Tawarmalani, Mohit; Kannan, Karthik; De, Prabuddha - In: Management Science 55 (2009) 1, pp. 132-147
We analyze the allocation of objects in a network of caches that collaborate to service requests from customers. A thorough analysis of this problem in centralized and decentralized setups, both of which occur in practice, is essential for understanding the benefits of collaboration. A key...