A Simple Allocation Problem

The problem studied is that of how to allocate a fixed amount of some resource among various activities where, after a period of time, unused portions of the resource lose their value. Demand for the resource at each station is considered to be random. The problem is a special case of one usually referred to as the distribution of the effort. The question of determining the optimal amount of resource is also discussed.

• 저널Management Science · 5(4) · 453–459
• 토픽Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms · Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
• DOI10.1287/mnsc.5.4.453
• 저자Cyrus Derman