In this paper, we define expected reachability and reachable set for the class of piecewise linear deterministic systems. We develop formulas for calculatin...

We analyze the random number generators obtained by combining two or more multiple recursive generators. We study the lattice structure of such combined gen...

A multistage supergame model for the management of a downstream pollution dispute between two neighouring regions is constructed. An important feature of th...

This paper is concerned with the problem of the management of pollution by a local government which aims at the achievement of certain environmental standa...

Nous avons procédé à des tests afin de vérifier l'applicabilité de la méthode proposée par Langevin et al (1994). Cette méthode a pour objectif la détermin...

Consider an assignment problem in which persons are qualified for some but usually not all of the jobs. Moreover, assume persons belong to given seniority c...

Après une présentation générale du problème de Design d'Implantation d'Usine, un survol des différentes méthodes de solution est proposé. Ces méthodes peuve...

In this paper, we develop mathematical machinery for verifying that a broad class of general state space Markov chains reacts smoothly to certain types of p...

We study the generalization of Piyavskii's algorithm (1972), proposed by Mladineo (1986), for the global optimization of multivariate Lipschitz functions. I...

Les techniques adaptatives développées dans la littérature requièrent en général la connaissance d'un modèle paramétré du système à commander. Or, en pratiq...

This article describes an extension of the MARKAL energy model, in which the demands for energy services are elastic to their own prices. The new model is c...

Global optimization methods aim at finding the global optimum of a nonlinear and nonconvex function subject to nonlinear and nonconvex constraints. The main...

An overview is given, with new results, of mathematical models and algorithms for probabilistic logic, probabilistic entailment and various extensions. Anal...

The linear Bilevel Programming Problem (BLP) is an instance of a linear hierarchical decision process where the lower level constraint set is dependent on d...

Examination timetabling is an important operational problem in many schools, colleges and universities. The authors have developed a computerized examinatio...

In this paper we examine an enumerative solution approach for the directed Rural Postman Problem (RPP) based on transforming the RPP into a version of a Gen...

In this paper, we present a scenario aggregation algorithm for the solution of the dynamic minimax problem in stochastic programming. We consider the case w...

Cylindrical aromatic compounds - fullerenes and hydrocarbons - are about to become highly interesting objects of chemical research. A tubulene (tubular ben...

Given a set of logical sentences together with probabilities that these sentences are true, the probabilistic satisfiability (PSAT) problem consists, in it...

In this article, we examine the evaluation of the economic potentials of various renewable energy technologies. We first argue that traditional evaluation m...