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In this paper, we introduce a deterministic formulation for the geometric programming problem, wherein the coefficients are represented as independent linear-normal uncertain random variables. To address the challenges posed by this combination of uncertainty and randomness, we introduce the concept of an uncertain random variable and present a novel framework known as the linear-normal uncertain random variable. Our main focus in this work is the development of three distinct transformation techniques: the optimistic value criteria, pessimistic value criteria, and expected value criteria. These approaches allow us to convert a linear-normal uncertain random variable into a more manageable random variable. This transition facilitates the transformation from an uncertain random geometric programming problem to a stochastic geometric programming problem. Furthermore, we provide insights into an equivalent deterministic representation of the transformed geometric programming problem, enhancing the clarity and practicality of the optimization process. To demonstrate the effectiveness of our proposed approach, we present a numerical example., Comment: 17 pages, 6 figures, 1 table

Geometric programming (GP) is a well-known optimization tool for dealing with a wide range of nonlinear optimization and engineering problems. In general, it is assumed that the parameters of a GP problem are deterministic and accurate. However, in the real-world GP problem, the parameters are frequently inaccurate and ambiguous. This paper investigates the GP problem in an uncertain environment, with the coefficients as triangular and trapezoidal two-fold uncertain variables. In this paper, we introduce uncertain measures in a generalized version and focus on more complicated two-fold uncertainties to propose triangular and trapezoidal two-fold uncertain variables within the context of uncertainty theory. We develop three reduction methods to convert triangular and trapezoidal two-fold uncertain variables into single-fold uncertain variables using optimistic, pessimistic, and expected value criteria. Reduction methods are used to convert the GP problem with two-fold uncertainty into the GP problem with single-fold uncertainty. Furthermore, the chance-constrained uncertain-based framework is used to solve the reduced single-fold uncertain GP problem. Finally, a numerical example is provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the procedures.