Arden Baxter

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2since 2021 · last 2023
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Theory of computation · 2 · 2 first-author · 2 since 2021
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2023 Heterogeneous Multi-resource Planning and Allocation Under Stochastic Demand
abstract
We study the capacity planning and allocation decisions for multiple heterogeneous resources, considering potential demand scenarios, where each demand requests a subset of the available resource types simultaneously at a specified time, location, and duration (smRmD). We model this problem as a two-stage stochastic integer program and consider two variants for the objective function: (a) maximize the expected reward of demands met over all scenarios, subject to a budget B for resources, and (b) maximize the expected reward of demands met over all scenarios minus the cost of resources. Contributions of this work include (i) a thorough complexity analysis of smRmD and its variants, (ii) analysis of structural properties, (iii) development of various approximation algorithms using the unique structural properties of smRmD and its variants, and (iv) an extensive computational study to explore the ease with which exact and approximate solutions may be found. History: Accepted by Andrea Lodi, Area Editor for Design & Analysis of Algorithms–Discrete. Funding: This research has been supported in part by National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship [DGE-1650044], NSF [Grants CMMI-1538860, NSF-AF:1910423, and NSF-AF:1717947], and the following Georgia Tech benefactors: William W. George, Andrea Laliberte, Richard ”Rick” E. & Charlene Zalesky, and Claudia & Paul Raines.
Arden Baxter, Pinar Keskinocak, Mohit Singh
INFORMS J. Comput.1
2022 Heterogeneous Multi-resource Allocation with Subset Demand Requests
abstract
We consider the problem of allocating multiple heterogeneous resources geographically and over time to meet demands that require some subset of the available resource types simultaneously at a specified time, location, and duration. The objective is to maximize the total reward accrued from meeting (a subset of) demands. We model this problem as an integer program, show that it is NP-hard, and analyze the complexity of various special cases. We introduce approximation algorithms and an extension to our problem that considers travel costs. Finally, we test the performance of the integer programming model in an extensive computational study.
Arden Baxter, Pinar Keskinocak, Mohit Singh
INFORMS J. Comput.1