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2007
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A Decentralized Approach to Discrete Optimization via Simulation: Application to Network Flow
We study a new class of decentralized algorithms for discrete optimization via simulation, which is inspired by the fictitious play algorithm applied to games with identical inte...
Alfredo Garcia, Stephen D. Patek, Kaushik Sinha
IOR
2007
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Index Policies for Shooting Problems
We consider a scenario in which a single Red wishes to shoot at a collection of Blue targets, one at a time, to maximise some measure of return obtained from Blues killed before R...
Kevin D. Glazebrook, Christopher Kirkbride, H. M. ...
IOR
2010
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13 years 3 months ago
New Policies for the Stochastic Inventory Control Problem with Two Supply Sources
We study an inventory system under periodic review in the presence of two suppliers (or delivery modes). The emergency supplier has a shorter lead-time than the regular supplier, ...
Anshul Sheopuri, Ganesh Janakiraman, Sridhar Sesha...
IOR
2007
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Planning and Scheduling by Logic-Based Benders Decomposition
We combine mixed integer linear programming (MILP) and constraint programming (CP) to solve an important class of planning and scheduling problems. Tasks are allocated to faciliti...
John N. Hooker
IOR
2007
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Competition in Service Industries
We analyze a general market for an industry of competing service facilities. Firms differentiate themselves by their price levels and the waiting time their customers experience,...
Gad Allon, Awi Federgruen