Trade credit contract in the presence of retailer investment opportunity

This paper presents a model for designing a trade credit contract between a supplier and a retailer that would coordinate a supply chain in the presence of investment opportunity for the retailer. Specifically, we study a newsvendor model where the supplier offers a trade credit contract to the retailer who, by delaying the payment, can invest the accounts payable amount and earn returns. We find that when the channel partners have symmetric information about the retailer's investment return, a conditionally concessional trade credit (CTC) contract, which includes a wholesale price, an interest‐free period, and a minimum order requirement, can achieve channel coordination. We then extend the model to the information asymmetry setting in which the retailer's investment return is unobservable by the supplier. We show that, although the CTC contract cannot achieve the coordination in this setting, it can effectively improve channel efficiency as well as profitability for individual partners.     

The military as a learning organisation: establishing the fundamentals of best-practice in lessons-learned

The post-Cold War era has witnessed the rapid expansion of organisational learning initiatives within NATO militaries, especially formal “lessons-learned” processes. The effectiveness of national lessons-learned processes in recalibrating military activity to the demands of ongoing operations has been highly-differentiated. However, the academic literature on military change and practitioner guidance has been slow to investigate the key features of best-practice in military learning. This article breaks new ground by drawing upon the literature on dynamic organisational capabilities to explore the fundamental organisational processes and activities which are necessary to implement successful lessons-learned. It examines, in particular, the organisational features which facilitate “knowledge transformation”: the effective combination of new knowledge gained from intra- and inter-organisational learning with existing organisational knowledge. The article concludes by highlighting several potential future empirical and theoretical research agendas in military learning and the importance of engagement between lessons-learned practitioners and organisational learning scholars.     

双模量子态在原子介质中的存储

从四能级暗态极化子出发,讨论双模量子场与原子介质的信息转换过程以及2信号场之间的信息转换过程。利用双-Λ型四能级原子系统,可以存储双模量子态(包括一些纠缠态),从理论上解释了双模量子信息在介质中的"写入"和"读出"过程。提供了双信号场存储的实验方案。     

基于拓扑结构的空间信息网络脆弱性分析

建立了空间信息网络拓扑结构，提出了基于拓扑结构的空间信息网络脆弱性分析方法，设计了空间信息网络脆弱性分析系统，并对假定的空间信息网络拓扑结构的脆弱性进行了分析。     

大型工程项目集成化管理环境下的知识协同与任务调度

将各个项目单元抽象为不同的知识源,详细分析了集成化管理环境下的知识协同问题,提出了基于权威性加权原则的知识协同处理策略,并就策略修正、协同求解等问题作了分析说明。在此基础上,采取前向调度算法和逆向调度算法相结合的迭代算法,建立了协同工作中的任务调度模型,算例证明,模型能够有效满足各约束条件下任务的增删需求。     

静电信息探测技术研究现状及进展

利用静电起电及放电过程中产生的静电场和辐射场信息来进行探测是航空静电危害防护、目标探测与定位等领域的关键技术。综述利用静电信息进行探测的各种理论、技术及其应用等方面的研究现状，对研究中存在的问题进行了探讨。     

论信息技术在教学设计中的应用

本文结合教学设计的基本理论和方法,阐述了信息技术在教学设计中应遵循的学习原理和学习条件,分析了在三种类型教学设计中信息技术的应用应该得到加强,提出了在教学设计中合理应用信息技术的几点建议。     

基于Agent的网络化防空作战多传感器集成研究

多传感器系统的集成与优化是获取网络化防空作战信息优势的关键环节. 首先探讨了网络化防空作战条件下多传感器资源的构成和特点,给出了信息源集成和信息集成的思路,建立了多传感器系统的闭环控制信息融合模型,并提出了基于多Agent的多传感器系统管理体系和综合集成框架,为构建具有智能化的多传感器协作系统提供了一种有效的方法.     

激光驾束制导信息场检测系统设计

为了完成激光驾束制导信息场检测,根据信息场的参数,介绍了检测系统的设计方案和工作原理;基于误差设计理论,根据激光束传输特性,利用光学软件ZEMAX设计了激光信息场检测光学系统;通过信息场指令值和辐照度检测,实现信息场参数测试。该系统能在各种复杂条件下对多种型号炮射导弹的驾束信息场进行参数测试。     

空间信息支持高能激光武器应用研究*

依据空间信息支持现代作战的主要内容,介绍了五大类空间信息状况,分析了新概念武器高能激光的基本原理,并就其应用过程建立了UML模型。在此基础上,设计了空间信息支持高能激光武器应用系统的框架,并就高能激光武器对空间信息的需求进行了重点分析,而后以信息的转换与传递为主线,探讨了高能激光武器运用空间信息的流程。最后对该领域研究的趋势和发展前景做出了展望,并提出对其未来发展的要求。