Journal: Annals of Operations Research

Found 3339 papers in total
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....
Proximity between life distribution and exponential distributions (II)
Proximity between life distribution and exponential distributions (II)
1990,
This paper is a continuation of the foregoing one [see previous abstract]. In this...
A new branch and bound algorithm for minimizing the weighted number of tardy jobs
A new branch and bound algorithm for minimizing the weighted number of tardy jobs
1990,
In this paper, the problem of sequencing jobs on a single machine to minimize the...
On the exact upper bound for the MULTIFIT processor scheduling algorithm
On the exact upper bound for the MULTIFIT processor scheduling algorithm
1990,
The paper considers the well-known problem of scheduling n independent tasks...
Application of operations research in agriculture decision making
Application of operations research in agriculture decision making
1990,
A survey is given of applications of operations research in the area of agriculture in...
Design and implementation of a decision support system for multistage investment in Chinese coal production and transportation
Design and implementation of a decision support system for multistage investment in Chinese coal production and transportation
1990,
At present, coal production and transportation is the bottleneck in the drive to...
Theory and application of multiobjective optimization in China-A survey
Theory and application of multiobjective optimization in China-A survey
1990,
The study of multiobjective optimization (MOO) in China began at the beginning of the...
Minimum concave-cost network flow problems applications, complexity, and algorithms
Minimum concave-cost network flow problems applications, complexity, and algorithms
1990,
The authors discuss a wide range of results for minimum concave-cost network flow...
On Rosen’s gradient projection methods
On Rosen’s gradient projection methods
1990,
This paper is a survey of Rosen’s projection methods in nonlinear programming....
A unified approach to the feasible point method type for nonlinear programming with linear constraints under degeneracy and the convergence properties
A unified approach to the feasible point method type for nonlinear programming with linear constraints under degeneracy and the convergence properties
1990,
In this paper, the authors introduce a general class of feasible point algorithms for...
Interior-point algorithms for global optimization
Interior-point algorithms for global optimization
1990,
The paper describes recent developments in interior-point algorithms for global...
A decomposition approach for global optimum search in QP, NLP and MINLP problems
A decomposition approach for global optimum search in QP, NLP and MINLP problems
1990,
Nonconvex programming problems are frequently encountered in engineering and...
A survey of queueing theory
A survey of queueing theory
1990,
This paper is intended to give a survey of the main results of queueing theory in...
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