We consider zero-sum Markov games with incomplete information. Here, the second player is never informed about the current state of the underlying Markov chain. The existence of a value and of optimal strategies for both players is shown. In particular, we present finite algorithms for computing...

This paper deals with an unreliable manufacturing system in which no backlog is allowed. The hedging point policy is used to control production. This paper's objective is to find the optimum hedging point so as to minimize the average inventory cost. Firstly, for a tentative hedging point, we...

In this paper, we consider the implicit quasi-variational inequality without continuity assumptions of data mappings. Our approach here is completely different from the one based on KKM theorem in the literature. Interesting applications to generalized quasi-variational inequalities for both...

Most maintenance studies deal with the problem of maintenance-costs optimization, given the cost of the available maintenance actions and a cost objective function. The focus in this paper is on yet another relevant aspect namely the improvement in performance that results from a maintenance...

This paper introduces a definition of reliability based on a process range. Thus, process failure is defined when the range of a process first reaches a given and unacceptable level. The Mean Time To Failure (MTTF) which is denned as the mean of the first time for a range to attain a given...

In this paper we introduce the concept of the contingent epiderivative for a set-valued map which modifies a notion introduced by Aubin [2] as upper contingent derivative. It is shown that this kind of a derivative has important properties and is one possible generalization of directional...

A mixed graphG <Subscript>π</Subscript> contains both undirected edges and directed arcs. Ak-coloring ofG <Subscript>π</Subscript> is an assignment to its vertices of integers not exceedingk (also called colors) so that the endvertices of an edge have different colors and the tail of any arc has a smaller color than its head. The...</subscript></subscript>

A method to carry out a Reliability-Based Optimization (RBO) of especially nonlinear structural systems is introduced. Statistical uncertainties involving both structural and loading properties are considered. The concept is based on the separation of structural reliability analyses and the...

We first consider the situation in which the decision-maker is allowed to have five choices with purpose to choose exactly the five absolute best candidates fromN applicants. The optimal stopping rule and the maximum probability of making the right five-choice are given for largeN ε<Emphasis Type="Bold">N, the...</emphasis>

We consider a Bernoulli process where the success probability changes with respect to a Markov chain. Such a model represents an interesting application of stochastic processes where the parameters are not constants; rather, they are stochastic processes themselves due to their dependence on a...