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Average-Cost Control of Stochastic Manufacturing Systems [recurso electrónico] / by Suresh P. Sethi, Hanqin Zhang, Qing Zhang. - XV, 324 p. online resource. - Stochastic Modelling and Applied Probability, 54 0172-4568 ; . - Stochastic Modelling and Applied Probability, 54 .

and Models of Manufacturing Systems -- Concept of Near-Optimal Control -- Models of Manufacturing Systems -- Optimal Control of Manufacturing Systems: Existence and Characterization -- Optimal Control of Parallel-Machine Systems -- Optimal Control of Dynamic Flowshops -- Optimal Controls of Dynamic Jobshops -- Risk-Sensitive Control -- Near-Optimal Controls -- Near-Optimal Control of Parallel-Machine Systems -- Near-Optimal Control of Dynamic Flowshops -- Near-Optimal Controls of Dynamic Jobshops -- Near-Optimal Risk-Sensitive Control -- Conclusions -- Further Extensions and Open Research Problems.

This book is concerned with hierarchical control of manufacturing systems under uncertainty. It focuses on system performance measured in long-run average cost criteria, exploring the relationship between control problems with a discounted cost and that with a long-run average cost in connection with hierarchical control. A new theory is articulated that shows that hierarchical decision making in the context of a goal-seeking manufacturing system can lead to a near optimization of its objective. The approach in the book considers manufacturing systems in which events occur at different time scales.

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MATHEMATICS.
SYSTEMS THEORY.
DISTRIBUTION (PROBABILITY THEORY).
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING.
MATHEMATICS.
SYSTEMS THEORY, CONTROL.
PROBABILITY THEORY AND STOCHASTIC PROCESSES.
OPERATIONS RESEARCH/DECISION THEORY.
INDUSTRIAL AND PRODUCTION ENGINEERING.
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.

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