## Dual method for the solution of a one-stage stochastic programming problem with random RHS obeying a discrete probability distribution.(English)Zbl 0724.90048

A linear program with discretely distributed random right hand side is handled by incorporating a mean penalty term into the objective function to penalize the violations of the stochastic constraints; moreover, an additional chance constraint is used in case of inequality constraints in the original random program. Introducing some additional, linear constraints, the objective function can then be written in the form of a separable, piecewise linear, convex function. If the original random linear program contains only equality constraints, then, using the so- called $$\lambda$$-representation of univariate piecewise linear convex functions, the substituting problem can be represented by a deterministic LP having a special structure. This LP is then solved by a special dual type algorithm. In order to use this method also in case of additional chance constraints, first the notion of a “p level efficient point” of the probability distribution of the random elements is introduced, which implies then certain additional linear constraints. Thus, the same dual type linear programming method as in the first case can be used also here.

### MSC:

 90C15 Stochastic programming 90-08 Computational methods for problems pertaining to operations research and mathematical programming
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