Journal: Annals of Operations Research

Found 3339 papers in total
Minimizing the sum of the job completion times in the two-machine flow shop by Lagrangian relaxation
Minimizing the sum of the job completion times in the two-machine flow shop by Lagrangian relaxation
1990,
A branch-and-bound algorithm is presented for the two-machine flow shop problem with...
A practical use of Jackson’s preemptive schedule for solving the job shop problem
A practical use of Jackson’s preemptive schedule for solving the job shop problem
1990,
In this paper, the authors present a polynomial algorithm for optimally adjusting...
Hierarchical approach to steel production scheduling under a global energy constraint
Hierarchical approach to steel production scheduling under a global energy constraint
1990,
This paper presents a model for the optimization of productivity in a steel plant...
Scheduling jobs on heterogeneous processors
Scheduling jobs on heterogeneous processors
1991,
The authors consider the problem of scheduling n jobs nonpreemptively on m processors...
Two-person zero-sum stochastic games
Two-person zero-sum stochastic games
1991,
Two-person zero-sum stochastic games with finite state and action spaces are...
Recent results on conditions for the existence of average optimal stationary policies
Recent results on conditions for the existence of average optimal stationary policies
1991,
This paper concerns countable state space Markov decision processes endowed with a...
Recurrence conditions for Markov decision processes with Borel state space: A survey
Recurrence conditions for Markov decision processes with Borel state space: A survey
1991,
This paper describes virtually all the recurrence conditions used heretofore for...
A survey of algorithmic methods for partially observed Markov decision processes
A survey of algorithmic methods for partially observed Markov decision processes
1991,
A partially observed Markov decision process (POMDP) is a generalization of a Markov...
Two extensions of asymptotic methods in controlled Markov chains
Two extensions of asymptotic methods in controlled Markov chains
1991,
The application of the Skorokhod representation of martingales and of the local...
On the construction of ℝà-optimal strategies in partially observed MDPs
On the construction of ℝà-optimal strategies in partially observed MDPs
1991,
The purpose of the paper is to give a survey of methods, partly derived by the author...
Adaptive control of constrained Markov chains: Criteria and policies
Adaptive control of constrained Markov chains: Criteria and policies
1991,
The authors consider the constrained optimization of a finite-state, finite action...
Singularly perturbed Markov control problem: Limiting average cost
Singularly perturbed Markov control problem: Limiting average cost
1991,
In this paper the authors consider a singularly perturbed Markov decision process with...
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...
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