Originally Posted by
SayMach
I guess I don’t understand what the variables are then. What do they change before it is run again? The pairings are already decided so the only thing I can see them changing is the amount of open time allowed, hard lines vs reserve and maybe average line credit.
Originally Posted by
captkdobbs
They publish the ALV and the bid window. They can run a solution that has buffers at the high and low end as long as they don't exceed the window. They can limit the number of 'Min credit' and 'Max credit' bids. I'm assuming they can tweak the number of RLLs. And they can adjust the open time constraints as long as they don't exceed PWA limits.
Lots of things to get the "cost" of a run down. Run/evaluate/run/evaluate/run/evaluate/send to ALPA for review/PUBLISH.
I'm certainly no expert, but what dobbs said. The threshold is also a big variable they can tweak and rerun. The thresholds are publish in the at big line of gobbledegook on the top line of every page in the wides...just look for the number after the T. The next few digits/numbers will also let you know what run was used, though the naming convention isn't readily apparent. The threshold is also published in the reasons report.
If you want to see how the process work, give the PBS guys or the company a call. They're probably willing to have you down for the bid run and see what all goes on in the background. Like many things in life, it's always informative and enlightening to take a peak under the hood, rather than just sit back and chuck spears.