Generalized Inspection Policies

Ken ZhaoAdv: Endre Boros

Motivation

How to Make Decisions

Sensors and ROCs (Receiver Operating Characteristics)

Compound Devices

Policies

Cost and Detection Rate

Policy Mixing

Cost and Detection Rate

Action Mapping

Policy Domination

Example Model Input

Sensor Reading Distributions

Policy Optimization

References

• E. Boros, L. Fedzhora, P.B. Kantor, K. Saeger, P. Stroud: Large scale LP model for finding optimal container inspection strategies. Naval Research Logistics, Vol. 56 (5), 404-420, 2009.

• Noam Goldberg, Jonathan Word, Endre Boros, Paul Kantor. Optimal sequential inspection policies. RRR 14-2008.