Abstract. A Video-on-Demand system usually consists of a large number of independent video servers. In order to utilize network resources as efficiently as possible the overall net...
In this paper we study a general formulation of the train platforming problem, which contains as special cases all the versions previously considered in the literature as well as a...
Nowadays, launching new products in short intervals is a critical factor for success to persist on the global market. At the same time many enterprises call for cost reduction in ...
In most real-world settings, due to limited time or other resources, an agent cannot perform all potentially useful deliberation and information gathering actions. This leads to t...
In hardware design, it is necessary to simulate the anticipated behavior of the integrated circuit before it is actually cast in silicon. As simulation procedures are long due to ...