Optimal and asymptotically optimal policies for assemble‐to‐order n‐ and W‐systems

We consider two specially structured assemble‐to‐order (ATO) systems—the N‐ and W‐systems—under continuous review, stochastic demand, and nonidentical component replenishment leadtimes. Using a hybrid approach that combines sample‐path analysis, linear programming, and the tower property of conditional expectation, we characterize the optimal component replenishment policy and common‐component allocation rule, present comparative statics of the optimal policy parameters, and show that some commonly used heuristic policies can lead to significant optimality loss. The optimality results require certain symmetry in the cost parameters. In the absence of this symmetry, we show that, for systems with high demand volume, the asymptotically optimal policy has essentially the same structure; otherwise, the optimal policies have no clear structure. For these latter systems, we develop heuristic policies and show their effectiveness. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 62: 617–645, 2015     

Auctions in the post‐change‐order period

A change order is frequently initiated by either the supplier or the buyer, especially when the contract is long‐term or when the contractual design is complex. In response to a change order, the buyer can enter a bargaining process to negotiate a new price. If the bargaining fails, she pays a cancellation fee (or penalty) and opens an auction. We call this process the sequential bargaining‐auction (BA). At the time of bargaining, the buyer is uncertain as to whether the bargained price is set to her advantage; indeed, she might, or might not, obtain a better price in the new auction. To overcome these difficulties, we propose a new change‐order‐handling mechanism by which the buyer has an option to change the contractual supplier after bargaining ends with a bargained price. We call this the option mechanism. By this mechanism, the privilege of selling products or services is transferred to a new supplier if the buyer exercises the option. To exercise the option, the buyer pays a prespecified cash payment, which we call the switch price, to the original supplier. If the option is not exercised, the bargained price remains in effect. When a switch price is proposed by the buyer, the supplier decides whether or not to accept it. If the supplier accepts it, the buyer opens an auction. The option is exercised when there is a winner in the auction. This article shows how, under the option mechanism, the optimal switch price and the optimal reserve price are determined. Compared to the sequential BA, both the buyer and the supplier benefit. Additionally, the option mechanism coordinates the supply chain consisting of the two parties. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 62: 248–265, 2015     

滤波器阶数对导航接收机时域抗干扰的影响分析

滤波器阶数是影响卫星导航接收机时域自适应抗干扰性能和计算复杂度的核心参数。为了解决当前阶数选取严重依赖工程经验而影响分析不足的问题,分析了滤波器阶数对导航接收机时域自适应抗干扰性能的影响,可为导航接收机低复杂度时域抗干扰的研究提供理论支撑。该分析面向不同干扰环境,分别以滤波器幅频响应和信号载噪比为评估指标,并通过仿真实验和实测对传统最小均方算法和改进型最小均方算法进行验证,提出了一种基于数字滤波器设计的自适应最优滤波器阶数的设计方法。实验数据分析表明,通过适当提升滤波器长度,可以有效提升时域自适应滤波器的抗干扰性能;在实际应用中,可根据实际抗干扰需求,对滤波器阶数进行优化设计。     

物理弱间断线上Ⅲ型斜交裂纹高阶渐近场

针对功能梯度材料层/均匀材料基体的物理弱间断线上斜交裂纹,通过分离变量和级数展开法构造位移函数,求得了裂纹尖端高阶渐近场。其界面裂纹尖端高阶渐近应力场具有与均匀材料相同的r-1/2的奇异性。由高阶项的表达式可知：材料非均匀性对应力场有显著影响。数学上,该解为此类问题的特征函数,能够描述此类材料各种含裂纹结构的整个应力场和位移场,当非均匀参数为零时,它可以退化到均匀材料反平面裂纹问题经典的W il-liam s解。     

在军援装备物资科研订购中引入激励机制探析

军援装备物资的订购筹措是军事援助中较为重要的一项工作.在军援装备科研订购过程中充分利用经济杠杆的调节和行政手段的调控,通过招标竞争、利益诱导、资金保障、实施奖惩等方面的具体措施,通过履行合同、择优订货等环节的激励,最大限度地调动和发挥各方面的积极性,逐步建立适应军援装备发展需要和社会主义市场经济的新型军援装备科研订购体制.     

Scheduling recurrent construction

A problem we call recurrent construction involves manufacturing large, complex, expensive products such as airplanes, houses, and ships. Customers order configurations of these products well in advance of due dates for delivery. Early delivery may not be permitted. How should the manufacturer determine when to purchase and release materials before fabrication, assembly, and delivery? Major material expenses, significant penalties for deliveries beyond due dates, and long product makespans in recurrent construction motivate choosing a release timetable that maximizes the net present value of cash flows. Our heuristic first projects an initial schedule that dispatches worker teams to tasks for the backlogged products, and then solves a series of maximal closure problems to find material release times that maximize NPV. This method compares favorably with other well‐known work release heuristics in solution quality for large problems over a wide range of operating conditions, including order strength, cost structure, utilization level, batch policy, and uncertainty level. Computation times exhibit near linear growth in problem size. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2004     

Failure profiles of coherent systems

In this paper we first introduce and study the notion of failure profiles which is based on the concepts of paths and cuts in system reliability. The relationship of failure profiles to two notions of component importance is highlighted, and an expression for the density function of the lifetime of a coherent system, with independent and not necessarily identical component lifetimes, is derived. We then demonstrate the way that failure profiles can be used to establish likelihood ratio orderings of lifetimes of two systems. Finally we use failure profiles to obtain bounds, in the likelihood ratio sense, on the lifetimes of coherent systems with independent and not necessarily identical component lifetimes. The bounds are relatively easy to compute and use. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2004     

考虑Reissner效应的功能梯度柱壳裂纹高阶渐近场

针对考虑Reissner效应的功能梯度柱壳裂纹问题,通过分离变量和级数展开法构造广义位移函数,求得了裂纹尖端高阶渐近场。结果表明：该解类似于Williams解,为此类问题的特征函数,能够描述此类材料各种含裂纹结构的整个应力场和位移场;材料非均匀性对高阶项有显著影响。     

关于值分布论中一个著名猜测的推广

运用Nevanlinna的亚纯函数理论方法,研究了超越亚纯函数的值分布理论,获得了如下的结论:设f为超越亚纯函数,c为f的不恒等于0的的小函数,则当n≥3时,fnf′-c有无穷多个零点;若附加条件f只有有限多个级≤2的零点,则对一切正整数n,fnf′-c都有无穷多个零点.因而对Chiang Y M的问题作出了部分回答.     

基于阶次跟踪和BP网络的齿轮箱故障模式识别

在对齿轮箱的原始振动信号进行时域采样的基础上,利用小波包分析对其进行消噪,然后对得到的数据进行角域重采样,得到基于阶次跟踪的采样信号,再对该信号进行特征参量提取,最后利用BP网络对得到的故障特征参量集进行模式识别。该方法能够避免传统分析方法中难以克服的“频率模糊”现象,对于瞬态信号有较好的分析处理能力,是对传统频谱分析法的有力补充。