On a multicommodity stochastic-flow network with unreliable nodes subject to budget constraint

• Published in: European journal of operational research Vol. 176; no. 1; pp. 347 - 360
• Main Author: Lin, Yi-Kuei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 2007; Elsevier; Elsevier Sequoia S.A
• Series: European Journal of Operational Research
• Subjects: ( d, B)-MC; Applied sciences; Budget constraint; Computer networks; Decision theory. Utility theory; Exact sciences and technology; Flows in networks. Combinatorial problems; Multicommodity; Operational research and scientific management; Operational research. Management science; Performance evaluation; Quality control; Reliability; Reliability theory. Replacement problems; Stochastic models; Stochastic-flow networks; Studies; Unreliable nodes; Stochastic-flow networks; Multicommodity; ( d, B)-MC; Reliability; Budget constraint; Unreliable nodes; Branching; Probabilistic approach; Network flow; Multicommodity flow problem; Decision support system; Reliability; Stochastic-flow networks; Multicommodity; Unreliable nodes; Budget constraint; d; Decision making; Minimal cut; Budget; Quality management; B-MC

From the quality management and decision making view point, reliability and unreliability are important indices to measure the quality level for a stochastic-flow network. In a multicommodity stochastic-flow network with unreliable nodes, the branches and nodes all have several possible capacities a...