Generalizing the survival signature to unrepairable homogeneous multi‐state systems

The notion of signature has been widely applied for the reliability evaluation of technical systems that consist of binary components. Multi‐state system modeling is also widely used for representing real life engineering systems whose components can have different performance levels. In this article, the concept of survival signature is generalized to a certain class of unrepairable homogeneous multi‐state systems with multi‐state components. With such a generalization, a representation for the survival function of the time spent by a system in a specific state or above is obtained. The findings of the article are illustrated for multi‐state consecutive‐k‐out‐of‐n system which perform its task at three different performance levels. The generalization of the concept of survival signature to a multi‐state system with multiple types of components is also presented. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 63: 593–599, 2017     

Collaborative procurement among competing buyers

Collaborative procurement emerged as one of the many initiatives for achieving improved inter‐firm coordination and collaboration. In this article, we adopt a game‐theoretical approach to study the interaction between two firms who procure jointly, but produce independently and remain competitors in a product market characterized by price‐sensitive demand. We study the underlying economics behind collaborative procurement, examine the effects of collaboration on buyer and supplier profitability, and derive conditions under which collaboration is beneficial to each participant. We find that a necessary and sufficient condition for a buyer to collaborate is to increase its sales. We identify the conditions that lead equal size buyers (i.e., consortia consisting of only large buyers or only small buyers) versus different size buyers to collaborate. We also determine the conditions that make collaboration profitable for the supplier, and show that rather than selling a large quantity to a single buyer, the supplier prefers to sell to multiple buyers in smaller quantities. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2008     

A characterization of optimal base‐stock levels for a multistage serial supply chain

In this article, we present a multistage model to optimize inventory control decisions under stochastic demand and continuous review. We first formulate the general problem for continuous stages and use a decomposition solution approach: since it is never optimal to let orders cross, the general problem can be broken into a set of single‐unit subproblems that can be solved in a sequential fashion. These subproblems are optimal control problems for which a differential equation must be solved. This can be done easily by recursively identifying coefficients and performing a line search. The methodology is then extended to a discrete number of stages and allows us to compute the optimal solution in an efficient manner, with a competitive complexity. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 63: 32–46, 2016     

车辆运动模拟器运动参数实时监测系统

针对车辆运动模拟器运动参数的实时测量要求研制了一套计算机实时在线监测系统,介绍了监测系统的组成和功能,通过对车辆运动模拟器油缸位移的分析,推导了模拟器运动参数的理论解算方法,并从数据通讯、处理和管理等方面对监测软件进行分析与设计,从而实现了模拟器运动参数监测模式的多样化。     

多元线性模型的广义逆诊断问题

在实际问题中,经常需要考虑多个因变量对多个自变量的相互依赖关系,但在运算过程中经常会碰到奇异矩阵不能求逆的问题.通过推导任意2矩阵的差的广义逆,解决了这一问题,继而得出多元线性模型的参数估计,最后推出数据删除模型异常点的判断依据.     

未来陆军模块化炮兵(火力)营多火力单元射击任务分配与方案评估模型

通过对未来陆军模块化炮兵(火力)营建立的必要性和特点分析,基于满足该类炮兵(火力)营可进行超大和混合编配、多种弹药同时使用、单炮独立实施火力打击、多级射击单元合理分配多个目标,以及任务分配方案可多方优化与评估等方面的需求,构建了可适用于未来陆军模块化炮兵(火力)营进行多级火力单元射击任务分配和方案评估模型。     

Optimal control of a capacitated inventory system with multiple demand classes

This article studies the optimal control of a periodic‐review make‐to‐stock system with limited production capacity and multiple demand classes. In this system, a single product is produced to fulfill several classes of demands. The manager has to make the production and inventory allocation decisions. His objective is to minimize the expected total discounted cost. The production decision is made at the beginning of each period and determines the amount of products to be produced. The inventory allocation decision is made after receiving the random demands and determines the amount of demands to be satisfied. A modified base stock policy is shown to be optimal for production, and a multi‐level rationing policy is shown to be optimal for inventory allocation. Then a heuristic algorithm is proposed to approximate the optimal policy. The numerical studies show that the heuristic algorithm is very effective. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 58: 43–58, 2011     

舰用多功能综合显控台结构模块化设计探讨

简要介绍舰用多功能综合显控台结构模块化设计发展状况。探讨其结构模块化设计思路。应用模块化设计原理,对舰用指火控设备进行系统分析与归并,提出多功能综合显控台结构模块化设计方案。     

基于免疫学的多代理入侵检测系统

在探讨免疫学基本原理的基础上 ,提出了基于免疫学的多代理系统 ,用于联网计算机的入侵检测与反应。在这个框架中 ,基于免疫学的安全代理在联网节点之间漫游 ,监视网络状态。这些代理相互识别对方的活动行为 ,以等级方式进行合作 ,并根据底层安全规则采取相应的行动。移动代理具有学习能力 ,能动态适应周围环境 ,检测出已知与未知的入侵。多代理检测系统同时在不同层次监视联网计算机的活动情况 ,包括用户级、系统级、进程级和数据包级。基于免疫学的多代理入侵检测系统是灵活的、可扩展的和可适应的 ,能够根据管理员的需要与参数配置实时监视网络。     

A single‐period inventory placement problem for a serial supply chain

This article addresses the inventory placement problem in a serial supply chain facing a stochastic demand for a single planning period. All customer demand is served from stage 1, where the product is stored in its final form. If the demand exceeds the supply at stage 1, then stage 1 is resupplied from stocks held at the upstream stages 2 through N, where the product may be stored in finished form or as raw materials or subassemblies. All stocking decisions are made before the demand occurs. The demand is nonnegative and continuous with a known probability distribution, and the purchasing, holding, shipping, processing, and shortage costs are proportional. There are no fixed costs. All unsatisfied demand is lost. The objective is to select the stock quantities that should be placed different stages so as to maximize the expected profit. Under reasonable cost assumptions, this leads to a convex constrained optimization problem. We characterize the properties of the optimal solution and propose an effective algorithm for its computation. For the case of normal demands, the calculations can be done on a spreadsheet. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 48:506–517, 2001