Markov Chains: Models, Algorithms and Applications

Author:   Wai-Ki Ching ,  Ximin Huang ,  Michael K. Ng ,  Tak-Kuen Siu
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   2nd ed. 2013
Volume:   189
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9781489997524


Pages:   243
Publication Date:   05 April 2015
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Wai-Ki Ching ,  Ximin Huang ,  Michael K. Ng ,  Tak-Kuen Siu
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   2nd ed. 2013
Volume:   189
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   3.985kg
ISBN:  

9781489997524


ISBN 10:   1489997520
Pages:   243
Publication Date:   05 April 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction.- Manufacturing and Re-manufacturing Systems.- A Hidden Markov Model for Customer Classification.- Markov Decision Processes for Customer Lifetime Value.- Higher-order Markov Chains.- Multivariate Markov Chains.- Hidden Markov Chains.

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From the reviews of the First Edition: The authors outline recent developments of Markov chain models ... . This book is aimed at students, professionals, practitioners, and researchers in scientific computing and operational research, who are interested in the formulation and computation of queuing and manufacturing systems. It gives a number of useful tools for researchers in real applications ... . (Alexander I. Zejfman, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1089 (15), 2006) In this book's ... essential notions on Markov chains, hidden Markov models, and Markov decision processes are covered, with special emphasis on iterative methods for solving linear systems. ... Each chapter finishes with a short summary and sometimes a selection of open problems. ... This book is intended for students and researchers in applied mathematics, scientific computing, and operations research ... . Overall, this book offers much interesting and up-to-date material on a wide variety of topics, dealing with finite-space Markov processes. (Jozef L. Teugels, Journal of the American Statistical Association, Vol. 103 (483), September, 2008)


From the reviews of the First Edition: The authors outline recent developments of Markov chain models . This book is aimed at students, professionals, practitioners, and researchers in scientific computing and operational research, who are interested in the formulation and computation of queuing and manufacturing systems. It gives a number of useful tools for researchers in real applications . (Alexander I. Zejfman, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1089 (15), 2006) In this book s essential notions on Markov chains, hidden Markov models, and Markov decision processes are covered, with special emphasis on iterative methods for solving linear systems. Each chapter finishes with a short summary and sometimes a selection of open problems. This book is intended for students and researchers in applied mathematics, scientific computing, and operations research . Overall, this book offers much interesting and up-to-date material on a wide variety of topics, dealing with finite-space Markov processes. (Jozef L. Teugels, Journal of the American Statistical Association, Vol. 103 (483), September, 2008)


From the reviews of the First Edition: ""The authors outline recent developments of Markov chain models … . This book is aimed at students, professionals, practitioners, and researchers in scientific computing and operational research, who are interested in the formulation and computation of queuing and manufacturing systems. It gives a number of useful tools for researchers in real applications … ."" (Alexander I. Zejfman, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1089 (15), 2006) ""In this book’s … essential notions on Markov chains, hidden Markov models, and Markov decision processes are covered, with special emphasis on iterative methods for solving linear systems. … Each chapter finishes with a short summary and sometimes a selection of open problems. … This book is intended for students and researchers in applied mathematics, scientific computing, and operations research … . Overall, this book offers much interesting and up-to-date material on a wide variety of topics, dealing with finite-space Markov processes."" (Jozef L. Teugels, Journal of the American Statistical Association, Vol. 103 (483), September, 2008)


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