We consider the problem of determining the cumulative distribution function and/or moments of the optimal solution value of a nonlinear program dependent upon a single random variable. This problem is difficult computationally because one must in effect determine the optimal solution to an...

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The sufficiency conditions for constrained optimization problems are derived through an alternate approach and result in a simpler form than one latest work [Schechter, R. S., G. S. G. Beveridge. 1966. Sufficiency conditions in constrained variations. Indus. Eng. Chemistry Fundamentals 5...