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Multistage dynamic networks with random arc capacities (MDNRAC) have been successfully used for modeling various … resource allocation problems in the transportation area. However, solving these problems is generally computationally intensive …
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Dynamic ride-share systems aim to bring together travelers with similar itineraries and time schedules on short … drivers and riders in real-time is one of the necessary components for a successful dynamic ride-share system. We … transportation science and logistics community in this exciting, emerging area of public transportation. …
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This paper presents a model and solution methodology for scheduling patients in a multi-class, multi-resource surgical system. Specifically, given a master schedule that provides a cyclic breakdown of total OR availability into specific daily allocations to each surgical specialty, the model...
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difficulties encountered by the dynamic programming algorithm for large-scale problems, an approximate dynamic programming …
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the dosage control problem in the COH treatment as a stochastic dynamic program and design approximate dynamic programming …
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in our formulation and solve an equivalent linear programming model through column generation to obtain an approximate …
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underlying optimization problem using approximate dynamic programming (ADP), an emerging and powerful tool for solving stochastic … and dynamic problems typically arising in the field of operations research. Empirical tests based on real data from the …
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Multi-homing is used by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to connect to the Internet via different network providers. This study develops a routing strategy under multi-homing in the case where network providers charge ISPs according to top-percentile pricing (i.e. based on the θth highest...
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continuous-time Markov decision process and solved using simulation-based approximate dynamic programming (ADP) combined with a … discrete event simulation of the service period. We employ an adapted heuristic ADP algorithm from the literature and …
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Cross-docking is a distribution strategy that enables the consolidation of less-than-truckload shipments into full truckloads without long-term storage. Due to the absence of a storage buffer inside a cross-dock, local and network-wide cross-docking operations need to be carefully synchronized....
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