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The sequential stochastic assignment problem with random success rates

Arash KhatibiDepartment of Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, IL61801, USAView further author information
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Golshid BaharianDepartment of Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, IL61801, USAView further author information
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Estelle R. KoneDepartment of Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, IL61801, USAView further author information
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Sheldon H. JacobsonDepartment of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, IL61801, USA E-mail: [email protected]View further author information
Pages 1169-1180 | Received 01 Dec 2011, Accepted 01 Dec 2013, Published online: 28 Jul 2014

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