Bias optimal admission control policies for a multiclass nonstationary queueing system

Journal of Applied Probability

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 20-37

  Lewis, Mark E ^a   Ayhan, Hayriye ^a   Foley, Robert D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Applications; Dynamic programming; Monotone policies; Nonstationary; Optimal control; Queues; Sensitive optimality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035998638     PISSN: 00219002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1239/jap/1019737985     Document Type: Article

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