A Linear Goal Programming Procedure for Academic Personel Management Problems in University System

Abstract

This article describes a goal programming (GP) procedure for proper allocation of teaching personnel to the teaching departments for smooth functioning of the academic activities of a university. In the academic resource planning context, both the crisp and fuzzy goal objectives which are frequently involved with the problem are discussed. Again, certain ratios in the fractional forms which are inherently associated to the problem are also taken into consideration. In the model formulation, achievement of the highest membership value (unity) of the membership functions of the defined fuzzy goal as well as attainment of the prescribed goal levels of the crisp goals to the extent possible are considered. In the solution process, the fractional goals are transformed into the linear goals by using the linear transformation approach studied previously. A case study of University of Kalyani, West Bengal, India is considered to expound the potential use of the proposed model.