The gradual covering problem

In this paper we investigate the gradual covering problem. Within a certain distance from the facility the demand point is fully covered, and beyond another specified distance the demand point is not covered. Between these two given distances the coverage is linear in the distance from the facility. This formulation can be converted to the Weber problem by imposing a special structure on its cost function. The cost is zero (negligible) up to a certain minimum distance, and it is a constant beyond a certain maximum distance. Between these two extreme distances the cost is linear in the distance. The problem is analyzed and a branch and bound procedure is proposed for its solution. Computational results are presented. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2004     

Newsvendor problems with sequentially revealed demand information

This article analyzes a capacity/inventory planning problem with a one‐time uncertain demand. There is a long procurement leadtime, but as some partial demand information is revealed, the firm is allowed to cancel some of the original capacity reservation at a certain fee or sell off some inventory at a lower price. The problem can be viewed as a generalization of the classic newsvendor problem and can be found in many applications. One key observation of the analysis is that the dynamic programming formulation of the problem is closely related to a recursion that arises in the study of a far more complex system, a series inventory system with stochastic demand over an infinite horizon. Using this equivalence, we characterize the optimal policy and assess the value of the additional demand information. We also extend the analysis to a richer model of information. Here, demand is driven by an underlying Markov process, representing economic conditions, weather, market competition, and other environmental factors. Interestingly, under this more general model, the connection to the series inventory system is different. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 2012     

Models and algorithms for shuffling problems in steel plants

In this article, we study item shuffling (IS) problems arising in the logistics system of steel production. An IS problem here is to optimize shuffling operations needed in retrieving a sequence of steel items from a warehouse served by a crane. There are two types of such problems, plate shuffling problems (PSP) and coil shuffling problems (CSP), considering the item shapes. The PSP is modeled as a container storage location assignment problem. For CSP, a novel linear integer programming model is formulated considering the practical stacking and shuffling features. Several valid inequalities are constructed to accelerate the solving of the models. Some properties of optimal solutions of PSP and CSP are also derived. Because of the strong NP‐hardness of the problems, we consider some special cases of them and propose polynomial time algorithms to obtain optimal solutions for these cases. A greedy heuristic is proposed to solve the general problems and its worst‐case performances on both PSP and CSP are analyzed. A tabu search (TS) method with a tabu list of variable length is proposed to further improve the heuristic solutions. Without considering the crane traveling distance, we then construct a rolling variable horizon heuristic for the problems. Numerical experiments show that the proposed heuristic algorithms and the TS method are effective. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2012     

灵巧噪声干扰本质及相关基本问题探讨

为正确理解和实施灵巧噪声干扰,基于匹配滤波器理论对灵巧噪声干扰的本质含义进行了分析。指出,灵巧噪声干扰的本质含义是使干扰由多个分量组成,并且使干扰中的每一个分量的频谱都与雷达发射信号的频谱相同,从而使干扰中的每一个分量的功率利用效率都达到最大。最后,从理论和实践2个角度,阐述了与灵巧噪声干扰相关的基本问题,并进行了相应的分析。     

基于DCSP的编队武器兼容性约束协调

编队武器兼容性约束协调,是一个典型的求解分布式约束满足问题的过程。针对这一特点,建立了编队武器兼容性约束满足问题模型,提出了一种基于异步回溯的分布式约束满足算法。该算法运用异步回溯获得一个初始可行解,然后以作战效能最优为原则增添新的方案,并进行约束一致性检查,最终得到满意的编队武器运用方案。仿真验证了算法的可行性。     

火炮火控系统命中解的分布和存在性

定义了火控系统中问题联立方程应满足的“基本假设”,从理论上讨论了在“基本假设”条件下诸命中解的分布特性 ,证明临近的命中解 (如果存在的话 )是唯一的 ,给出了临近解存在的充分必要条件。用一个简单的实例表出不同目标速度下诸命中解分布的实验数据     

Balancing and optimizing a portfolio of R&D projects

A mathematical formulation of an optimization model designed to select projects for inclusion in an R&D portfolio, subject to a wide variety of constraints (e.g., capital, headcount, strategic intent, etc.), is presented. The model is similar to others that have previously appeared in the literature and is in the form of a mixed integer programming (MIP) problem known as the multidimensional knapsack problem. Exact solution of such problems is generally difficult, but can be accomplished in reasonable time using specialized algorithms. The main contribution of this paper is an examination of two important issues related to formulation of project selection models such as the one presented here. If partial funding and implementation of projects is allowed, the resulting formulation is a linear programming (LP) problem which can be solved quite easily. Several plausible assumptions about how partial funding impacts project value are presented. In general, our examples suggest that the problem might best be formulated as a nonlinear programming (NLP) problem, but that there is a need for further research to determine an appropriate expression for the value of a partially funded project. In light of that gap in the current body of knowledge and for practical reasons, the LP relaxation of this model is preferred. The LP relaxation can be implemented in a spreadsheet (even for relatively large problems) and gives reasonable results when applied to a test problem based on GM's R&D project selection process. There has been much discussion in the literature on the topic of assigning a quantitative measure of value to each project. Although many alternatives are suggested, no one way is universally accepted as the preferred way. There does seem to be general agreement that all of the proposed methods are subject to considerable uncertainty. A systematic way to examine the sensitivity of project selection decisions to variations in the measure of value is developed. It is shown that the solution for the illustrative problem is reasonably robust to rather large variations in the measure of value. We cannot, however, conclude that this would be the case in general. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 48: 18–40, 2001     

奇型非线性抛物问题的有限元误差估计

引入带权的Sobolev空间 ,讨论了奇型非线性抛物问题的有限元方法 ,在a(u) ,f(u)均满足Lips chitz条件下 ,证明了相应椭圆投影算子Rhu与u之间误差估计式 ,并在一定的假设下 ,给出了奇型非线性抛物问题的广义解u及半离散问题的有限元解uh 误差估计式 .     

Openshop scheduling under linear resources constraints

Consider n jobs (J₁, …, J_n), m working stations (M₁, …, M_m) and λ linear resources (R₁, …, R_λ). Job J_i consists of m operations (O_i1, …, O_im). Operation O_ij requires P_k(i, j) units of resource R_k to be realized in an M_j. The availability of resource R_k and the ability of the working station M_h to consume resource R_k, vary over time. An operation involving more than one resource consumes them in constant proportions equal to those in which they are required. The order in which operations are realized is immaterial. We seek an allocation of the resources such that the schedule length is minimized. In this paper, polynomial algorithms are developed for several problems, while NP-hardness is demonstrated for several others. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 45: 51–66, 1998     

指派问题的降阶优化算法

指派问题是运筹学中特殊线性规划中的一类问题。在现实生活中,指派问题非常普遍,常常可以见到各种各样的指派问题。通过对指派问题的数学模型进行分析,提出了与以往方法不同的求解指派问题的一种新的思路,通过对几个定理的研究,给出了一种新的求解方法——降阶优化算法。对求解指派问题提供了一种新的途径,在运筹学等领域有着较好的应用前景。