Probability distributions of response times are important in the design and analysis of transaction processing systems and computercommunication systems. We present a general tech...
—The concept of ‘manipulability’ is particularly important to characterize the ability of a serial kinematic chain – artificial manipulator or natural limb – to move quic...
— Many decision systems rely on a precisely known Markov Chain model to guarantee optimal performance, and this paper considers the online estimation of unknown, nonstationary Ma...
Nowadays, in a hotly competitive environment, companies are continuously trying to provide products and/or services to customers faster, cheaper, and better than the competitors d...
Supply chains are a central element of today’s global economy. Existing management practices consist primarily of static interactions between established partners. Global compet...
Michael Benisch, Alberto Sardinha, James Andrews, ...