Country: Switzerland

Found 927 papers in total
Nonparametric estimation and adaptive control in a class of finite Markov decision chains
Nonparametric estimation and adaptive control in a class of finite Markov decision chains
1991,
The authors consider a class of Markov decision processes with finite state and action...
Denumerable semi-Markov decision chains with small interest rates
Denumerable semi-Markov decision chains with small interest rates
1991,
In this paper the authors investigate denumerable state semi-Markov decision chains...
An improved algorithm for solving communicating average reward Markov decision processes
An improved algorithm for solving communicating average reward Markov decision processes
1991,
This paper provides a policy iteration algorithm for solving communicating Markov...
Value iteration in countable state average cost Markov decision processes with unbounded costs
Value iteration in countable state average cost Markov decision processes with unbounded costs
1991,
The paper deals with countable state Markov decision processes with finite action sets...
Nonparametric bandit methods
Nonparametric bandit methods
1991,
Bandits are a finite collection of random variables. Bandit problems are Markov...
Non-randomized strategies in stochastic decision processes
Non-randomized strategies in stochastic decision processes
1991,
This paper deals with discrete time infinite horizon stochastic decision processes...
Infinite horizon programs: Convergence of approximate solutions
Infinite horizon programs: Convergence of approximate solutions
1991,
This paper deals with infinite horizon, dynamic programs, stated in discrete time, and...
Turnpike properties for a class of piecewise deterministic systems arising in manufacturing flow control
Turnpike properties for a class of piecewise deterministic systems arising in manufacturing flow control
1991,
This paper deals with a general class of piecewise deterministic control systems that...
Average cost Markov decision processes under the hypothesis of Doeblin
Average cost Markov decision processes under the hypothesis of Doeblin
1991,
Average cost Markov decision processes (MDPs) with compact state and action spaces and...
On an extremal property of Markov chains and sufficiency of Markov strategies in Markov decision processes with the Dubins-Savage criterion
On an extremal property of Markov chains and sufficiency of Markov strategies in Markov decision processes with the Dubins-Savage criterion
1991,
An inequality regarding the minimum of P( liminf( X n ∈D n )) is proved for a...
A remark on control of partially observed Markov chains
A remark on control of partially observed Markov chains
1991,
A new state variable is introduced for the problem of controlling a Markov chain under...
On the average cost optimality equation and the structure of optimal policies for partially observable Markov decision processes
On the average cost optimality equation and the structure of optimal policies for partially observable Markov decision processes
1991,
The authors consider partially observable Markov decision processes with finite or...
On the computation of the optimal cost function for discrete time Markov models with partial observations
On the computation of the optimal cost function for discrete time Markov models with partial observations
1991,
The authors consider several applications of two state, finite action, infinite...
On truncations and perturbations of Markov decision problems with an application to queueing network overflow control
On truncations and perturbations of Markov decision problems with an application to queueing network overflow control
1991,
Conditions are provided to derive error bounds on the effect of truncations and...
Competing Markov decision processes
Competing Markov decision processes
1991,
A class of discounted Markov decision processes (MDPs) is formed by bringing together...
Replacement process decomposition for discounted Markov renewal programming
Replacement process decomposition for discounted Markov renewal programming
1991,
An iterative decomposition method is presented for computing the values in an...
Convergence of algorithms for perturbed optimization problems
Convergence of algorithms for perturbed optimization problems
1990,
Infinite-dimensional optimization problems occur in various applications such as...
Block-scaling of value-iteration for discounted Markov renewal programming
Block-scaling of value-iteration for discounted Markov renewal programming
1991,
The functional equations of infinite horizon discounted Markov renewal programming are...
Perturbed variations of penalty function methods-Example: Projective SUMT
Perturbed variations of penalty function methods-Example: Projective SUMT
1990,
Penalty function techniques are well known perturbation methods for solving...
Analysis of relaxations for the multi-item capacitated lot-sizing problem
Analysis of relaxations for the multi-item capacitated lot-sizing problem
1990,
The multi-item capacitated lot-sizing problem consists of determining the magnitude...
Seasonal inventories and the use of product-flexible manufacturing technology
Seasonal inventories and the use of product-flexible manufacturing technology
1990,
As advancing technology makes Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMSs) a viable option...
Error bound for the dynamic lot size model with backlogging
Error bound for the dynamic lot size model with backlogging
1991,
This paper finds a tight bound on the error introduced in the dynamic lot size model...
Availability and failure frequency of a Gnedenko system
Availability and failure frequency of a Gnedenko system
1990,
This paper considers an N- unit series system supported by a warm standby unit and a...
Proximity between life distributions and exponential distributions (I)
Proximity between life distributions and exponential distributions (I)
1990,
Many classes of life distributions have been introduced into reliability theory....
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