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Lagrange Multipliers and the Optimal Allocation of Defense Resources

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  • George E. Pugh

    (U. S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency)

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A simple extension of the Lagrange optimization method is valuable in allocating defense resources among a large number of independent defense locations. This kind of allocation problem is complicated by the fact that the attacker can optimize his attack against whatever defense is chosen. This paper describes an extended or double Lagrange method, which provides strictly optimal allocations for the attacker, but not necessarily for the defender. Nevertheless, by careful use of the method, it is possible to obtain defense allocations that are at least approximately optimum. The major part of the paper provides a technique for verifying results and computing bounds for the error—a technique that is necessary because the uncritical application of the method can occasionally give results that are far from optimum.

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  • George E. Pugh, 1964. "Lagrange Multipliers and the Optimal Allocation of Defense Resources," Operations Research, INFORMS, vol. 12(4), pages 543-567, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:oropre:v:12:y:1964:i:4:p:543-567
    DOI: 10.1287/opre.12.4.543
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