Clustering states of the object in dealing with the problem of choosing the optimal technological modes

Method selecting optimal technological modes in an industrial plant is proposed. For disambiguate the choice of technological modes at each stage of the technological process the task of multi-criteria optimization using the principle of optimality of Bellman and lexicographical ordering of the optimization criteria for resource costs and / or time costs to release a predetermined amount of products. The method of applying cluster analysis to assess the states of the technological process that are close, in accordance with a predetermined measure of the closeness to the optimal state is proposed.