Technical note: Finite-time regret analysis of Kiefer-Wolfowitz stochastic approximation algorithm and nonparametric multi-product dynamic pricing with unknown demand

We consider the problem of nonparametric multi-product dynamic pricing with unknown demand and show that the problem may be formulated as an online model-free stochastic program, which can be solved by the classical Kiefer-Wolfowitz stochastic approximation (KWSA) algorithm. We prove that the expected cumulative regret of the KWSA algorithm is bounded above by where κ₁, κ₂ are positive constants and T is the number of periods for any T = 1, 2, … . Therefore, the regret of the KWSA algorithm grows in the order of , which achieves the lower bounds known for parametric dynamic pricing problems and shows that the nonparametric problems are not necessarily more difficult to solve than the parametric ones. Numerical experiments further demonstrate the effectiveness and efficiency of our proposed KW pricing policy by comparing with some pricing policies in the literature.     

高校思想政治理论课教师人格魅力研究

高校思想政治理论课教师的人格魅力体现在政治上的党性修养、道德品质上的奉献精神、广博学识上的学术精神、思维理念上的创新精神。这些独树一帜的人格魅力在教学过程中发挥着其独到的作用,不仅能够提升思政课内在的吸引力和感染力,还能够构建和谐融洽的师生关系;不仅能够提高思政课教育教学的品质和成效,还能够回归思政课教育教学的最终目的。因此,高校思政课教师需要提升政治修养、锻造道德品质、丰富理论储备、开发创新思维来提升自身的人格魅力,从而保障思政课教育教学的最终目标得以实现。     

Resequencing with parallel queues to minimize the maximum number of items in the overflow area

This article treats an elementary optimization problem, where an inbound stream of successive items is to be resequenced with the help of multiple parallel queues in order to restore an intended target sequence. Whenever early items block the one item to be currently released into the target sequence, they are withdrawn from their queue and intermediately stored in an overflow area until their actual release is reached. We aim to minimize the maximum number of items simultaneously stored in the overflow area during the complete resequencing process. We met this problem in industry practice at a large German automobile producer, who has to resequence containers with car seats prior to the assembly process. We formalize the resulting resequencing problem and provide suited exact and heuristic solution algorithms. In our computational study, we also address managerial aspects such as how to properly avoid the negative effects of sequence alterations. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 63: 401–415, 2016     

敷设气囊的充水圆柱壳的声辐射特性

为降低充水圆柱壳受内部点声源激励时的水下辐射噪声,在其外壳上敷设气囊,形成气囊圆柱壳。为指导气囊圆柱壳的设计,将充水裸圆柱壳和充水气囊圆柱壳分别简化为单、双层无限长隔板。比较隔板、气体与水的波阻抗,分析气体声速与层厚对双层无限长隔板在平面声波入射时的低频声辐射的影响机理。分析表明,声速小的气体和适当的气层厚度可以降低双层障板的辐射噪声。采用声无限元法计算气囊圆柱壳的水下声辐射,结论与对隔板的机理分析吻合。优化设计出的充水CO2气囊圆柱壳的水下辐射声功率与远场辐射声压明显低于充水裸圆柱壳。     

超音速子母弹时序抛撒分离干扰特性

为分析在时序抛撒方式下子母弹多体干扰流场特性及其对各舱段弹体气动特性的影响,基于流体控制方程与六自由度刚体运动方程,结合非结构动网格技术,分别对两种时序抛撒方式及后舱子弹单独抛撒方式下的子母弹三维非定常分离流场进行数值模拟,得到不同抛撒时序下的分离流场特性及其气动干扰特性,揭示各舱段子弹在不同分离阶段的气动干扰相互作用过程。研究结果表明:在时序抛撒分离过程中各弹体间激波不断地交错干扰,增加了流场结构的复杂性;前舱子弹的激波干扰使得后舱段子弹气动分离参数较低,分离效率较慢,尤其在短时序间隔下,后舱弹体受前舱子弹干扰较为严重,弹体的安全分离受到影响。     

基于高精度WCNS格式的γ-Reθ转捩模型标定与应用*

在高精度数值风洞平台上,采用低速平板试验数据对基于高精度WCNS格式的γ-Re_θ转捩模型进行了标定,并在二维低速问题中进行了应用。计算结果与试验的对比表明,基于高精度WCNS格式的γ-Re_θ转捩模型可准确模拟自然转捩、旁路转捩及分离转捩的位置,并且具有较低的网格敏感性。同时也表明在中等雷诺数范围,层流区域长度和湍流区域有相同量级时,计算必须采用转捩模型才能准确模拟阻力系数。     

新疆兵团中小学双语教育质量调查及对策研究--以兵团第三师为例

双语教育质量是兵团民族教育的关键，直接影响高素质少数民族人才的培养。本文在深入调查的基础上，研究兵团中小学双语教育质量及其现状，通过对影响双语教育质量的各个因素进行分析，总结双语教育中存在的问题，并在此基础上提出加强校本培训和师资队伍建设，完善双语教材及考核评价体系等对策。     

Exact algorithms for scheduling multiple families of jobs on parallel machines

In many practical manufacturing environments, jobs to be processed can be divided into different families such that a setup is required whenever there is a switch from processing a job of one family to another job of a different family. The time for setup could be sequence independent or sequence dependent. We consider two particular scheduling problems relevant to such situations. In both problems, we are given a set of jobs to be processed on a set of identical parallel machines. The objective of the first problem is to minimize total weighted completion time of jobs, and that of the second problem is to minimize weighted number of tardy jobs. We propose column generation based branch and bound exact solution algorithms for the problems. Computational experiments show that the algorithms are capable of solving both problems of medium size to optimality within reasonable computational time. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 50: 823–840, 2003.     

公安消防队灭火救援行为所涉及的法律问题探讨

随着我国法制化建设的不断发展以及实践中不断涌现的法律案件和纠纷,关于公安消防队灭火救援行为所涉及的法律问题越来越引起人们的关注,从公安消防队灭火救援主体的法律性质,公安消防队灭火救援行为的法律性质,当公安消防队灭火救援行为造成损害时利益受损者可以寻求的法律救济途径等三个方面对公安消防队灭火救援行为所涉及的法律问题进行了探讨。     

反空空导弹的导引头研究

从反空空导弹的导引头对空空导弹的最大探测距离方面论述了其不适宜采用雷达导引头的原因,并指出了反空空导弹可采用红外导引头来跟踪空空导弹的可能性。同时又分析了空空导弹的红外辐射特性,说明了反空空导弹红外导引头探测器响应工作波段应为3μm～5μm。