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Decision research with descriptive, normative, and prescriptive purposes-Some comments
1989,
The first problem encountered in discussions about the three closely linked purposes of decision research...
Prescriptive decision science: Problems and opportunities
1989,
The paper briefly discusses several fundamental problems that confront attempts to develop a prescriptive...
A re-examination of the normative-descriptive distinction in decision analysis
1989,
This note re-examines the notions of normative, descriptive, and prescriptive approaches to decision...
A multifaceted heuristic for the orienteering problem
1989,
The orienteering problem involves the selection of a path between an origin and a destination which...
Reconstructing shortest paths
1989,
This paper develops a polynomial-time algorithm that reconstructs a shortest path between two vertices...
A dynamic programming based heuristic for industrial buying of cardboard
1989,
A heuristic method is proposed for a deterministic two-dimensional assortment problem with a large number...
A surrogate and Lagrangian approach to constrained network problems
1989,
This paper presents the use of surrogate constraints and Lagrange multipliers to generate advanced...
Randomized and past-dependent policies for Markov decision processes with multiple constraints
1989,
The Markov decision problem of locating a policy to maximize the long-run average reward subject to K...
Average cost optimal stationary policies in infinite state Markov decision processes with unbounded costs
1989,
This paper deals with infinite state Markov decision processes with unbounded costs. Three simple...
Judgmental aspects of forecasting: Needs and possible trends
1988,
Judgment permeates any forecasting process. It is also subject to systematic study. Considering judgement...
Ascending bid auctions with behaviorally consistent bidders
1989,
Decision makers whose preferences do not satisfy the independence axiom of expected utility theory, when...
Numerical solution of sparse singular systems of equations arising from ergodic Markov chains
1989,
The stationary probability distribution vector, x , associated with an ergodic finite Markov chain...
Optimal retrial policies for restrained Markov chains
1989,
Consider a system which can be modeled by a continuous time Markov chain with state space {0,1,2,...}. An...
Group centre and group median of a network
1989,
The absolute centre and median of a network can be computed in polynomial time. The authors use a...
The delivery man problem on a tree network
1989,
This note considers a variant of the traveling salesman problem in which a route is sought that minimizes...
Estimating the s-t reliability function using importance and stratified sampling
1989,
This paper considers an unidirected network G with a node set V and an arc set . The nodes are perfect,...
New sharpness properties, algorithms and complexity bounds for partitioning shortest path procedures
1989,
Building on the framework of partitioning shortest path (PSP) algorithms, the authors introduce two new...
A survey of dynamic network flows
1989,
Dynamic network flow models describe network-structured, decision-making problems over time. They are of...
On the use of expert systems in network optimization: With an application to matrix balancing
1989,
Network optimization models have a wide variety of applications in operations research, management...
Network reoptimization procedures for multiobjective network problems
1989,
Network models are attractive because of their computational efficiency. Network applications can involve...
Solving k-shortest and constrained shortest path problems efficiently
1989,
In this paper, the authors examine the problems of finding the k- shortest paths, the k- shortest paths...
New product forecasting models: Directions for research and implementation
1988,
Given the importance of forecasting the performance of new products and services in the marketplace,...
Balancing cycle time and workstations
1989,
This paper develops a model which simultaneously considers the minimization of cycle time and the number...
On the convex hull of random points in a polytope
1988,
The convex hull of n points drawn independently from a uniform distribution on the interior of a d...
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