In 1989 the first edition of this book set out Gittins' pioneering index solution to the multi-armed bandit problem and his subsequent investigation of a wide of sequential resource allocation and stochastic scheduling problems. Since then there has been a remarkable flowering o…
Basic mathematical redundancy models -- Formulation of optimal redundancy problems -- Method of Lagrange multipliers -- Steepest descent method -- Dynamic programming -- Universal generating functions -- Genetic algorithms -- Monte Carlo simulation -- Comments on calculation met…
A systematic analysis of the principle institutions use in allocating scarce goods and necessary burdens. It examines the criteria by which students are admitted to college, looking at the empirical, conceptual, explanatory and evaluative aspects of such issues.
A systematic analysis of the principle institutions use in allocating scarce goods and necessary burdens. It examines the criteria by which students are admitted to college, looking at the empirical, conceptual, explanatory and evaluative aspects of such issues.
Some basics -- Trees -- Cycles -- General networks -- Allocation in decentralized networks -- Efficient implementation
