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Technical Note—Bounds on the Gain of a Markov Decision Process

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  • N. A. J. Hastings

    (University of Birmingham, Birmingham, England)

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An algorithm for the steady-state solution of Markov decision problems has been proposed by Howard and modified by Hastings. This note shows, for the case of single-chain Markov decision processes, how bounds on the optimal gain can be obtained at each cycle of the foregoing algorithms. The results extend to Markov renewal programming. Related results are the bounds proposed by Odoni for use with White's value-iteration method of optimization.

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  • N. A. J. Hastings, 1971. "Technical Note—Bounds on the Gain of a Markov Decision Process," Operations Research, INFORMS, vol. 19(1), pages 240-244, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:oropre:v:19:y:1971:i:1:p:240-244
    DOI: 10.1287/opre.19.1.240
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