The value of information sharing in a two‐stage supply chain with production capacity constraints

We consider a simple two‐stage supply chain with a single retailer facing i.i.d. demand and a single manufacturer with finite production capacity. We analyze the value of information sharing between the retailer and the manufacturer over a finite time horizon. In our model, the manufacturer receives demand information from the retailer even during time periods in which the retailer does not order. To analyze the impact of information sharing, we consider the following three strategies: (1) the retailer does not share demand information with the manufacturer; (2) the retailer does share demand information with the manufacturer and the manufacturer uses the optimal policy to schedule production; (3) the retailer shares demand information with the manufacturer and the manufacturer uses a greedy policy to schedule production. These strategies allow us to study the impact of information sharing on the manufacturer as a function of the production capacity, and the frequency and timing in which demand information is shared. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2003     

低散热柴油机研究综述

低散热柴油机是对燃烧室等主要受热零部件采取隔热措施处理的发动机。发动机工作时,通过燃烧室表面向冷却水的传热减少,可以显著减小坦克发动机冷却系统的整体尺寸。介绍了低散热柴油机的研究和发展情况,分析了隔热技术研究存在的问题,提出了坦克装甲车辆柴油机应用隔热技术研究的方向,指出隔热技术应用于柴油机成功与否的关键是隔热部件或涂层材料的可靠性,应用隔热技术后,应该进行燃烧系统优化及车辆冷却系统的整体性能的研究。     

The impact of exponential smoothing forecasts on the bullwhip effect

An important phenomenon often observed in supply chain management, known as the bullwhip effect, implies that demand variability increases as one moves up the supply chain, i.e., as one moves away from customer demand. In this paper we quantify this effect for simple, two‐stage, supply chains consisting of a single retailer and a single manufacturer. We demonstrate that the use of an exponential smoothing forecast by the retailer can cause the bullwhip effect and contrast these results with the increase in variability due to the use of a moving average forecast. We consider two types of demand processes, a correlated demand process and a demand process with a linear trend. We then discuss several important managerial insights that can be drawn from this research. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 47: 269–286, 2000     

Vehicle fleet refueling strategies to maximize operational range

The focus of this research is on self-contained missions requiring round-trip vehicle travel from a common origin. For a single vehicle the maximal distance that can be reached without refueling is defined as its operational range. Operational range is a function of a vehicle's fuel capacity and fuel consumption characteristics. In order to increase a vehicle's range beyond its operational range replenishment from a secondary fuel source is necessary. In this article, the problem of maximizing the range of any single vehicle from a fleet of n vehicles is investigated. This is done for four types of fleet configurations: (1) identical vehicles, (2) vehicles with identical fuel consumption rates but different fuel capacities, (3) vehicles which have the same fuel capacity but different fuel consumption rates, and (4) vehicles with both different fuel capacities and different consumption rates. For each of the first three configurations the optimal refueling policy that provides the maximal range is determined for a sequential refueling chain strategy. In such a strategy the last vehicle to be refueled is the next vehicle to transfer its fuel. Several mathematical programming formulations are given and their solutions determined in closed form. One of the major conclusions is that for an identical fleet the range of the farthest vehicle can be increased by at most 50% more than the operational range of a single vehicle. Moreover, this limit is reached very quickly with small values of n. The performance of the identical fleet configuration is further investigated for a refueling strategy involving a multiple-transfer refueling chain, stochastic vehicle failures, finite refueling times, and prepositioned fleets. No simple refueling ordering rules were found for the most general case (configuration 4). In addition, the case of vehicles with different fuel capacities is investigated under a budget constraint. The analysis provides several benchmarks or bounds for which more realistic structures may be compared. Some of the more complex structures left for future study are described.     

Network routing for insurgency: An adversarial risk analysis framework

Problems in counterterrorism and corporate competition have prompted research that attempts to combine statistical risk analysis with game theory in ways that support practical decision making. This article applies these methods of adversarial risk analysis to the problem of selecting a route through a network in which an opponent chooses vertices for ambush. The motivating application is convoy routing across a road network when there may be improvised explosive devices and imperfect intelligence about their locations. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2011     

Fashion products with asymmetric sales horizons

In this study, we explore an inventory model for a wholesaler who sells a fashion product through two channels with asymmetric sales horizons. The wholesaler can improve profitability by employing joint procurement and inventory reallocation as a recourse action in response to the dynamics of sales. In this research, a simple stochastic programming model is analyzed to specify the properties of the optimal inventory decisions. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2011     

激波/湍流边界层干扰中的自适应控制技术

从激波/湍流边界层干扰机理以及流动控制的迫切需求入手,从自适应涡流发生器、自适应鼓包、自适应微射流以及自适应次流循环四个方面对激波/湍流边界层干扰中的自适应控制技术研究进展进行了总结。分析认为,结合AI技术发展自适应流动控制技术,加速控制方式智能化,可作为新一代高超声速飞行器宽速域飞行的重要技术手段。具体来说,就是通过调节外加激励对高超声速飞行器不同区域实现局部流动加/减速、气动热防护、气动控制等功能,根据流场参数建立控制反馈回路,自适应调整局部流场结构,以满足工程实际需求。     

把目标威胁纳入性能指标的目标分配方法

武器系统目标分配是作战指挥中的一个重要问题。提出了把目标威胁纳入性能指标,建立在马尔可夫动态系统输入过程最优化基础上的目标分配方法