This work formulates the resource allocation problem on grids as a knapsack problem. The notion of utility is introduced, and it is used to effect allocation policies. Simulation results using a variety of allocation policies are presented and show that knapsack formulations optimally allocate resources congruent with the chosen policies.
Citation:
R. Parra-Hernandez, D. Vanderster, N. J. Dimopoulos, "Resource Management and Knapsack Formulations on the Grid," grid, pp.94-101, Fifth IEEE/ACM International Workshop on Grid Computing (GRID'04), 2004