This article uses the functional decomposition approach to modeling Mäki (2009b) to discuss the importance of …

/methodology/approach: We formulate the problem as a mixed integer program and then develop a decomposition approach to solve it. We illustrate … decomposition approach is effective in solving a broad range of problem sizes. Findings: The main finding of this paper is that … operational decisions. We also benchmark the results from the decomposition approach by solving the complete packaged gases …

's mean welfare level, does not exist, on principle, in the decomposition approach. Present author's own calculations reveal … levels of the decomposition approach can be interpreted as upper limits for the "true" level of poverty, and, conversely, the …In this paper an alternative approach with regard to poverty measurement is discussed: the so-called decomposition …

's mean welfare level, does not exist, on principle, in the decomposition approach. Present author's own calculations reveal … levels of the decomposition approach can be interpreted as upper limits for the "true" level of poverty, and, conversely, the …In this paper an alternative approach with regard to poverty measurement is discussed: the so-called decomposition …