An exact analysis of a joint production‐inventory problem in two‐echelon inventory systems

We consider a two‐echelon inventory system with a manufacturer operating from a warehouse supplying multiple distribution centers (DCs) that satisfy the demand originating from multiple sources. The manufacturer has a finite production capacity and production times are stochastic. Demand from each source follows an independent Poisson process. We assume that the transportation times between the warehouse and DCs may be positive which may require keeping inventory at both the warehouse and DCs. Inventory in both echelons is managed using the base‐stock policy. Each demand source can procure the product from one or more DCs, each incurring a different fulfilment cost. The objective is to determine the optimal base‐stock levels at the warehouse and DCs as well as the assignment of the demand sources to the DCs so that the sum of inventory holding, backlog, and transportation costs is minimized. We obtain a simple equation for finding the optimal base‐stock level at each DC and an upper bound for the optimal base‐stock level at the warehouse. We demonstrate several managerial insights including that the demand from each source is optimally fulfilled entirely from a single distribution center, and as the system's utilization approaches 1, the optimal base‐stock level increases in the transportation time at a rate equal to the demand rate arriving at the DC. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2011     

Approximation methods for the analysis of a multicomponent,multiproduct assemble‐to‐order system

In this article, we consider the performance evaluation of a multicomponent, multiproduct assemble‐to‐order (ATO) system. Each component is managed independently using a base‐stock policy at a supply facility with limited production capacity and an infinite buffer. The arrivals of demands follow a multivariate Poisson process and unfilled demands are backlogged. Because exact analysis of the proposed system is not feasible, we propose two approximation methods which provide upper and lower bounds for various performance measures such as fill rate, average waiting time, and average number of backorders of the proposed system. Our computational experiments demonstrate the effectiveness of the two approximation methods under various system settings. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2011     

新民主主义革命时期我军军事行政法制建设的历史演进之考察

我军军事行政法制建设是和人民军队的建立和发展紧密联系在一起的。新民主主义革命时期,我军的军事行政法制建设随着革命形势的发展而不断变化调整,为新民主主义和社会主义军事行政法制建设奠定了基础,开辟了道路,在中国军事行政法制史上占有重要的地位,在我军乃至我国的法制建设史上留下了光辉的一页。     

Combining standardized time series area and Cramér–von Mises variance estimators

We propose three related estimators for the variance parameter arising from a steady‐state simulation process. All are based on combinations of standardized‐time‐series area and Cramér–von Mises (CvM) estimators. The first is a straightforward linear combination of the area and CvM estimators; the second resembles a Durbin–Watson statistic; and the third is related to a jackknifed version of the first. The main derivations yield analytical expressions for the bias and variance of the new estimators. These results show that the new estimators often perform better than the pure area, pure CvM, and benchmark nonoverlapping and overlapping batch means estimators, especially in terms of variance and mean squared error. We also give exact and Monte Carlo examples illustrating our findings.© 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2007     

基于DCT的帧内视频编码器的缓存控制技术

提出一种基于ＤＣＴ的帧内视频编码器的缓存控制技术。它根据视频图像各种子块的比例及其相应的Ｒ－Ｑ曲线确定量化因子，通过再编码，调整子块Ｒ－Ｑ曲线的拟合参数使其自适应视频图像的场景变化。同时本文提出了一个简单有效的图像子块分类方法，分类结果基本上与根据编码子块所需比特数分类子块的结果相一致。此法用于缓存控制的额外计算量小，并能扩展应用于Ｈ．２６１、ＭＰＥＧ等视频编码标准中。模拟结果表明，此法在视频序列的场景发生变化时，再编码次数少，输出码率恒定。     

基于多尺度小波变换的二维图像角点检测技术

提出一种基于多尺度小波变换的二维图像角点检测算法。首先利用二维零交叉边缘检测算子对图像进行边缘提取得到二值边缘图，通过基于边素（边过程）的围线跟踪算法得到图像的边缘围线。对边缘围线的方向曲线进行多尺度小波变换，利用变换结果的局部最大值信息检测和定位出图像角点。仿真结果表明该算法可有效地实现二维图像的角点检测与定位，具有较高的精度     

对改进《军队基层文化工作》课的思考

针对当前高等院校文化素质教育的改革要求,结合我院新开设的《军队基层文化工作》课教学实际,探讨了该课程在加强文化素质教育中的地位和作用,揭示了其实用性的突出特色,并提出发挥本课程导向作用的根本建设性目标.     

Retailer's rationale to refuse consumer returns in supply chains

While accepting consumer returns has long been proposed as a solution to resolve the consumer valuation uncertainty problem, there are still a sizable portion of retailers who insist on a “no return” policy. In this article, we offer an economic rationale for these seemingly unreasonable strategies in a supply chain context. We demonstrate when and why the retailer may benefit from refusing consumer returns, even though offering consumer returns allows the supply chain to implement the expostmarket segmentation. Granting the retailer the right to refuse consumer returns may sometimes improve supply chain efficiency: it eliminates the manufacturer's attempt to induce inefficient consumer returns and bring the equilibrium back to that in the vertically integrated benchmark. We also find that the refund and the retail price can move in the opposite directions when product reliability varies, and consumer returns have a nontrivial impact on the quality choice. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 62: 686–701, 2015     

大型水陆两栖飞机在反潜战中的运用

大型岸基固定翼反潜飞机虽然具有航程、航时、速度等多方面的优势,但由于其大部分的时间都花费在了巡逻飞行和盘旋等待上面,实际作战能力的发挥有限,且效费比也较低。若发展一型速度和岸基涡扇动力固定翼飞机相当,作战半径大、抗浪性能好、且具备水面持久驻留和低速巡航功能的大型水陆两栖反潜飞机,则可以较好的解决上述问题。文章分析了大型水陆两栖反潜飞机的特点和发展现状,并对其在应召反潜、检查反潜、巡逻反潜和持久威胁组网式反潜中的运用和优势进行了分析和探讨。研究发现,通过利用可在水面起降和长时间驻留停泊的特点,以大型水陆两栖为平台的反潜飞机不仅可以大大提高航空反潜作战的有效性,还能极大的降低运行成本,对增强海军中远海作战能力和体系化作战能力具有重要的意义。     

Impact of reseller's and sales agent's forecasting accuracy in a multilayer supply chain

We consider a three‐layer supply chain with a manufacturer, a reseller, and a sales agent. The demand is stochastically determined by the random market condition and the sales agent's private effort level. Although the manufacturer is uninformed about the market condition, the reseller and the sales agent conduct demand forecasting and generate private demand signals. Under this framework with two levels of adverse selection intertwined with moral hazard, we study the impact of the reseller's and the sales agent's forecasting accuracy on the profitability of each member. We show that the manufacturer's profitability is convex on the reseller's forecasting accuracy. From the manufacturer's perspective, typically improving the reseller's accuracy is detrimental when the accuracy is low but is beneficial when it is high. We identify the concrete interrelation among the manufacturer‐optimal reseller's accuracy, the volatility of the market condition, and the sales agent's accuracy. Finally, the manufacturer's interest may be aligned with the reseller's when only the reseller can choose her accuracy; this alignment is never possible when both downstream players have the discretion to choose their accuracy. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 61: 207–222, 2014