Fuzzy model of choosing an operation combination when identifying the best available technology

Abstract

Objective: modeling the mechanism of minimizing the enterprise’s integrated operating costs by combining the technological operation, permissible for environmental limitations. Methods: fuzzy mathematical programming methods were used for the model construction. Results: the modern principles of regulation of the industrial enterprises having a significant negative impact on the environment are based on the best available technologies conception, which stimulates the innovative “green” technologies development. In view of the complexity of identifying the best of competing alternative technologies, the development of models and methods for evaluating alternative options is an urgent task. The article presents a model for choosing the combination of various technologies admissible on ecological restrictions for minimizing the total operational costs of an enterprise when ensuring the admissible level of negative impact on the environment. In some cases it enables to make a more effective ecologically and economically choice. Scientific novelty: in contrast to the existing models of choice, which a priori identify a single technology, the proposed model allows to expand the set of available alternatives to include not only the basic one, but also a combination of operations from different technologies.Practical relevance: the model allows enterprises to implement the optimal choice of the best available technology in environmentally and economically conflict situations.

Keywords

• economics and national economy management
• ecology
• best available technologies
• economic and mathematical models