A gold-mining problem. Optimal backup strategy in computer programs (Q2711571)
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2000
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dynamic programming
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sequential strategy
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gold-mining problem
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A gold-mining problem. Optimal backup strategy in computer programs (English)
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This paper offers another approach to the problem of finding an optimal sequential backup strategy tackled by the second author [J. Oper. Res. Soc. Japan 42, 457--470 (1999; Zbl 0998.90083)]. This problem, related to a programming job on a computer, can also be viewed as a special case of R. Bellman's gold-mining problem (1957) approached initially by dynamic programming. The authors derive an optimal strategy and next extend their methodology to cover the case when probability parameter \(p\) is unknown by means of a Bayesian approach.
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