The one‐warehouse multiretailer problem with an order‐up‐to level inventory policy

We consider a two‐level system in which a warehouse manages the inventories of multiple retailers. Each retailer employs an order‐up‐to level inventory policy over T periods and faces an external demand which is dynamic and known. A retailer's inventory should be raised to its maximum limit when replenished. The problem is to jointly decide on replenishment times and quantities of warehouse and retailers so as to minimize the total costs in the system. Unlike the case in the single level lot‐sizing problem, we cannot assume that the initial inventory will be zero without loss of generality. We propose a strong mixed integer program formulation for the problem with zero and nonzero initial inventories at the warehouse. The strong formulation for the zero initial inventory case has only T binary variables and represents the convex hull of the feasible region of the problem when there is only one retailer. Computational results with a state‐of‐the art solver reveal that our formulations are very effective in solving large‐size instances to optimality. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2010     

An optimal critical level policy for inventory systems with two demand classes

Traditional inventory systems treat all demands of a given item equally. This approach is optimal if the penalty costs of all customers are the same, but it is not optimal if the penalty costs are different for different customer classes. Then, demands of customers with high penalty costs must be filled before demands of customers with low penalty costs. A commonly used inventory policy for dealing with demands with different penalty costs is the critical level inventory policy. Under this policy demands with low penalty costs are filled as long as inventory is above a certain critical level. If the inventory reaches the critical level, only demands with high penalty costs are filled and demands with low penalty costs are backordered. In this article, we consider a critical level policy for a periodic review inventory system with two demand classes. Because traditional approaches cannot be used to find the optimal parameters of the policy, we use a multidimensional Markov chain to model the inventory system. We use a sample path approach to prove several properties of this inventory system. Although the cost function is not convex, we can build on these properties to develop an optimization approach that finds the optimal solution. We also present some numerical results. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2008     

Why internal conflict deteriorates state capacity? Evidence from Colombian municipalities

Previous work has documented a negative correlation between internal conflict and state capacity. We attempt to shed light on mechanisms that underlie this relationship, using data for Colombian municipalities. We rely on identifying heterogeneous effects of different types of violent events on state capacity, taking advantage of variability across municipalities in the prevalence of specific manifestations of conflict and their intensity. Our findings suggest that events making civilians feel targeted affect the state’s capacity to collect taxes, while those reflecting a stronger military capacity of illegal armies, in particular their large-scale attacks, affect the state’s capacity to provide public goods.     

带有可信度因子的直觉模糊近似推理方法

针对基于相似度的直觉模糊近似推理问题,提出一种基于加权相似度量的直觉模糊推理方法。首先定义一种新的直觉模糊相似度度量公式,加入权重参数解决各维特征分配不均匀的问题,弥补了现有直觉模糊相似度量的缺陷。然后构建基于直觉模糊产生式规则的直觉模糊近似推理模型,加入可信度因子解决了随机性引起的信息不确定问题,同时给出模型的推理算法和计算步骤。最后通过实例验证了该方法的实用性和有效性,其在意图识别、目标识别等信息融合领域有良好的应用前景。     

指挥信息系统需求体系框架

需求工程是指挥信息系统整个开发周期中的第一步,正确且全面地确认系统的需求是成功开发指控系统的关键.指挥信息系统需求体系框架是从需求开发的内容上规范需求工程技术在指挥信息系统需求开发中的应用.从需求的本义出发,在分析总结IEEE、INCOSE以及OMG等研究机构关于需求内涵与分类的研究基础上,本着与C4ISR/DOD AF一致的原则,结合近年我军指挥信息系统需求开发的实践经验,提出了指挥信息系统需求体系框架.     

利用XMI实现基于BOM的仿真模型组件的交换

BOM(Base Object Model)是快速构建仿真系统或联邦的可重用信息交互包,基于BOM的仿真模型组件是BOM信息描述的实现体,作为构建仿真系统或联邦的可重用模块。通过应用模型驱动体系结构(MDA,Model-Driven Architecture)提出的实现模型交换标准XMI(XML-based Metadata Interchange),HLA(HighLevel Architecture)仿真模型组件的建模和实现在两个不同层次上实现跨平台、跨语言和跨领域间的交换,而且HLA的重用性和互操作性思想能够在除分布式仿真领域外的其他应用领域中得到推广。     

一种基于灰关联分析的QoS服务选择方法

随着网络中可供选择QoS服务日益增多,在用户请求服务时,为了确保用户获得满足其功能与QoS要求的服务,提出了一种基于灰关联分析的QoS服务选择方法,根据用户对网络服务的QoS需求估计各项QoS指标的主观权重,以用户的偏好感知作为服务选择的约束条件;基于候选服务集合构建候选服务决策矩阵,采用灰关联分析方法从中获得用户QoS满意度最高的服务。仿真和分析表明,该服务选择策略能为服务质量敏感的用户提供有效的满足QoS需求的服务方案。     

嵌入式微处理器的多层次可配置仿真工具

为了适应嵌入式定制微处理器的开发的需要 ,克服现有微处理器仿真工具的某些不足 ,文中介绍了微处理器的仿真验证工具———VCPU的设计和实现方法。同其它微处理器仿真工具相比 ,该工具具有多层次 ,可配置 ,功能全面的特点。利用该工具 ,设计者可在设计早期进行系统集成验证 ,缩短设计周期并减少设计错误。该工具已经在嵌入式微处理器开发过程中得到成功应用     

基于TRL的技术成熟度模型及评估研究

研究以色列区域导弹防御系统的发展动因、进展、影响与趋势,重点分析了以色列近程、中程、远程导弹防御系统的技术和能力,探讨了以色列区域导弹防御系统的影响及发展趋势。     

用卷积神经网络分类最大稳定极值区域实现汉字区域定位

获取对应笔画级连通区的最大稳定极值区域,实施形态学闭操作融合相距较近的最大稳定极值区域,融合后最大稳定极值区域对应的单个汉字区域;利用灰度共生矩阵描述最大稳定极值矩形区域的纹理信息,将其作为卷积神经网络的输入,卷积神经网络对最大稳定极值区域进行分类,过滤非汉字部分;利用最大稳定极值区域颜色直方图的Bhattacharyya距离等特征对最大稳定极值区域进行聚类,同一类最大稳定极值区域组合得到汉字文本候选区域;再次利用卷积神经网络对候选文本区域进行分类,过滤非文本部分,剩余的就是定位到的汉字文本区域。实验结果表明,该算法对于汉字区域定位具有良好的效果。