Dynamic Programming and its Applications. Proceedings of the International Conference on Dynamic Programming and its Applications, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, April 14–16, 1977

Content: 
ACADEMIC PRESS RAPID MANUSCRIPT REPRODUCTION, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication, Page v
CONTRIBUTORS, Pages xi-xii
PREFACE, Pages xiii-xv, MARTIN L. PUTERMAN
RECURRENCE CONDITIONS IN DENUMERABLE STATE MARKOV DECISION PROCESSES, Pages 3-22, A. Federgruen, A. Hordijk, H.C. Tijms
DISCOUNTED AND UNDISCOUNTED VALUE-ITERATION IN MARKOV DECISION PROBLEMS: A SURVEY, Pages 23-52, A. Federgruen, P.J. Schweitzer
COMPUTATIONAL ADVANCES IN DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING, Pages 53-90, Thomas L. Morin
THE ANALYTIC THEORY OF POLICY ITERATION, Pages 91-113, Martin L. Puterman, Shelby L. Brumelle
DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING IN BOREL SPACES, Pages 115-130, Steven E. Shreve, Dimitri P. Bertsekas
ELIMINATION OF NON-OPTIMAL ACTIONS IN MARKOV DECISION PROCESSES, Pages 131-160, D.J. White
ON RENEWAL DECISIONS, Pages 163-171, C. Derman, G.J. Lieberman, S.M. Ross
STEADY-STATE POLICIES, DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING, AND OPTIMAL ECONOMIC GROWTH, Pages 173-200, James Flynn
COMMENTS ON THE ORIGIN AND APPLICATION OF MARKOV DECISION PROCESSES, Pages 201-205, Ronald A. Howard
THE APPLICATION OF MARKOV DECISION PROCESSES TO FOREST MANAGEMENT, Pages 207-219, Mark R. Lembersky
AN APPLICATION OF DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING IN STATISTICS, Pages 221-232, A. John Petkau
SOME DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING APPLICATIONS IN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT, Pages 233-246, Carl J. Walters
BUCKETS, SHORTEST PATHS, AND INTEGER PROGRAMMING, Pages 249-254, Eric V. Denardo, Bennett L. Fox
AFFINE DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING, Pages 255-267, Eric V. Denardo, Uriel G. Rothblum
OPTIMAL CONTROL OF A DIFFUSION PROCESS WITH REFLECTING BOUNDARIES AND BOTH CONTINUOUS AND LUMP COSTS, Pages 269-288, Bharat T. Doshi
ON APPROXIMATE SOLUTIONS OF FINITE-STAGE DYNAMIC PROGRAMS, Pages 289-317, K. Hinderer
AN INVERSE THEOREM BETWEEN MAIN AND INVERSE DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING: INFINITE-STAGE CASE, Pages 319-334, Seiichi Iwamoto
ON THE TRANSIENT CASE FOR MARKOV DECISION CHAINS WITH GENERAL STATE SPACES, Pages 335-349, Stanley R. Pliska
AN OPERATOR-THEORETICAL TREATMENT OF NEGATIVE DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING, Pages 351-368, Manfred Schäl
EXISTENCE OF AVERAGE OPTIMAL STRATEGIES IN MARKOVIAN DECISION PROBLEMS WITH STRICTLY UNBOUNDED COSTS, Pages 369-386, J. Wijngaard
INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING: PANEL DISCUSSION, Page 387
Comments of Professor Karl Hinderer, Pages 389-392
Comments of Professor Eric V. Denardo, Pages 393-395
Comments of Professor Arthur F. Veinott Jr., Pages 397-407
PARTICIPANTS, Pages 409-410