Preface |
Notation |
Introduction and Models of Manufacturing Systems / Part I: |
Concept of Near-Optimal Control / 1: |
Introduction / 1.1: |
A Brief Review of the Related Literature / 1.2: |
Plan of the Book / 1.3: |
Models of Manufacturing Systems / 2: |
A Parallel-Machine, Single Product Model / 2.1: |
A Parallel-Machine, Multiproduct Model / 2.3: |
A Single Product Dynamic Flowshop / 2.4: |
A Dynamic Jobshop / 2.5: |
Optimal Control of Manufacturing Systems: Existence and Characterization / Part II: |
Optimal Control of Parallel-Machine Systems / 3: |
Problem Formulation / 3.1: |
Estimates for Discounted Cost Value Functions / 3.3: |
Verification Theorem / 3.4: |
Existence and Characterization of Optimal Policy / 3.5: |
Turnpike Set Analysis / 3.6: |
Multiproduct Systems / 3.7: |
Notes / 3.8: |
Optimal Control of Dynamic Flowshops / 4: |
Verification Theorem and HJBDD Equations / 4.1: |
Two-Machine Flowshop with Finite Internal Buffer / 4.5: |
Optimal Controls of Dynamic Jobshops / 4.6: |
A Graph-Theoretic Framework and Problem Formulation / 5.1: |
Risk-Sensitive Control / 5.3: |
HJB Equations / 6.1: |
Near-Optimal Controls / 6.4: |
Near-Optimal Control of Parallel-Machine Systems / 7: |
The Limiting Control Problem / 7.1: |
Convergence of the Minimum Average Expected Cost / 7.4: |
Asymptotic Optimal Controls / 7.5: |
Parallel-Machine Systems without Attrition / 7.6: |
Near-Optimal Control of Dynamic Flowshops / 7.7: |
Construction of a Near-Optimal Control / 8.1: |
Near-Optimal Controls of Dynamic Jobshops / 8.6: |
The Optimization Problem / 9.1: |
Near-Optimal Risk-Sensitive Control / 9.3: |
The Limiting Problem / 10.1: |
Conclusions / 10.4: |
Further Extensions and Open Research Problems / 11: |
Multilevel Systems / 11.1: |
Asymptotic Optimal Feedback Controls / 11.3: |
Robust Controls / 11.4: |
General Systems / 11.5: |
Final Thoughts / 11.6: |
Appendices / Part V: |
Finite State Markov Chains / A: |
Convergence and Error Estimates of Markov Chains / B: |
Convex Sets and Functions / C: |
Viscosity Solutions of HJB Equations / D: |
Discounted Cost Problems / E: |
Miscellany / F: |
References |
Author Index |
Subject Index |
Copyright Permissions |
Preface |
Notation |
Introduction and Models of Manufacturing Systems / Part I: |
Concept of Near-Optimal Control / 1: |
Introduction / 1.1: |
A Brief Review of the Related Literature / 1.2: |