Keyword: markov processes

Found 1372 papers in total
A regularly preemptive model and its approximations
A regularly preemptive model and its approximations
2002,
A regularly preemptive model D,MAP/D 1 ,D 2 /1 is studied. Priority customers have...
Boundary crossing for the difference of two ordinary or compound Poisson processes
Boundary crossing for the difference of two ordinary or compound Poisson processes
2002,
We consider the lower boundary crossing problem for the difference of two independent...
A product theorem for Markov chains with application to PF-queueing networks
A product theorem for Markov chains with application to PF-queueing networks
2002,
Queueing networks in random environments represent more realistic models of computer...
Should start-up companies be cautious? Inventory policies which maximise survival probabilities
Should start-up companies be cautious? Inventory policies which maximise survival probabilities
2002,
New start-up companies, which are considered to be a vital ingredient in a successful...
Supporting maintenance strategies using Markov models
Supporting maintenance strategies using Markov models
2002,
The basic principle of total productive maintenance (TPM) is to reduce and ultimately...
A preventive maintenance policy with sequential checking procedure for a Markov deteriorating system
A preventive maintenance policy with sequential checking procedure for a Markov deteriorating system
2002,
We consider a repairable system subject to a continuous-time Markovian deterioration...
Managerial allocation of time and effort: The effects of interruptions
Managerial allocation of time and effort: The effects of interruptions
2001,
Time is one of the more salient constraints on managerial behavior. This constraint...
Managing learning and turnover in employee staffing
Managing learning and turnover in employee staffing
2002,
We study the employee staffing problem in a service organization that uses employee...
March Madness and the office pool
March Madness and the office pool
2001,
March brings March Madness, the annual conclusion to the US men's college basketball...
Nash equilibrium and subgame perfection in observable queues
Nash equilibrium and subgame perfection in observable queues
2002,
A subgame perfection refinement of Nash equilibrium is suggested for games of the...
Determining the optimal production–maintenance policy with inspection errors: Using a Markov chain
Determining the optimal production–maintenance policy with inspection errors: Using a Markov chain
2003,
Lee and Park examine the effects of an imperfect production process on the optimal...
Modeling and performance analysis of cellular networks with channel borrowing
Modeling and performance analysis of cellular networks with channel borrowing
2002,
This paper presents the analysis of integrated voice and data cellular networks with...
Using a continuous time hidden Markov process, with covariates, to model bed occupancy of people aged over 65 years
Using a continuous time hidden Markov process, with covariates, to model bed occupancy of people aged over 65 years
2001,
Previously, the application of a continuous time hidden Markov model with discrete...
Stochastic conditional and unconditional warfare
Stochastic conditional and unconditional warfare
2002,
This article constructs a foundation for warfare at the individual level, where agents...
Fitting interconnected Markov chain models – DNA sequences and test cricket matches
Fitting interconnected Markov chain models – DNA sequences and test cricket matches
2002,
Discrete state series can often be modelled by stationary Markov chains. However, if...
Sequencing and routing in multiclass queueing networks part I: Feedback regulation
Sequencing and routing in multiclass queueing networks part I: Feedback regulation
2001,
This paper establishes new criteria for stability and for instability of multiclass...
A dynamic programming algorithm for the optimal control of piecewise deterministic Markov processes
A dynamic programming algorithm for the optimal control of piecewise deterministic Markov processes
2001,
A piecewise deterministic Markov process (PDP) is a continuous time Markov process...
Learning algorithms for Markov decision processes with average cost
Learning algorithms for Markov decision processes with average cost
2001,
This paper gives the first rigorous convergence analysis of analogues of Watkins's...
A new multiobjective evolutionary algorithm
A new multiobjective evolutionary algorithm
2002,
The Pareto-based approaches have shown some success in designing multiobjective...
An expectation-maximization algorithm for batch Markovian arrival processes and its comparison to a simpler estimation procedure
An expectation-maximization algorithm for batch Markovian arrival processes and its comparison to a simpler estimation procedure
2002,
Although the concept of Batch Markovian Arrival Processes (BMAPs) has gained...
Optimal hysteretic control for the BMAP/G/1 system with single and group service modes
Optimal hysteretic control for the BMAP/G/1 system with single and group service modes
2002,
In this paper, we consider a single server queueing model with an infinite buffer in...
The queueing model GI(1)+GI(2)/M/1
The queueing model GI(1)+GI(2)/M/1
2001,
In this paper we use a hidden Markov process to study the queueing model...
An M/G/1 queue with Markov-dependent exceptional service times
An M/G/1 queue with Markov-dependent exceptional service times
2002,
This paper considers an M/G/ 1 queue in which service time distributions in each busy...
A matrix-geometric approximation for tandem queues with blocking and repeated attempts
A matrix-geometric approximation for tandem queues with blocking and repeated attempts
2002,
Our interest is in the study of the MAP/PH/1/1→·/PH/1/K+1 queue with...
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