riddle@emory.UUCP (Larry Riddle) (01/14/86)
This semester I am teaching a junior/senior level course in
an introduction to stochastic models for students who have had
only a one-semester course in calculus based probability
theory. Most of the course will be concerned with markov chains.
I am looking for references to "real-world" applications of markov
chains. For example, there is a paper in Operations Research on
"An evaluation of blood-inventory policies: A Markov chain application".
(1969, vol 18, pp1087-1098). I would very much appreciate any
suggestions or references that I can use to supplement the theory
from class.
Please respond by mail and I will post a summary.
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Larry Riddle
Emory University
Dept of Math and CS
Atlanta, Ga 30322
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