This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Nonstationary infinite-horizon Markov decision processes (MDPs) generalize the most well-studied class of sequential decision models in ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This paper describes a successful implementation of a decision support system that is used by the fleet management division at North American ...

An operations planning and economics improvement project at ConocoPhillips's Lake Charles, La., refinery successfully developed and implemented high-quality kinetic process models used for unit ...

The Kuwait National Petroleum Co. (KNPC) recently hired Foster Wheeler USA Corp. to complete a detailed tankage and hydraulic study, which would assess the adequacy of existing tank farms at all three ...

Roughly, we will cover the following topics (some of them may be skipped depending on the time available). Linear Programming: Basics, Simplex Algorithm, and Duality. Applications of Linear ...