On Two-Stage Convex Chance Constrained Problems
Abstract
In this paper we develop approximation algorithms for two-stage convex chance constrained problems. Nemirovski and Shapiro [18] formulated this class of problems and proposed an ellipsoid-like iterative algorithm for the special case where the impact function f "x, h" is bi-affine. We show that this algorithm extends to bi-convex f "x, h" in a fairly straightforward fashion. The complexity of the solution algorithm as well as the quality of its output are functions of the radius r of the largest Euclidean ball that can be inscribed in the polytope defined by a random set of linear inequalities generated by the algorithm [18]. Since the polytope determining r is random, computing r is difficult. Yet, the solution algorithm requires r as an input. In this paper we provide some guidance for selecting r. We show that the largest value of r is determined by the degree of robust feasibility of the two-stage chance constrained problem - the more robust the problem, the higher one can set the parameter r. Next, we formulate ambiguous two-stage chance constrained problems. In this formulation the random variables defining the chance constraint are known to have a fixed distribution; however, the decision maker is only able to estimate this distribution to within some error. We construct an algorithm that solves the ambiguous two-stage chance constrained problem when the impact function f "x, h" is bi-affine and the extreme points of a certain "dual" polytope are known explicitly.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 03, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA478336
Entities
People
- E. Erdogan
- Garud Iyengar
Organizations
- Columbia University