In this paper, we develop an adaptive control algorithm for addressing security for a class of networked vehicles that comprise a formation of
We study an inventory management mechanism that uses two stochastic programs (SPs), the customary one‐period assemble‐to‐order (ATO) model and its relaxation, to conceive control policies for dynamic ATO systems. We introduce a class of ATO systems, those that possess what we call a “chained BOM.” We prove that having a chained BOM is a sufficient condition for both SPs to be
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10036894
- Publisher / Repository:
- SAGE Publications
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Production and Operations Management
- Volume:
- 26
- Issue:
- 3
- ISSN:
- 1059-1478
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- Medium: X Size: p. 446-468
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- ["p. 446-468"]
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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