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作者：Chen, J; Yao, DD; Zheng, SH
作者单位：Columbia University
摘要：A batch of products is to be supplied to customers with warranty. The units in the batch are either defective or nondefective, with different lifetime distributions. The defect rate-the proportion of defects in the batch-is itself a random variable, known only in terms of its distribution. We develop a sequential quality control procedure that exploits the knowledge of the defect distribution gained through inspection, and strikes an optimal balance between the inspection repair cost and the w...
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作者：Balakrishnan, A; Magnanti, TL; Mirchandani, P
作者单位：Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University - University Park; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); University of Pittsburgh
摘要：As the computer, communication, and entertainment industries begin to integrate phone, cable, and video services and to invest in new technologies such as fiber-optic cables, interruptions in service can cause considerable customer dissatisfaction and even be catastrophic. In this environment, network providers want to offer high levels of service-in both serviceability (e.g., high bandwidth) and survivability (failure protection)-and to segment their markets, providing better technology and m...
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作者：Altman, E; Foss, S; Riehl, E; Stidham, S
作者单位：Inria; Universite Cote d'Azur; University of North Carolina; University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
摘要：We consider a generalized Vacation or polling system, modeled as an input-output process operating over successive cycles, in which the service mechanism can be in an up mode (processing) or down mode (e.g., vacation, walking). Our primary motivation is polling systems, in which there are several queues and the server moves cyclically between them providing some service in each. Our basic assumption is that the amount of work that leaves the system in a cycle is no less than the amount present...
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作者：Gouweleeuw, FN; Tijms, HC
作者单位：Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
摘要：Discrete-time queueing systems are frequently encountered in telecommunication networks. These systems usually involve finite buffers. The purpose of this paper is to present a generally applicable method to compute the loss probability in discrete-time finite-buffer queues by using only the state probabilities in the corresponding infinite-buffer queue.
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作者：Carrizosa, E; Munoz-Marquez, M; Puerto, J
作者单位：University of Sevilla; Universidad de Cadiz
摘要：In this paper we address the problem of locating p mobile service units in an n-dimensional space minimizing the expected response time. It is shown that an optimal solution to the problem is a degenerate distribution for the service, concluding that it is optimal to park the p units. This extends previous results in the literature for location on a segment.
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作者：Tamir, A
作者单位：Tel Aviv University
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作者：Berman, O
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作者：Harker, PT
作者单位：University of Pennsylvania
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作者：Dyer, JS; Edmunds, T; Butler, JC; Jia, JM
作者单位：University of Texas System; University of Texas Austin; United States Department of Energy (DOE); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; University System of Ohio; Ohio State University; Chinese University of Hong Kong
摘要：This paper describes an application of multiattribute utility theory to support the selection of a technology for the disposition of surplus weapons-grade plutonium by the Department of Energy (DOE). This analysis evaluated 13 alternatives, examined the sensitivity of the recommendations to the weights and assumptions, and quantified the potential benefit of the simultaneous deployment of several technologies. The measures of performance that were identified through the creation of a hierarchy...
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作者：Nash, SG
作者单位：George Mason University
摘要：Fiacco and McCormick's 1968 book is a classic. It arose out of the authors' activities at the Research Analysis Corporation, and as such it is the record of an ambitious and productive collaboration. But it is more than that. The topics they studied and the situations they encountered are representative of the experiences of other researchers in the 1960s. At a deeper level, Fiacco and McCormick's book illustrates the influence of two great traditions of research: one based on linear programmi...
