Glossary

Decision Criterion

A statement concerning the objective of a dynamic programming problem.

Decision Variable

The alternatives or possible decisions that exist at each stage of a dynamic programming problem.

Dynamic Programming

A quantitative technique that works backward from the end of the problem to the beginning of the problem in determining the best solution for a number of interrelated decisions.

Optimal Policy

A set of decision rules, developed as a result of the decision criteria, that gives optimal decisions at any stage of a dynamic programming problem.

Stage

A logical subproblem in a dynamic programming problem.

State Variable

A term used in dynamic programming to ­describe the possible beginning situations or conditions of a stage.

Transformation

An algebraic statement that shows the relationship between stages in a dynamic programming problem.

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