International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 148975, 15 pages
doi:10.1155/2010/148975
Research Article

Fuzzy Goal Programming Procedure to Bilevel Multiobjective Linear Fractional Programming Problems

Mahmoud A. Abo-Sinna1 and Ibrahim A. Baky2

1Department of Statistics, Faculty of Science, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2Department of Basic Sciences, Benha Higher Institute of Technology, Benha University, El-Kalyoubia, Egypt

Received 11 July 2009; Accepted 1 February 2010

Academic Editor: Alexander Rosa

Copyright © 2010 Mahmoud A. Abo-Sinna and Ibrahim A. Baky. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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