A branch‐and‐price approach for the stochastic generalized assignment problem

In this article, we address a stochastic generalized assignment machine scheduling problem in which the processing times of jobs are assumed to be random variables. We develop a branch‐and‐price (B&P) approach for solving this problem wherein the pricing problem is separable with respect to each machine, and has the structure of a multidimensional knapsack problem. In addition, we explore two other extensions of this method—one that utilizes a dual‐stabilization technique and another that incorporates an advanced‐start procedure to obtain an initial feasible solution. We compare the performance of these methods with that of the branch‐and‐cut (B&C) method within CPLEX. Our results show that all B&P‐based approaches perform better than the B&C method, with the best performance obtained for the B&P procedure that includes both the extensions aforementioned. We also utilize a Monte Carlo method within the B&P scheme, which affords the use of a small subset of scenarios at a time to estimate the “true” optimal objective function value. Our experimental investigation reveals that this approach readily yields solutions lying within 5% of optimality, while providing more than a 10‐fold savings in CPU times in comparison with the best of the other proposed B&P procedures. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 61: 131–143, 2014     

DEFENSIVE COUNTERTERRORISM MEASURES AND DOMESTIC POLITICS

Unlike most of the literature, this paper includes domestic political considerations in which two countries must decide defensive countermeasures against a common terrorist threat. A delegation problem arises as voters strategically choose a policymaker whose preferences differ from their own. As a consequence, countries limit the presumed oversupply of defensive countermeasures. Thus, the inclusion of domestic politics gives a new perspective on counterterrorism. The timing of elections is also shown to make a difference.     

THE MORAL PERMISSIBILITY OF AUTOMATED RESPONSES DURING CYBERWARFARE

Automated responses are an inevitable aspect of cyberwarfare, but there has not been a systematic treatment of the conditions in which they are morally permissible. We argue that there are three substantial barriers to the moral permissibility of an automated response: the attribution, chain reaction, and projection bias problems. Moreover, these three challenges together provide a set of operational tests that can be used to assess the moral permissibility of a particular automated response in a specific situation. Defensive automated responses will almost always pass all three challenges, while offensive automated responses typically face a substantial positive burden in order to overcome the chain reaction and projection bias challenges. Perhaps the most interesting cases arise in the middle ground between cyber-offense and cyber-defense, such as automated cyber-exploitation responses. In those situations, much depends on the finer details of the response, the context, and the adversary. Importantly, however, the operationalizations of the three challenges provide a clear guide for decision-makers to assess the moral permissibility of automated responses that could potentially be implemented.     

大学英语课堂教学存在的主要问题及应对策略

课堂是学员语言学习实践的重要场所,无论科技怎样发展,教学如何改革,英语课堂教学仍有不可替代的作用。通过调查研究和教学实践发现,武警初级院校的大学英语课堂活力不足,学员学习热情不高。针对这一现象进行原因分析和探究,找到了激活英语课堂气氛的应对策略,便于指导教学实践。     

二次型极小化问题带误差的迭代算法

证明了二次型极小化问题带误差的迭代算法的有效性,所得结果推广了关于二次型极小化问题迭代的收敛性。     

中继卫星调度问题的CSP模型

中继卫星在地球同步静止轨道上运行,既能直视中、低轨道用户航天器,又能直视地面站,是沟通用户航天器与地面站的桥梁。中继卫星调度问题是一类非常重要的调度问题。基于约束满足理论,通过分析中继卫星调度问题的特点与约束条件,建立了中继卫星调度问题的CSP模型。利用卫星工具箱STK进行模拟仿真,对CSP模型进行了求解。结果表明,所建立的CSP模型是合理的。     

一类m-点边值问题的正解

研究一类二阶m-点边值问题u″ f(t,u,u)′=0,00,i=1,…,m-2,ζi满足0=ζ0<ζ1<ζ2<…<ζm-2<ζm-1=1和i∑=1aiζi<1。应用推广的Krasnosel-skii′s不动点定理,给出了上述边值问题至少存在一个正解的充分条件。     

基于MIDAS的大跨度斜拉桥行波效应分析

针对宜巴段三塔四跨斜拉桥工程实例,结合MIDAS软件,进行动态时程分析,对比研究了行波效应对桥塔、桥墩各控制点的位移、剪力以及轴力的纵向地震反应的影响。通过施加-EL-Centro纵向地震波作用,模拟出斜拉桥控制点的位移、内力地震反应最大值,得出结论：对于多塔斜拉桥,行波效应对各桥塔塔底、各桥塔塔顶内力、位移响应的影响不同。     

混合均衡问题和不动点问题的公共元的迭代算法

在Hilbert空间中,利用超梯度算法,用以逼近混合均衡问题的解集与半压缩映像不动点集的公共元,并且证明了该算法的收敛性。使用新的分析技巧证明了一个强收敛定理。     

上、下半连续性关系及其在经济上的应用

上、下半连续性在数学中的重要性不言而喻,在微观经济分析中也有着广泛应用,特别是静态优化问题。分别在单值映射、集值映射中探讨了上半连续性和下半连续性的关系。先证明了单值映射上、下半连续性等价的结论(定理1),并利用引理1对常见函数的上、下半连续性进行了探讨以进一步说明定理1;然后通过举反例进行论证,得出了集值映射中上、下半连续性不等价的结论(定理2);最后例举了上、下半连续性在数理经济上的应用,具有创新价值。通过对数理经济学中参数约束最优化问题的最大值定理(引理2)条件和结论所做的两点注记,并附以具体实例予以解释,说明了单、集值映射中上、下半连续性的关系,以及在数理经济上的重要应用。