Optimal pricing and inventory control policy in periodic‐review systems with fixed ordering cost and lost sales

This paper studies a periodic‐review pricing and inventory control problem for a retailer, which faces stochastic price‐sensitive demand, under quite general modeling assumptions. Any unsatisfied demand is lost, and any leftover inventory at the end of the finite selling horizon has a salvage value. The cost component for the retailer includes holding, shortage, and both variable and fixed ordering costs. The retailer's objective is to maximize its discounted expected profit over the selling horizon by dynamically deciding on the optimal pricing and replenishment policy for each period. We show that, under a mild assumption on the additive demand function, at the beginning of each period an (s,S) policy is optimal for replenishment, and the value of the optimal price depends on the inventory level after the replenishment decision has been done. Our numerical study also suggests that for a sufficiently long selling horizon, the optimal policy is almost stationary. Furthermore, the fixed ordering cost (K) plays a significant role in our modeling framework. Specifically, any increase in K results in lower s and higher S. On the other hand, the profit impact of dynamically changing the retail price, contrasted with a single fixed price throughout the selling horizon, also increases with K. We demonstrate that using the optimal policy values from a model with backordering of unmet demands as approximations in our model might result in significant profit penalty. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2006     

Algorithms for the multi‐item multi‐vehicles dynamic lot sizing problem

We consider a two‐stage supply chain, in which multi‐items are shipped from a manufacturing facility or a central warehouse to a downstream retailer that faces deterministic external demand for each of the items over a finite planning horizon. The items are shipped through identical capacitated vehicles, each incurring a fixed cost per trip. In addition, there exist item‐dependent variable shipping costs and inventory holding costs at the retailer for items stored at the end of the period; these costs are constant over time. The sum of all costs must be minimized while satisfying the external demand without backlogging. In this paper we develop a search algorithm to solve the problem optimally. Our search algorithm, although exponential in the worst case, is very efficient empirically due to new properties of the optimal solution that we found, which allow us to restrict the number of solutions examined. Second, we perform a computational study that compares the empirical running time of our search methods to other available exact solution methods to the problem. Finally, we characterize the conditions under which each of the solution methods is likely to be faster than the others and suggest efficient heuristic solutions that we recommend using when the problem is large in all dimensions. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2006.     

Requirements planning for modular products

The focus of this paper is on determining the requirements of different component options of a modular end‐product in an uncertain environment. We explicitly model two distinct sources of uncertainty: stochastic end‐product demand and unknown market proportions for the different product options available. Our cost minimizing model focuses on determining the optimal requirements policies for component options that meet a pre‐set service level. We show that simple common‐sense requirements policies are not generally optimal; there is a non‐linear connection between service level and component requirements that is hard to characterize without a detailed analysis. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2006     

基于混合建模方法的三维彩色树木快速模拟算法

在对多种模型进行研究的基础上，提出了一种快速模拟三维彩色树木的高效算法。该算法不仅合理简化了树木的几何拓扑结构和生长规律特性，而且引入了特性良好、计算简单、参数易于控制的随机函数。因此生成树木的种类较多、图形逼真、速度很快，在普通微机上达到了实时的模拟效果。     

文章编号：基于多目标进化搜索算法的AUV地磁仿生导航方法

针对水下自主航行器(AUV)地磁多参量多目标搜索的问题,提出了一种基于磁趋势敏感的多目标进化搜索算法。在进化算法的结构下,利用地磁场参量与导航路径的约束关系,以磁趋势敏感作为后验评估准则,建立导航模型,使得地磁多分量伴随航行器的运动同时同地收敛至各自目标值,实现导航目的。通过与六边形路径搜索算法的仿真对比,验证了多目标进化搜索算法的有效性和优越性。     

不确定条件下装备器材供应网规划模型

装备器材供应网是装备器材供应保障工作的重要基石,其规划问题是我军装备器材保障过程的重要战略决策之一。针对节点、边和需求的不确定性,对不确定条件下由多个区域供应子网构成的装备器材供应网的规划问题展开研究。针对问题的特点,用区间分析理论对供应网规划中的不确定性因素进行度量和运算,得到不确定性规划模型,通过区间运算转化,将不确定性模型转化为确定性混合整数规划模型,并设计采用基于禁忌搜索算法的两阶段算法进行求解,分别得到了不同参数设置下的模型求解结果,并将所用算法与模糊规划和随机规划算法的求解结果进行了比较分析。实例分析结果表明所建立的模型和算法具有较强的实用性。     

地磁仿生导航的多目标进化搜索算法

针对水下自主航行器地磁多参量多目标搜索的问题,提出一种基于磁趋势敏感的多目标进化搜索算法。在进化算法的结构下,利用地磁场参量与导航路径的约束关系,以磁趋势敏感作为后验评估准则,建立导航模型,使得地磁多分量伴随航行器的运动同时同地收敛至各自目标值,实现导航目的。通过与六边形路径搜索算法的仿真对比,验证了多目标进化搜索算法的有效性和优越性。     

IRST 系统的数学仿真研究

讨论了目标红外辐射、大气传输和ＩＲＳＴ系统,并根据建立的数学模型,完成了ＩＲＳＴ系统的数学仿真研究。     

模糊随机过程的可分性与可测性

本文证明了一个模糊随机过程{_t(ω)t∈T}必存在一个与之等价的可分模糊随机过程{_t(ω)t∈T};且若模糊随机过程{_t(ω)t∈T}随机连续,则它存在等价的,可分且可测的模糊随机过程{■_t(ω)t∈T}。     

误差随机过程的一种数据预处理方法

在数据连续采集过程中,误差是一个随机的过程,有的误差数据出现“失真”,本文结合指挥仪综合检测中动态误差情况,提出一种平稳误差过程和非平稳误差过程的数据预处理方法。