Minimizing risk models in stochastic shortest path problems

Minimizing risk models in stochastic shortest path problems

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Article ID: iaor20041142
Country: Germany
Volume: 57
Issue: 1
Start Page Number: 79
End Page Number: 88
Publication Date: Jan 2003
Journal: Mathematical Methods of Operations Research (Heidelberg)
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Keywords: networks: path
Abstract:

We consider a minimizing risk model in a stochastic shortest path problem in which for each node of a graph we select a probability distribution over the set of successor nodes so as to reach a given target node with minimum threshold probability. We formulate such a problem as undiscounted finite Markov decision processes. We show that an optimal value function is a unique solution to an optimality equation and find an optimal stationary policy. A value iteration method is also given.

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