Dynamic network flow with uncertain arc capacities: Decomposition algorithm and computational results

Computational Optimization and Applications

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 233-250

  Glockner, Gregory D ^a   Nemhauser, George L ^b   Tovey, Craig A ^b  

^a ILOG Inc   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Dynamic; Network flow; Stochastic

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMBINATORIAL MATHEMATICS; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; HEURISTIC METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; RANDOM PROCESSES;

DYNAMIC NETWORK FLOW; UNCERTAIN ARC CAPACITIES;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 0035270705     PISSN: 09266003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011233219223     Document Type: Article

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