Download or read book Developing Alternative Network Models for Controlling Stochastic Projects written by David Blokh and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Stochastic Network Models in Innovative Projecting Alternative stochastic network projects written by Dmitriĭ Isaakovich Golenko and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book presents a unification of the most essential models to monitor stochastic network projects of innovative nature. The book comprises various control models for different kinds of projects with stochastic structure, including constrained project scheduling models with various resource delivery schedules. The backbone of the monograph centers on single-level and hierarchical alternative stochastic network models. The book is widely illustrated with examples.The monograph is intended for researchers in innovation-oriented design offices and companies, academic institutions as well as for graduate scholars specializing in "Project Management", "Industrial Engineering" and "Operations Research".
Download or read book Managing and Modelling Complex Projects written by T.M. Williams and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-12-20 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Projects are becoming more complex and traditional project management is proving inadequate. The key papers in this volume, which takes a look at a variety of new approaches, have been written by 13 leading figures and are discussed by 54 invited academics, consultants, contractors and clients from 15 countries. The papers cover modelling techniques (extensions to PERT methods, risk analysis, and system dynamics), particular domains (new technology, software development and infrastructure projects, specifically human factors), corporate structures (from both Western and Eastern European perspectives), management techniques (Western and Eastern), and the management of portfolios of projects. The book adopts a wide view, rather than advocating one technique: the mix of authors provides a rich, heterogeneous perspective. Mathematical modelling is balanced with human management, and over-complex of simplistic techniques are avoided. Readers are assumed already to have a sound knowledge of project management.
Download or read book Management Science Operations Research and Project Management written by José Ramón San Cristóbal Mateo and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-06 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Due to its societal and economic relevance, Project Management (PM) has become an important discipline and a concept critical to modern organizations, public and private. PM as an academic discipline is discussed both in Management Science and in Operations Research. Management Science tends to focus on quantitative tools and the soft skills necessary to manage projects successfully. Operations Research gives the essential scientific contribution to the success of project management through the development of models and algorithms. In Management Science, Operations Research and Project Management, José Ramón San Cristóbal Mateo fills the gap between scientific research and the practical application of that research. Project managers need formal training in decision-making but sometimes, they do not have an in-depth knowledge of Operations Research or they lack the necessary theoretical background. This book, with its focus on the quantitative models of Operations Research and Management Science applied to Project Management, provides project managers with the tools and methods necessary to manage projects successfully. Project managers operate in a complex global environment, in which numerous factors need to be considered, such as minimizing total project costs, meeting contracted dates, and ensuring that activities achieve certain quality levels. The focus here on the application of quantitative models of Operations Research and Management Science applied to Project Management provides them with the tools and methods necessary to make sound decisions.
Download or read book Stochastic Network Models in Innovative Projecting written by D. Golenko-Ginzburg and published by . This book was released on 2014-01-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book presents a unification of the most essential models to monitor stochastic network projects of innovative nature. The book comprises various on-line control models for different kinds of projects with fixed structure and constrained project scheduling models with various resource delivery schedules. The book is widely illustrated with examples. The monograph is intended for researchers in innovation-oriented design offices and companies, academic institutions as well as for graduate scholars specializing in "Project Management", "Industrial Engineering" and "Operations Research".
Download or read book Smart and Sustainable Technologies Rural and Tribal Development Using IoT and Cloud Computing written by Srikanta Patnaik and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-07-27 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a collection of peer-reviewed best selected research papers presented at the First International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Technologies (ICSST 2021), organized by Department of ECE, GIET University, Gunupur, Rayagada, Odisha, India, during December 16–18, 2021. The proceedings of the conference have a special focus on the developments of local tribe and rural people using smart and sustainable technologies. It is an interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners, and educators as well as NGO workers who are working in the area of web engineering, IoT and cloud computing, Internet of Everything, data science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, and intelligent robotics, particularly for the rural and tribal development.
Download or read book Lecture Notes in Computational Intelligence and Decision Making written by Volodymyr Lytvynenko and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-07-23 with total page 715 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information and computer technologies for data analysis and processing in various fields of data mining and machine learning generates the conditions for increasing the effectiveness of information processing by making it faster and more accurate. The book includes 49 scientific papers presenting the latest research in the fields of data mining, machine learning and decision-making. Divided into three sections: “Analysis and Modeling of Complex Systems and Processes”; “Theoretical and Applied Aspects of Decision-Making Systems”; and “Computational Intelligence and Inductive Modeling”, the book is of interest to scientists and developers in the field.
Download or read book Optimal Control for Uncooperative Networks written by Bai Liu (Computer network researcher) and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern networks are complex and may include uncooperative components that cannot be fully controlled or observed. However, classic network optimization theory focuses on network models with all nodes being observable and controllable. In this thesis, we focus on developing optimal control algorithms for uncooperative networks with stochastic, non-stochastic or adversarial dynamics. We start by stabilizing uncooperative networks with stochastic dynamics including external arrivals and uncooperative actions. Such networks can be characterized by overlay-underlay structures, where the network controller can only observe and operate on overlay nodes, and the underlay nodes are not controllable and only have limited observability. We propose the Tracking MaxWeight* (TMW*) algorithm that does not require direct observations of underlay nodes and only operates on overlay nodes. TMW* maintains virtual queues that track the dynamics of the underlay nodes using estimates of the underlay queue backlogs. The controller makes control decisions based on the virtual queues. We show that TMW* is throughput optimal. We further extend our analysis to the setting that the estimates of the underlay state are erroneous and show that as long as the errors scale sub-linearly in time, TMW* preserves throughput optimality. We extend to uncooperative networks with non-stochastic or even adversarial dynamics. The external arrivals and underlay actions cannot be captured by any stochastic process. Even worse, there might exists an adversary that controls the underlay nodes. The adversary can observe the actions of the network controller and plan its actions accordingly to maximize disruption to the network. We first extend the existing adversarial network models by introducing a new maliciousness metric that constrains the dynamics of the adversary, and characterize the stability region. We show that TMW* is also throughput-optimal for networks with non-stochastic and adversarial dynamics. We also discuss the impact of estimation errors and show that TMW* is throughput optimal if the errors scale sub-linearly in time. We then turn to the network utility maximization (NUM) problem for uncooperative networks. The network dynamics, such as packet admissions, external arrivals and control actions of underlay nodes, can again be stochastic, non-stochastic or adversarial. We propose the Tracking Drift-plus-Penalty (TDP*) algorithm that only operates on the overlay nodes and does not require direct observations of the underlay nodes. We rigorously analyze the tradeoffs between the average utility and queue backlog. We show that as long as the network is stabilizable, TDP* can solve the NUM, i.e., reaching the maximum utility while preserving stability. However, application of the NUM is still limited as they require the utility to be a function of packet admissions. We finally attempt to optimize the scheduling for uncooperative networks with general objective functions. We assume that there exists a scheduling algorithm that optimizes certain metrics, but requires instantaneous access to network state information, which is not always available. A naive approach is to make decisions directly with delayed information, but we show that such methods may lead to poor performance. Instead, we propose the Universal Tracking (UT) algorithm that can mimic the actions of arbitrary scheduling algorithms under observation delay. We rigorously show that the performance gap between UT and the scheduling algorithm being tracked is bounded by constants. Our numerical experiments show that UT significantly outperforms the naive approach in various settings.
Download or read book International Journal of Production Economics written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Proceedings of the 2015 Federated Conference on Software Development and Object Technologies written by Jan Janech and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-12-14 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the proceedings of the International Conference SDOT which was organized at the University in Žilina, Faculty of Management Sciences and Informatics, Slovak Republic in November 19, 2015. The conference was truly international both in terms of the amount of foreign contributions and in terms of composition of steering and scientific committees. The book and the conference serves as a platform of professional exchange of knowledge and experience for the latest trends in software development and object-oriented technologies (theory and practice). This proceedings present information on the latest developments and mediate the exchange of experience between practitioners and academia.
Download or read book Network Traffic Engineering written by Andrea Baiocchi and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to the concepts and applications of queuing theory and traffic theory Network Traffic Engineering: Models and Applications provides an advanced level queuing theory guide for students with a strong mathematical background who are interested in analytic modeling and performance assessment of communication networks. The text begins with the basics of queueing theory before moving on to more advanced levels. The topics covered in the book are derived from the most cutting-edge research, project development, teaching activity, and discussions on the subject. They include applications of queuing and traffic theory in: LTE networks Wi-Fi networks Ad-hoc networks Automated vehicles Congestion control on the Internet The distinguished author seeks to show how insight into practical and real-world problems can be gained by means of quantitative modeling. Perfect for graduate students of computer engineering, computer science, telecommunication engineering, and electrical engineering, Network Traffic Engineering offers a supremely practical approach to a rapidly developing field of study and industry.
Download or read book Modeling and Control of Complex Stochastic Networks With Applications to Manufacturing Systems and Electric Power Transmission Networks written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Stochastic Networks written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A number of control algorithms designed to limit the probability that a line exceeds its critical temperature are provided.
Download or read book Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences written by Thomas Lincoln Casey and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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