976.R627en
dc.titleA critique of goal programming for public sector decisionsen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineUrban and Regional Planningen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Urban and Regional Planningen

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