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For globally solving sum of linear ratios problem (SLRP), this paper presents a new branch-and-bound method. In this method, a new linear relaxation technique is proposed firstly; then, the initial problem SLRP is solved by a sequence of linear programming problems. Meanwhile, to improve the convergence speed of our algorithm, two accelerating techniques are presented. The proposed algorithm is proved to be convergent, and some experiments are provided to show its feasibility and efficiency. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: This paper presents an efficient branch and bound algorithm for globally solving sum of geometric fractional functions under geometric constraints, which arise in various practical problems. By using an equivalent transformation and a new linear relaxation technique, a linear relaxation programming problem of the equivalent problem is obtained. The proposed algorithm is convergent to the global optimal solution by means of the subsequent solutions of a series of linear programming problems. Numerical results are reported to show the feasibility of our algorithm. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]