Optimal pricing for a short life‐cycle product when customer price‐sensitivity varies over time

Technology products often experience a life‐cycle demand pattern that resembles a diffusion process, with weak demand in the beginning and the end of the life cycle and high demand intensity in between. The customer price‐sensitivity also changes over the life cycle of the product. We study the prespecified pricing decision for a product that exhibits such demand characteristics. In particular, we determine the optimal set of discrete prices and the times to switch from one price to another, when a limited number of price changes are allowed. Our study shows that the optimal prices and switching times show interesting patterns that depend on the product's demand pattern and the change in the customers' price sensitivity over the life cycle of the product. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2012     

基于TOPSIS的战区高层反导威胁评估

在分析战区高层反导威胁评估特点的基础上,建立了以来袭TBM发射点、预测落点、射程等为核心的战区高层反导威胁评估模型指标体系并进行了相应的量化,然后利用基于熵值权重确定的TOPSIS理论对模型进行求解。通过实例证明所提出的战区高层反导威胁评估模型和算法的有效性,对研究美军的战区高层反导武器系统具有一定的借鉴意义。     

关于《语言学概论》课程评价体系改革的探讨

《语言学概论》课程的评价体系改革势在必行,本文拟通过对《语言学概论》课程教学目标的理解、授课对象以及对教材、最新理论发现与教学内容之间关系把握等方面的研究,试图探讨出适合《语言学概论》课程的评价体系,即建立多元化的课程评价体系。从而在课程评价中实现在平时测评中的多样化操作,同时又能实现期末课程评价最大的合理化与公平化。     

Are non‐lethal weapons a viable military option to strengthen the hearts and minds approach in Afghanistan?

Commanders of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) have repeatedly stressed the hearts and minds approach in Afghanistan, in saying that the human terrain is decisive for a successful outcome of the mission. Avoidance of civilian casualties is considered of strategic importance, and by nature highly dependent on the management of tactical level Escalation of Force (EoF) situations. Non‐lethal weapons (NLWs) are expected to enable tactical commanders to avoid innocent civilian casualties in such situations. This article considers a selected NLW on its potential to accomplish this requirement. It uses a defence technology assessment approach to analyse EoF situations experienced by Dutch ISAF forces in which the NLW is inserted. The analysis demonstrates that a range of contextual factors in the Afghanistan high‐risk environment tend to narrow down the window of opportunity for the NLW to help defuse the risk of unintended civil casualties.     

Weak aging properties for coherent systems with statistically dependent component lifetimes

As a relevant topic in reliability theory, the preservation of aging properties under the formation of various coherent structures contributes to improving system performance through better structure design and more effective system maintenance. The classical research in this line usually focuses upon coherent systems with independent component lifetimes. Recently, some authors discussed the preservation of IFR, NBU, and DMRL in the setting of dependent component lifetimes. This paper further investigates sufficient conditions for coherent systems with dependent component lifetimes to preserve aging properties including NBUC, NBU (2), DMRL, and their dual versions. Some examples are presented to illustrate coherent structures and typical copula functions fulfilling the present sufficient conditions as well.     

越肩发射的两种方式

首先介绍了越肩发射的两种发射方式及其原理,然后对这两种方式的性能优劣进行了详细的比较和分析,最后讨论了越肩发射与以往攻击方式的不同和对未来空战所产生的影响及其应用情况,并得出了一些有益的结论。     

复合材料结构传热分析的新的高阶热层合理论研究

提出了新的高阶热层合理论及相应的有限元模型．新的高阶热层合理论比作者最初提出的一阶热层合理论［１］前进了一大步,它有效克服了一阶热层合理论中存在的计算缺陷．大量数值算例表明了高阶热层合理论的精确有效性．算例还对铺设角和纵厚比对层合板温度场的影响进行了分析,并得到了一些有意义的结论．     

从区域特色看兵团经济持续发展战略

世纪之交,在全球社会经济增长模式及产业结构大调整的历史时期,围绕兵团的特殊地位及资源区位优势研究探讨适合兵团特性的持续发展战略,从宏观上探索兵团中长期社会发展规律,为兵团充分发挥自身优势参与国内外经济一体化进程,责无旁贷地肩负起屯垦戍边的历史使命,作一些有益的探索。     

舰空导弹拦截反舰导弹能力的研究

根据舰空导弹的战术技术性能和特点,分析了影响舰空导弹拦截能力的主要因素,并以反舰导弹为拦截目标,建立了舰空导弹拦截反舰导弹的数学模型,并对模型进行了分析,提出了为提高舰空导弹拦截能力在战术和技术上要采取的主要措施.     

北约舰队防空体系分析

介绍了以美国为首的北约舰队防空体系的构成、任务和主要防御对象。对北约舰队防空体系的最新发展动向进行了分析。针对目前北约舰队防空体系中的薄弱环节,提出了突防的具体构想。