Journal: Mathematical Methods of Operations Research (Heidelberg)

Found 629 papers in total
Nonstationary denumerable state Markov decision processes – with average variance criterion
Nonstationary denumerable state Markov decision processes – with average variance criterion
1999,
In this paper, we consider the nonstationary Markov decision processes with average...
Asymptotic linear programming and policy improvement for singularly perturbed Markov decision processes
Asymptotic linear programming and policy improvement for singularly perturbed Markov decision processes
1999,
In this paper we consider a singularly perturbed Markov decision process with finitely...
A two-cut approach in the analytic center cutting plane method
A two-cut approach in the analytic center cutting plane method
1999,
We analyze the two cut generation scheme in the analytic center cutting plane method....
A unified approach to the existing three types of variational principles for vector valued functions
A unified approach to the existing three types of variational principles for vector valued functions
1998,
This paper attempts to give a unified approach to the existing three types of...
A global-filtering algorithm for linear programming problems with stochastic elements
A global-filtering algorithm for linear programming problems with stochastic elements
1998,
In this paper, an interior-point based global filtering algorithm is proposed to solve...
On a new approach to the analysis of complex multi-armed bandits
On a new approach to the analysis of complex multi-armed bandits
1998,
A radically new approach to indexable systems pioneered by Bertsimas and...
Optimal control of batch service queues with compound Poisson arrivals and finite service capacity
Optimal control of batch service queues with compound Poisson arrivals and finite service capacity
1998,
We consider the optimal control problem of an M X /G(Q)/1 batch service queueing...
Optimal scheduling in heterogeneous two-station queueing networks
Optimal scheduling in heterogeneous two-station queueing networks
1998,
We consider a two-station network with two types of jobs: type 0 jobs require service...
Equivalents of an approximate variational principle for vector-valued functions and applications
Equivalents of an approximate variational principle for vector-valued functions and applications
1999,
In an earlier paper, we gave a unified variational principle for vector valued...
Determinateness of strategic games with a potential
Determinateness of strategic games with a potential
1998,
Finite potential games are determined, i.e. have Nash equilibria in pure strategies....
Heuristics for short route job shop scheduling problems
Heuristics for short route job shop scheduling problems
1998,
We consider two ‘minimum’ NP-hard job shop scheduling problems to minimize...
Constrained Markov decision processes with total cost criteria: Lagrangian approach and dual linear program
Constrained Markov decision processes with total cost criteria: Lagrangian approach and dual linear program
1998,
The aim of this paper is to investigate the Lagrangian approach and a related Linear...
On granting credit in a random environment
On granting credit in a random environment
1998,
The paper extends the Bierman–Hausman credit granting model by incorporating...
On asymptotic optimization of a class of nonlinear stochastic hybrid systems
On asymptotic optimization of a class of nonlinear stochastic hybrid systems
1998,
We consider the problem of control for continuous time stochastic hybrid systems in...
On the two-armed bandit problem with non-observed Poissonian switching of arms
On the two-armed bandit problem with non-observed Poissonian switching of arms
1998,
We consider the symmetrical case of the Poissonian variant of the two-armed bandit...
Theory of maximum packing and related channel assignment strategies for cellular radio networks
Theory of maximum packing and related channel assignment strategies for cellular radio networks
1998,
The maximum packing (MP) policy for dynamic channel assignment in cellular radio...
Adaptive control for discrete-time Markov processes with unbounded costs: Average criterion
Adaptive control for discrete-time Markov processes with unbounded costs: Average criterion
1998,
The paper deals with a class of discrete-time Markov control processes with Borel...
A catalog of minimally nonideal matrices
A catalog of minimally nonideal matrices
1998,
This paper describes a backtracking algorithm for the enumeration of nonisomorphic...
Inverse problem of minimum cuts
Inverse problem of minimum cuts
1998,
Given a network N = ( V,A,c ), a source s ∈ V , a sink t ∈ V and some s...
Topology optimization of multi-purpose structures
Topology optimization of multi-purpose structures
1998,
Whilst most of the literature on topology optimization of structures deals with...
Symmetric duality for minimax variational problems
Symmetric duality for minimax variational problems
1998,
Wolfe and Mond–Weir type symmetric minimax dual variational problems are...
Stability results for Ekeland's ϵ variational principle for vector valued functions
Stability results for Ekeland's ϵ variational principle for vector valued functions
1998,
In this paper, under the assumption that the nonconvex vector valued function f...
The Montagnes Russes algorithm for global optimization
The Montagnes Russes algorithm for global optimization
1998,
The ‘Montagnes Russes’ algorithm for finding the global minima of a lower...
A nonconvex separation property in Banach spaces
A nonconvex separation property in Banach spaces
1998,
We establish, in infinite dimensional Banach space, a nonconvex separation property...
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