Keyword: markov processes

Found 1372 papers in total
Analysis of the BMAP/G/1 retrial system with search of customers from the orbit
2004,
We consider a single server retrial queuing model in which customers arrive according...
Explicit criteria for several types of ergodicity for the length of one kind of M/PH/2 queue
2004,
We studied the several types of ergodicity for M/PH/2 queue. For the M/PH/2 queueing...
A modeling approach to maintenance decisions using statistical quality control and optimization
2005,
Maintenance concerns impact systems in every industry and effective maintenance...
Refined non-homogeneous Markovian models for a single-server type of software system with rejuvenation
2002,
Long running software systems are known to experience an aging phenomenon called...
A Markovian approach to determining optimum process target levels for a multi-stage serial production system
2004,
Consider a production system where products are produced continuously and screened for...
Economic design of two-stage &Xmacr; charts: The Markov chain approach
2005,
When the &Xmacr; chart is in use, samples are regularly taken from the process, and...
Reliability assessment of non-Markovian complex production systems using a hierarchical approach
2004,
In the actual context of global, intense competitiveness, the performance of the...
Optimal control of a simple immigration–emigration process through total catastrophes
2004,
This paper is concerned with the problem of controlling a simple...
Reinforcement learning for long-run average cost
2004,
A large class of sequential decision-making problems under uncertainty can be modeled...
An evaluation of characteristics of teams in association football by using a Markov process model
2003,
The paper proposes a statistical model of a football match that is useful in providing...
The trouble with speed cameras
2004,
Under a simple model of speeding offences, the probability distribution of the time to...
Ross-type conjectures on monotonicity of queues
2004,
In 1978, Ross set up a few conjectures which formalize a common belief that more...
Optimal location problem for urban emergency vehicles with continuous-time Markov chain
2004,
In this paper, we consider the optimal location problem for urban emergency vehicles....
Application of optimal control theory to product pricing and warranty of free replacement under the influence of basic lifetime distributions
2005,
This study investigates optimal policies for determining price and warranty length...
Transient throughput analysis for a series type system of machines in terms of alternating renewal processes
2004,
This paper presents both a closed form and a sample path method to calculate and...
Solution methods for a production line with machine failures and intermediate buffers
2004,
This paper presents exact and approximate solution methods for a production line with...
Repetitive tests as an economic alternative procedure to control attributes with diagnosis errors
2004,
Optimal procedure for repeated and independent classifications of products with...
The effect of correlation on chain sampling plans
2005,
The Dodge chain sampling plan (ChSP-1) and its extensions are very useful in...
Bounds for call completion probabilities in large-scale mobile communication networks
2004,
In this paper, we propose a method to obtain upper and lower bounds of call completion...
Controlling traffic lights at a bottleneck with renewal arrival processes
2003,
Grycko & Moeschlin describe the control of traffic lights at a bottleneck with a...
Stochastic vendor managed replenishment with demand dependent shipment
2004,
We investigate optimal properties of the replenishment policy for a two-echelon...
Multistate Markov models for disease progression with classification error
2003,
Many chronic diseases have a natural interpretation in terms of staged progression....
Stationary characteristics of the SM/MSP/n/r queuing system
2004,
Consideration was given to the multiserver queuing system with semi-Markov input flow,...
The discrete-time Geo/Geo/1 queue with negative customers and disasters
2004,
The arrival of a negative customer to a queueing system causes one ordinary customer...
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