Preface |
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Foreword: A Tribute to a Great Leader in Perturbation Analysis and Ordinal Optimization |
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Foreword: The Being and Becoming of Perturbation Analysis |
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Foreword: Remembrance of Things Past |
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Part I: Perturbation Analysis |
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Chapter 1 The IPA Calculus for Hybrid Systems |
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1.2 Perturbation Analysis of Hybrid Systems |
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1.2.1 Infinitesimal Perturbation Analysis (IPA): The IPA calculus |
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1.4 General Scheme for Abstracting DES to SFM |
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1.5 Conclusions and Future Work |
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Chapter 2 Smoothed Perturbation Analysis: A Retrospective and Prospective Look |
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25 | (20) |
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28 | (1) |
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2.4 Overview of a General SPA Framework |
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2.5.4 Stochastic Activity Networks (SANs) |
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2.6 Random Retrospective and Prospective Concluding Remarks |
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Chapter 3 Perturbation Analysis and Variance Reduction in Monte Carlo Simulation |
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3.2 Systematic and Generic Control Variate Selection |
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3.2.1 Control variate technique: a brief review |
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3.2.2 Parametrized estimation problems |
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3.2.3 Deterministic function approximation and generic CV selection |
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3.3 Control Variates for Sensitivity Estimation |
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3.3.1 A parameterized estimation formulation of sensitivity estimation |
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3.3.2 Finite difference based controls |
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3.3.3 Illustrating example |
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3.4 Database Monte Carlo (DBMC) Implementation |
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Chapter 4 Adjoints and Averaging |
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4.2 Adjoints: Classical Setting |
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4.3 Adjoints: Waiting Times |
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4.4 Adjoints: Vector Recursions |
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Chapter 5 Infinitesimal Perturbation Analysis and Optimization Algorithms |
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5.3.1 Controlled single-server queue |
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5.3.2 Infinitesimal perturbation analysis |
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5.3.3 Optimization algorithm |
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5.4.1 Stochastic approximation convergence theorem |
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5.4.2 Updating after every busy period |
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5.4.3 Updating after every service time |
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Chapter 6 Simulation-based Optimization of Failure-prone Continuous Flow Lines |
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6.2 Two-machine Continuous Flow Lines |
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6.3 Gradient Estimation of a Two-machine Line |
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6.4 Modeling Assembly/Disassembly Networks Subject to TDF Failures with Stochastic Fluid Event Graphs |
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6.5 Evolution Equations and Sample Path Gradients |
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6.6 Optimization of Stochastic Fluid Event Graphs |
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Chapter 7 Perturbation Analysis, Dynamic Programming, and Beyond |
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7.2 Perturbation Analysis of Queueing Systems Based on Perturbation Realization Factors |
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7.2.1 Performance gradient |
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7.3 Performance Optimization of Markov Systems Based on Performance Potentials |
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7.3.1 Performance gradients and potentials |
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7.3.2 Policy iteration and HJB equation |
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7.4 Beyond Dynamic Programming |
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7.4.1 New results based on direct comparison |
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7.4.1.1 N-bias optimality in MDP |
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7.4.1.2 Optimization of sample-path variance in MDP |
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7.4.2 Event-based optimization |
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7.4.3 Financial engineering related |
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Part II: Ordinal Optimization |
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Chapter 8 Fundamentals of Ordinal Optimization |
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8.2 The Exponential Convergence of Order and Goal Softening |
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8.3 Universal Alignment Probabilities |
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8.4.1 Comparison of selection rules |
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8.4.2 Vector ordinal optimization |
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8.4.3 Constrained ordinal optimization |
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8.4.4 Deterministic complex optimization problem |
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8.4.5 00 ruler: quantification of heuristic designs |
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Chapter 9 Optimal Computing Budget Allocation Framework |
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9.3.1 Problem formulation |
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9.3.3 Ideas for deriving the simulation budget allocation |
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9.3.4 Closed-form allocation rules |
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9.3.5 Intuitive explanations of the allocation rules |
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9.3.6 Sequential heuristic algorithm |
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9.4 Different Extensions of OCBA |
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9.4.1 Selection qualities other than PCS |
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9.4.2 Other extensions to OCBA with single objective |
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9.4.3 OCBA for multiple performance measures |
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9.4.4 Integration of OCBA and the searching algorithms |
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9.5 Generalized OCBA Framework |
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Chapter 10 Nested Partitions |
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10.2 Nested Partitions for Deterministic Optimization |
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10.2.1 Nested partitions framework |
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10.2.2 Global convergence |
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10.3 Enhancements and Advanced Developments |
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10.3.1 LP solution-based sampling |
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10.3.2 Extreme value-based promising index |
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10.3.3.2 Local pickup and delivery |
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10.4 Nested Partitions for Stochastic Optimization |
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10.4.1 Nested partitions for stochastic optimization |
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10.4.2 Global convergence |
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Chapter 11 Applications of Ordinal Optimization |
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11.1 Scheduling Problem for Apparel Manufacturing |
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11.2 The Turbine Blade Manufacturing Process Optimization Problem |
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11.3 Performance Optimization for a Remanufacturing System |
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11.3.1 Application of constrained ordinal optimization |
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11.3.2 Application of vector ordinal optimization |
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11.4 Witsenhausen Problem |
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11.5 Other Application Researches |
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