Dsgn ptmztn s n ngnrng dsgn mthdlgy sng mthmtcl frmltn f dsgn prblm t spprt slctn f th ptml dsgn mng mny ltrntvs. Dsgn ptmztn nvlvs th fllwng stgs:
Vrbls: Dscrb th dsgn ltrntvs
bjctv: lctd fnctnl cmbntn f vrbls (t b mxmzd r mnmzd)
Cnstrnts: Cmbntn f Vrbls xprssd s qlts r nqlts tht mst b stsfd fr ny ccptbl dsgn ltrntv
Fsblty: Vls fr st f vrbls tht stsfs ll cnstrnts nd mnmzs/mxmzs bjctv.