Analysis of a production system in a general configuration

We consider a production system comprising multiple stations (or workshops) such as an entry station, a set of work stations, a central station, and an exit station, which are arranged in a general configuration. A worker (or a vehicle tool) is assigned to each station, who sends a part from the station to the destination station according to the required process path of the part. Any part is allowed to visit a work station more than once if its process path requires. We propose a new control strategy with the push policy for instructing each worker to send a part and the kanban mechanism for controlling the work‐in‐process (WIP) in each work station. As all work stations have limited local buffers, the central station is used for storing blocked parts temporarily. Such a production system is modeled as an open queueing network in a general configuration with a Markovian part sending policy and a machine no blocking mechanism. The queueing network is analytically characterized. Some important performance measures are compared with other control strategies. A semi‐open decomposition approach is applied to the queueing network for computing the blocking probabilities when parts arrive at the work stations. An algorithm is developed based on the semi‐open decomposition approach. Numerical experiments show the quality of the solutions obtained by the algorithm as well as a property of a performance measure. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 48: 128–143, 2001     

Multivariate meta analysis with potentially correlated marketing study results

A univariate meta analysis is often used to summarize various study results on the same research hypothesis concerning an effect of interest. When several marketing studies produce sets of more than one effect, multivariate meta analysis can be conducted. Problems one might have with such a multivariate meta analysis are: (1) Several effects estimated in one model could be correlated to each other but their correlation is seldom published and (2) an estimated effect in one model could be correlated to the corresponding effect in the other model due to similar model specification or the data set partly shared, but their correlation is not known. Situations like (2) happen often in military recruiting studies. We employ a Monte‐Carlo simulation to evaluate how neglecting such potential correlation affects the result of a multivariate meta analysis in terms of Type I, Type II errors, and MSE. Simulation results indicate that such effect is not significant. What matters is rather the size of the variance component due to random error in multivariate effects. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 47: 500–510, 2000.     

一种快速解算火箭助飞鱼雷关机点方法

为解决火箭助飞鱼雷射程与关机点计算速度问题,运用Chebyshev正交多项式拟合曲线,提出了一种基于时间或能量关机的计算方法.可根据不同的射程快速解算助飞雷关机点,达到实时控制助飞雷射程的目的,与现有方法相比,计算简洁、迅速.最后给出了关机方法软件的仿真流程,并将该软件应用于某助飞雷仿真系统,论证了该方法的可行性.     

试论德尔菲法在公安情报学中的应用

德尔菲法又称专家调查法或专家咨询法，将其引入公安情报学中，对于事关公安工作长远的、战略的、宏观的问题进行预测和评价，对提高公安情报成果质量、提升情报工作水平具有重要意义。试从德尔菲法的定义、由来、特点、程序等基本原理入手，阐明该方法在公安情报学中的应用技巧，同时指出使用该方法应注意的事项以及其自身存在的不足。     

The Gravity of Arms

The aim of this paper is to investigate the determinants of international arms transfers in a gravity model framework. By distinguishing between the decision to export arms (extensive margin) and the value of the arms exported (intensive margin), while also considering its interdependence, is what differentiates this paper from previous research. A theoretically justified gravity model of trade augmented with political and security motives is estimated using a two-stage panel data approach for 104 exporting countries over the period from 1950 to 2007. In addition to the usual gravity variables related to the economic mass of the trading countries and the trade cost factors, the model is extended with political and security factors. The level of democracy in both trading partners, political differences between trading partners and voting similarity with the United States in the UN General Assembly of the countries engaged in trade are the main political factors, whereas the existence of conflicts, military pacts, and embargoes are taken as security motives. The key result indicates that both political and security motives are an important determinant of an arms trade, but their effects on the extensive margin of exports (the decision to order a transfer) differs from their effect on the intensive margin (average value of exports). Moreover, the relative importance of the factors under study has changed since 1989. In the post-cold war period, countries that are less democratic are more likely to export arms, military pacts are less relevant and embargoes play a role.     

土工格栅加筋土挡墙稳定性影响因素敏感性分析

以灰关联分析法为手段,通过有限元强度折减法计算加筋土挡墙的稳定安全系数。结合水富—麻柳湾高速公路的土工格栅加筋土挡墙实际工程,分析了各因素对土工格栅加筋土挡墙稳定影响的敏感性,按大小依次为：内摩擦角、筋土间摩擦系数、粘聚力、筋带长度、筋带轴向拉伸刚度、筋带间距和填土密度。建议设计中,如果条件许可应优先选择摩擦角和粘聚力较高的填料,当填料受限制时,要提高加筋土挡墙的稳定性可以优先考虑选择与填土有较高摩擦系数和轴向拉伸刚度较大的土工格栅进行设计。     

卫星导航信号无模糊抗多径码相关参考波形设计技术

针对目前卫星导航接收机码环多径抑制技术在二进制偏移副载波类信号下鉴别曲线可能出现多个稳定跟踪位置，导致接收机存在伪距测量的系统性误差的问题，提出最优鉴别曲线设计技术，采用奇异值优化的最小二乘方法，设计无多余跟踪点的本地码相关参考波形。从多径误差包络和跟踪精度两方面，对基于最优鉴别曲线的二进制偏移副载波信号码相关参考波形的设计性能进行验证评估。仿真结果表明：该方法可实现二进制偏移副载波信号在有限接收带宽下的无模糊鉴别曲线设计。以前端带宽为8.184 MHz时的BOC(1,1)信号为例，设计的码相关参考波形相比W2波形，多径误差包络面积增加了61.8%，而跟踪精度提高了4~5 dB。     

Coordination as showcasing: the establishment of Norway’s Afghanistan Forum

In complex operations such as the interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan, where multiple government ministries are involved in putting together a state’s contributions, the use of national-level coordination bodies has become more widespread. Research has taken for granted that the rationale behind these bodies reflects their declared aim – enhanced coordination as a means to improve mission effectiveness. However, they appear to have had modest effect on coordination. That notwithstanding, they seem to remain popular. This prompts us to ask why such bodies are actually established. This article – based on in-depth interviews and archival records – critically explores the establishment of Norway’s ad hoc, inter-ministerial, political-level Afghanistan Forum. Distinguishing between a structural-instrumental, a cultural-institutional and an environmental perspective from organizational theory to structure the analysis, this article shows that the declared purpose of the forum, inter-ministerial coordination, proved less important than showcasing coordination efforts and keeping the coalition together. In addition, national traditions in handling coordination challenges in the central government apparatus and powerful international reforms helped bring the forum about. This has implications for research on the rationale and effectiveness of these bodies, and also for understanding their policy relevance.     

全语言思路对大学英语教学的启示

全语言思路是国外语言教学界颇有影响的一种教学理念,上世纪被介绍到我国,但是在大学英语教学方面实践较少。笔者通过对国内外有关文献的综述,给读者介绍了这一思路的基本观点和教学原则,并结合自身的体会,对目前争论激烈的大学英语教学改革提出了一些建议。     

基于模糊灰关联分析的通信网运行可靠性评估

基于模糊灰关联度理论 ,提出了通信网运行可靠性评估的方法 .通过实例验证 ,该方法有效 .