Optimal control policies in service systems with limited information on the downstream stage

Existing models in multistage service systems assume full information on the state of downstream stages. In this paper, we investigate how much the lack of such information impacts jobs' waiting time in a two‐stage system with two types of jobs at the first stage. The goal is to find the optimal control policy for the server at the first stage to switch between type‐1 and type‐2 jobs, while minimizing the long‐run average number of jobs in the system. We identify control policies and corresponding conditions under which having no or partial information, the system can still capture the most benefit of having full information.     

Trade credit contract in the presence of retailer investment opportunity

This paper presents a model for designing a trade credit contract between a supplier and a retailer that would coordinate a supply chain in the presence of investment opportunity for the retailer. Specifically, we study a newsvendor model where the supplier offers a trade credit contract to the retailer who, by delaying the payment, can invest the accounts payable amount and earn returns. We find that when the channel partners have symmetric information about the retailer's investment return, a conditionally concessional trade credit (CTC) contract, which includes a wholesale price, an interest‐free period, and a minimum order requirement, can achieve channel coordination. We then extend the model to the information asymmetry setting in which the retailer's investment return is unobservable by the supplier. We show that, although the CTC contract cannot achieve the coordination in this setting, it can effectively improve channel efficiency as well as profitability for individual partners.     

Adaptive random search for continuous simulation optimization

We present, analyze, and compare three random search methods for solving stochastic optimization problems with uncountable feasible regions. Our adaptive search with resampling (ASR) approach is a framework for designing provably convergent algorithms that are adaptive and may consequently involve local search. The deterministic and stochastic shrinking ball (DSB and SSB) approaches are also convergent, but they are based on pure random search with the only difference being the estimator of the optimal solution [the DSB method was originally proposed and analyzed by Baumert and Smith]. The three methods use different techniques to reduce the effects of noise in the estimated objective function values. Our ASR method achieves this goal through resampling of already sampled points, whereas the DSB and SSB approaches address it by averaging observations in balls that shrink with time. We present conditions under which the three methods are convergent, both in probability and almost surely, and provide a limited computational study aimed at comparing the methods. Although further investigation is needed, our numerical results suggest that the ASR approach is promising, especially for difficult problems where the probability of identifying good solutions using pure random search is small. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2010     

基于地理信息平台的公安边防综合指挥系统建设研究

在深入调研公安边防部队各级指挥中心业务开展的基础上,分析了当前公安边防部队指挥系统存在的问题,提出了利用地理信息平台建立适应当前边防部队业务需要的综合指挥系统的可行性及具体思路。     

基于饱和信息维的信息资源聚焦的数学模型

运用饱和信息维的增减技术对信息获取子空间进行结构上的剖分,将饱和信息维的"值"的获取分解为"白"与"灰"两部分,用饱和信息维列作为因子列来构造灰色关联空间,用关联序来描述信息之间的相关联程度,得到信息资源聚焦的一种新的数学模型。     

不完备雷达信号信息系统的粒度-粗集处理法

在粒度和粒度计算的基础上,对不完备信息系统的属性重要度和相对于决策属性的重要度做了定义,并形成了基于粒度方法的不完备信息系统知识约简算法。通过对不完备雷达信息系统实例的分析处理,证明了这种方法的有效性和实用性,并为不完备系统的雷达信号处理提供了一个较好的处理工具。     

状态X~2检验法在联邦滤波器中的应用

针对联邦滤波器的特殊性,基于残差故障统计检验原理,详细研究了状态检验法应用时存在的几个问题。由于信息分配,造成子滤波器局部估计次优,从而基于残差的故障统计检验方法不能够直接使用;针对这一问题,修正了残差方差阵的计算方法,并提出一种次优自适应补偿方法,能够有效改善局部估计次优性对故障检测灵敏度的影响。最后的仿真结果表明了研究的有效性和可行性。     

潜艇对机动目标跟踪和攻击若干问题的探讨

在现代作战条件下,潜艇所要跟踪和攻击的目标多数情况下应认为是机动目标。限于潜艇所载目标探测传感器和武器特点,以及潜艇自身隐蔽性、机动性方面的约束,潜艇跟踪和攻击机动目标存在许多困难和值得研究的问题。对这些问题进行了较为系统地梳理,并对其中的若干问题进行了探讨,包括目标机动的原因、机动目标可判断性问题、机动判断手段、机动判断后目标参数的处理、机动目标攻击的基本原则和方法等,还对潜艇指控系统强化机动目标跟踪和攻击功能提出了一些建议。     

自主水下航行器的研究现状与挑战

自主水下航行器(Autonomous Underwater Vehicle,AUV)无论在民用还是军事方面都有广泛的应用,具有潜在的教育、科学和军事价值。简要的介绍了自主水下航行器的国内外的发展概况,讨论了自主水下航行未来发展所存在的技术问题,并探讨了自主水下航行器的未来发展趋势。最后,就我国应采取的对策与措施提出了建议。     

动态疏散逃生系统研究及其应用

保证人员疏散安全是建筑防火安全设计的重要目标之一,而疏散逃生设施是疏散设施不可或缺的组成部分。分别从理念、技术和应用层面介绍动态疏散逃生系统在机场环境中的应用,该系统实现了信息化控制管理,可根据火灾实时情况动态引导人员疏散,具有语音、调整疏散路径、光流等特点,实现＂安全、准确、迅速＂地引导人员避烟逃生,较以往应急疏散指示灯具具有更高的可靠性和安全性。