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Case Study: Application of Goal Programming in Portfolio Selection

In: Practical Goal Programming

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  • Dylan Jones

    (University of Portsmouth)

  • Mehrdad Tamiz

    (Kuwait University)

Abstract

A classic problem in operational research and finance is the selection of a portfolio of shares, investments, or financial products. The set of shares chosen and their percentage of the total portfolio are the decision variables of this model. The classic models tend to consider the minimisation or some measure of risk and the maximisation of return, with an ‘efficient frontier’ of possible portfolios being considered in the resulting bi-objective space. Markowitz (1952) introduced the mean–variance model for portfolio selection. In this model, the mean represents average return and variance represents a measure of risk. It can be seen that this problem is a multiple objective one by definition. It can also be expanded to contain further objectives related to issues such as liquidity, portfolio size or composition, social responsibility, or size of dividends (Steuer et al., 2007). If the decision makers (i.e. the portfolio manager or owners) have set goals for levels of return and risk or other measures of portfolio performance then the goal programming framework is a natural choice for modelling and solving this problem.

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  • Dylan Jones & Mehrdad Tamiz, 2010. "Case Study: Application of Goal Programming in Portfolio Selection," International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, in: Practical Goal Programming, edition 1, chapter 0, pages 151-160, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:isochp:978-1-4419-5771-9_9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-5771-9_9
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    1. Cinzia Colapinto & Raja Jayaraman & Simone Marsiglio, 2017. "Multi-criteria decision analysis with goal programming in engineering, management and social sciences: a state-of-the art review," Annals of Operations Research, Springer, vol. 251(1), pages 7-40, April.
    2. Arben Asllani & Silvana Trimi, 2022. "COVID-19 vaccine distribution: exploring strategic alternatives for the greater good," Service Business, Springer;Pan-Pacific Business Association, vol. 16(3), pages 601-619, September.
    3. Hashem Omrani & Mahsa Valipour & Ali Emrouznejad, 2019. "Using Weighted Goal Programming Model for Planning Regional Sustainable Development to Optimal Workforce Allocation: An Application for Provinces of Iran," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 141(3), pages 1007-1035, February.

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