Spatial pricing and product allocation in online retailing

Spatial pricing means a retailer price discriminates its customers based on their geographic locations. In this article, we study how an online retailer should jointly allocate multiple products and facilitate spatial price discrimination to maximize profits. When deciding between a centralized product allocation ((i.e., different products are allocated to the same fulfillment center) and decentralized product allocation (ie, different products are allocated to different fulfillment centers), the retailer faces the tradeoff between shipment pooling (ie, shipping multiple products in one package), and demand localization (ie, stocking products to satisfy local demand) based on its understanding of customers' product valuations. In our basic model, we consider two widely used spatial pricing policies: free on board (FOB) pricing that charges each customer the exact amount of shipping cost, and uniform delivered (UD) pricing that provides free shipping. We propose a stylized model and find that centralized product allocation is preferred when demand localization effect is relatively low or shipment pooling benefit is relatively high under both spatial pricing policies. Moreover, centralized product allocation is more preferred under the FOB pricing which encourages the purchase of virtual bundles of multiple products. Furthermore, we respectively extend the UD and FOB pricing policies to flat rate shipping (ie, the firm charges a constant shipping fee for each purchase), and linear rate shipping (ie, the firm sets the shipping fee as a fixed proportion of firm's actual fulfillment costs). While similar observations from the basic model still hold, we find the firm can improve its profit by sharing the fulfillment cost with its customers via the flat rate or linear rate shipping fee structure.     

基于灰色模型的电磁轨道发射装置温度研究

在电磁发射过程中导轨温度受众多因素影响,而其中部分因素很难进行精确分析,为此运用灰色系统的分析方法对电磁轨道发射装置温度进行研究。为获取模型所需实验数据,搭建电磁轨道发射装置测试系统,并借此测量发射过程中的电流、导轨温度、出口速度等数据。由于测量仪器限制,借助ANSYS有限元仿真对测得的导轨温度数据进行修正,以获得导轨内表面温度。基于经典GM(1,N)模型与Simpson公式,提出一种改进型灰色模型,并以此方法对导轨温度展开研究,进一步选取同能级试验,对不同位置处各因素温升贡献度进行讨论。结论为进一步深入研究导轨温度提供参考和依据。     

可靠度和费用约束下的加速老炼试验时间优化

为了提高产品实际使用可靠度,减少老炼试验和保修费用,基于效用函数研究了具有早期失效的产品在可靠度和费用约束下的加速老炼试验时间优化方法。考虑产品寿命分布参数的不确定性,利用自助法估计参数的先验分布,然后通过仿真方法获得实际使用可靠度和费用的联合效用函数。以联合效用函数值最大为优化目标建立加速老炼试验时间优化模型,得到最优的加速老炼试验时间。结合对数正态分布产品在温度应力下的加速老炼试验数值示例,阐述上述方法的应用,并对参数进行敏感性分析,结果表明提出的加速老炼试验方法不但能缩短产品的试验时间,还可以最大程度同时满足费用和可靠性的要求。     

新阈值算法在再制造发动机振动信号降噪中的应用

在运用小波分层阈值降噪方法对再制造发动机磨合振动信号进行降噪处理的过程中,结合现有方法,提出了一种新的分层阈值确定方法,通过仿真对比分析,证明了该方法的优越性,得出了适用于再制造发动机磨合振动信号降噪处理的方法.小波时频分析结果证明了该方法的有效性,为下一步磨合振动特征的提取奠定了基础.     

膨润土-砂混合型缓冲／回填材料液塑限试验

为研究掺砂率对高庙子膨润土一砂混合型缓冲／回填材料液塑限的影响,利用液塑限联合测定仪进行了试验研究,并运用最小二乘法对混合物液塑限试验数据进行了分析。试验结果表明膨润土一砂混合物的可塑性、液塑限值和塑性指数均随掺砂率的增大而降低。对试验结果进行分析,得到了考虑掺砂率影响的混合物液塑限经验公式。混合物的液塑限并不是随掺砂率增大成比例降低,而是液限的实测值小于理论值,塑限的实测值大于理论值。得到的不同掺砂率的膨润土一砂混合型缓冲／回填材料液塑限试验数据可为高放废物深地质处置库建设提供科学依据。     

Allocation of two redundancies in two‐component series systems

The allocation of redundancies in a system to optimize the reliability of system performance is an interesting problem in reliability engineering and system security. In this article, we focus on the optimal allocation of two exponentially distributed active (standby) redundancies in a two‐component series system using the tool of stochastic ordering. For the case of active redundancy, stochastic comparisons are carried out in terms of the likelihood ratio and reversed hazard rate orders. For the case of standby redundancy, a likelihood ratio ordering result is developed. The results established here generalize and strengthen corresponding results in the recent literature. In addition, several numerical examples are used to explicate the results. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2013     

卫星导航接收机鉴相器有限字长效应研究

卫星导航接收机跟踪信号的能力取决于锁相环的跟踪精度,相位鉴别器在锁相环设计中具有重要地位。针对点积鉴相器和二象限反正切鉴相器在输入信号有限字长效应下,对鉴相器性能的影响问题,建立了鉴相器有限字长误差模型。通过理论推导输入信号的统计特性,计算得到鉴相器输入信号均值和方差表达式,并分析了有限字长对鉴相器的均值和方差、收敛区间和鉴别增益的影响情况。由理论和仿真验证,得出了鉴相器在输入信号有效位数3比特以上时,对环路跟踪精度没有影响的结论。     

14世纪英格兰军事变革述评

西欧的封建主义在14世纪走向了衰落,以封土制为基础、封君封臣关系为纽带、重装骑兵为典型特征的封建军事体制,遭到欧洲步兵革命的猛烈冲击,中世纪的封建战争样式首先在英法百年战争(1337～1453年)的战场上"失灵".     

基于声发射的工程陶瓷边缘碎裂灰色尖点突变预报模型

损伤预报是减轻或消除工程陶瓷边缘碎裂的有效手段。针对工程陶瓷边缘碎裂的突变不连续特性,结合灰色理论和尖点突变理论,建立了基于声发射的灰色尖点突变预报模型,并应用该模型对不同已知数据下的氧化铝陶瓷边缘碎裂损伤演化过程进行了损伤预报。结果表明:已知数据占总数据的百分比对模型的预测精度影响较大,当已知数据占总数据的80%以上时,灰色尖点突变预报模型可较好地实现氧化铝陶瓷边缘碎裂的损伤预报,从而可有效减轻或消除工程陶瓷边缘碎裂的产生。