Average-cost Control Of Stochastic Manufacturing Systems (Hardcover)

Preface * Notation * Part I: Introduction and Models of Manufacturing Systems * Concepts of Near-Optimal Control * Models of Manufacturing Systems * Part II: Optimal Control of Manufacturing Systems: Existence and Characterization * Optimal Control of Parallel Machine Systems * Optimal Control of Dynamic Flowshops * Optimal Controls of Jobshops * Risk-Sensitive Control * Part III: Near-Optimal Controls * Near-Optimal Control of Parallel Machine Systems * Near-Optimal Control of Dynamic Flowshops * Near-Optimal Controls of Jobshops * Near-Optimal Risk-Sensitive Control * Part IV: Conclusions * Further Extensions and Open Research Problems * Part V: Appendices * References * Author Index * Subject Index *