| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1143293 | Operations Research Letters | 2007 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
We examine a sequential selection problem in which a single option must be selected. Each option's value is a function of its attributes, whose precise values can be ascertained at a given cost. We prove the optimality of a threshold stopping rule for a general class of objective functions.
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Authors
J. Cole Smith, Churlzu Lim, J. Neil Bearden,