Balancing congestion and security in the presence of strategic applicants with private information

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 212, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 100-111

  Wang, Xiaofang ^a   Zhuang, Jun ^b  

^a RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b the State University of New York   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision analysis; Game theory; Queueing; Risk management

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; DECISION ANALYSIS; POTENTIAL THREATS; PRIVATE INFORMATION; QUEUEING; QUEUEING SYSTEM; SECURITY SCREENING; STRATEGIC BEHAVIOR;

DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; GAME THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

QUEUEING THEORY;

EID: 79952701280     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2011.01.019     Document Type: Article

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