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Analysis and Algorithms for Using Markov Processes in Systems Studies

Boggs, Paul T.

AMarkovprocessmodelhasbeenusedfortheDARTsystemsanalysisstudy.ThebasicdesignthroughanalysisprocessisnotimmediatelydescribableasaMarkovprocess,butweshowhowatrueMarkovprocesscanbederivedandanalyzed.Wealsoshowhowsensitivitiesofthemodelwithrespecttotheinputvaluescanbecomputedefficiently.Thisisusefulinunderstandinghowtheresultsofthismodelcanbeusedtodeterminestrategiesforinvestmentthatwillimprovethedesignthroughanalysisprocess.3