This paper considers a minimum-cost network flow problem in a bipartite graph with a single sink. The transportation costs exhibit a staircase cost structure because such types of transportation cost ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This paper describes a dynamic programming model that has been developed to determine an optimal expansion plan for the generating capacity of ...

Dynamic optimization and optimal control problems form the backbone of numerous applications in engineering, economics and the natural sciences. These methodologies involve determining a time-varying ...