The proof of convergence of adaptive discretization-based algorithms for semi-infinite programs (SIPs) usually relies on compact host sets for the upper- and lower-level variables. This assumption is violated in some applications, and we show that indeed convergence problems can arise when...

LetZ be a compact set of the real space ℜ with at leastn + 2 points;f,h1,h2:Z → ℜ continuous functions,h1,h2 strictly positive andP(x,z),x≔(x <Subscript>0</Subscript>,...,x <Subscript> n </Subscript>)<Superscript>τ</Superscript> ε ℜ<Superscript> n+1</Superscript>,z ε ℜ, a polynomial of degree at mostn. Consider a feasible setM ≔ {x ε ℜ<Superscript> n+1</Superscript>∣∀z εZ, −h <Subscript>2</Subscript>(z) ≤P(x,...</subscript></superscript></superscript></superscript></subscript></subscript>

In this paper we study the (Berge) upper semicontinuity of a generic multifunction assigning to each parameter, in a metric space, a closed convex subset of the n-dimensional Euclidean space. A relevant particular case arises when we consider the feasible set mapping associated with a parametric...

We give a generic regularity condition under which each weakly efficient decision making unit in the CCR model of data envelopment analysis is also CCR-efficient. Then we interpret the problem of finding maximal parameters which preserve efficiency of CCR-efficient DMUs under directional...

This article introduces the new class of continuous set covering problems. These optimization problems result, among others, from product portfolio design tasks with products depending continuously on design parameters and the requirement that the product portfolio satisfies customer...