Abstract
The primary objective of this research is to provide a user-oriented computer language for multistage optimization. While multistage optimization problems may assume many diversified forms in many areas of application, a basic underlying structure has been identified. Operating on a basis of this structure and the computational similarities of multistage optimization solutions, the language MOST (Multistage Optimization Syntax Translator) has been developed complete with formal description and user's guide. This report on the research is logically divided into two parts, Development of the Language and Utilization of the Language. In the development of the language, a basic structure has been identified which unifies the varied forms of multistage optimization problems. Each problem formulation is comprised of certain basic parts and these parts consist of certain basic components. These parts, their components, and how they combine with the computational similarities is discussed in Chapter II. ...
Nolen, James Henry (1969). Development of a programming language for multistage optimization. Doctoral dissertation, Texas A&M University. Texas A&M University. Libraries. Available electronically from
https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /DISSERTATIONS -175251.