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We review some modeling alternatives for handling risk in decision-making processes for unconstrained stochastic optimization problems. Solution strategies are discussed and compared.
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Invited lecture at the International Institute on Stochastics and Optimization, Gargnano, Italy, September 1–10, 1982.
Supported in part by a Guggenheim Fellowship and a grant of the National Science Foundation.
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Wets, R.J.B. Modeling and solution strategies for unconstrained stochastic optimization problems. Ann Oper Res 1, 3–22 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01874449
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