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Journal Publications and Preprints

M.H. Veatch and N. Walker. Approximate linear programming for network control: Column generation and subproblems Submitted for publication, 2008.

M.H. Veatch. Approximating sequences of LPs for networks and related MDPs . 2007.

M.H. Veatch. The impact of customer impatience on production control. Revised March 2007. To appear, IIE Transactions.

M.H. Veatch. Approximate dynamic programming for networks: Fluid models and constraint reduction . 2005.

C.H. Wu, M.E. Lewis and M.H. Veatch. Dynamic allocation of reconfigurable resources in a two-stage tandem queueing system with reliability considerations. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 51(2): 309-314, 2006.

M.H. Veatch. Enhanced dynamic programming algorithms for series line optimization. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 51(1): 159-164, 2006.

S.B. Gershwin, B. Tan and M.H. Veatch. Production control with backlog-dependent demand. 2004, revised 2007. To appear, IIE Transactions.

M. H. Veatch and J. R. Senning. Fluid analysis of an input control problem . 2003, revised 2006. To appear, Queueing Systems.

M.P. Van Oyen and M.H. Veatch. Cross-trained labor: Perspectives on OR models. Working paper, 2002.

M.H. Veatch and F. de Véricourt . Zero-inventory conditions for a two-part type make-to-stock production system. Queueing Systems 43: 251-266, 2003.

M.H. Veatch . Fluid analysis of arrival routing. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 46: 1254-1257, 2001. [text and figures]

M.J. Yee and M.H. Veatch. Just-in-time policies for single-machine manufacturing flow controllers. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 45: 336-339, 2000.

M.H. Veatch. Inspection strategies for multistage production systems with time-varying quality.  International Journal of Production Research 38: 837-853, 2000. [text and figures]

M.H. Veatch and M.C. Caramanis. Optimal average cost manufacturing flow controllers: Convexity and differentiability. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 44: 914-921, 1999.

M. H. Veatch and M. C. Caramanis. Optimal manufacturing flow controllers: Zero-inventory policies and control switching sets. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 44: 779-783, 1999.

M.H. Veatch and L.M. Wein. Scheduling a make-to-stock queue: Index policies and hedging points. Operations Research 44: 634-547, 1996.

M.H. Veatch and L.M. Wein. Optimal control of a two-station tandem production/inventory system. Operations Research 42: 337-350, 1994.  

M.H. Veatch and L.M. Wein. Monotone control of queueing networks. Queueing Systems 12: 391-408, 1992.

Book Chapters

M.H. Veatch. Using fluid solutions in dynamic scheduling. In S.B. Gershwin, Y. Dallery, C.T. Papadopoulos, J.M. Smith,  eds., Analysis and modeling of manufacturing systems, pp. 399-426. Kluwer, New York, 2002.

M.H. Veatch . Mathematics and values. In Mathematics in a Postmodern Age: A Christian Perspective, R.W. Howell and W.J. Bradley, eds., Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 2001.

Updated: 2/28/2008