An m-sequencing game with an empty core
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We study m-sequencing games, which were introduced by Hamers et al. (1999). We answer the open question whether all these games are balanced in the negative. We do so, by an example of a 3-sequencing situation with 5 jobs, whose associated 3-sequencing game has an empty core. The counterexample finds its basis in an inconsistency in Hamers et al. (1999), which was probably overlooked by the authors. This observation demands for a detailed reconsideration of their proofs.
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تاریخ انتشار 2003