Optimal pricing for a short life‐cycle product when customer price‐sensitivity varies over time

Technology products often experience a life‐cycle demand pattern that resembles a diffusion process, with weak demand in the beginning and the end of the life cycle and high demand intensity in between. The customer price‐sensitivity also changes over the life cycle of the product. We study the prespecified pricing decision for a product that exhibits such demand characteristics. In particular, we determine the optimal set of discrete prices and the times to switch from one price to another, when a limited number of price changes are allowed. Our study shows that the optimal prices and switching times show interesting patterns that depend on the product's demand pattern and the change in the customers' price sensitivity over the life cycle of the product. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2012     

基于模糊商空间理论的产品粒化过程分析

模块形成与划分是展开模块化设计及大规模定制生产的关键环节。为了进一步扩展产品模块化的定量分析手段,提出了一种基于模糊商空间理论的产品粒化方法。通过引入粒度计算,将基于相关性分析的产品模块化过程转化为基于粒度计算的产品粒化过程,并应用模糊商空间理论对其进行了分析,给出了基于归一化距离和综合模糊相似关系的产品粒度空间构建方法,建立了基于两阶段优化算法的最佳产品粒层确定流程,进而得到了最优模块划分方案,最后以某堆垛机货叉机构为例对该方法进行了有效性验证。此方法为产品模块聚类与优化提供了一种新的数值分析和评价手段,应用结果表明该方法具有一定的可行性和合理性,能够有效指导产品模块化过程的实施。     

Screening and selection procedures with control variates and correlation induction techniques

We consider the problem of identifying the simulated system with the best expected performance measure when the number of alternatives is finite and small (often < 500). Recently, more research efforts in the simulation community have been directed to develop ranking and selection (R&S) procedures capable of exploiting variance reduction techniques (especially the control variates). In this article, we propose new R&S procedures that can jointly use control variates and correlation induction techniques (including antithetic variates and Latin hypercube sampling). Empirical results and a realistic illustration show that the proposed procedures outperform the conventional procedures using sample means or control variates alone. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2012     

浅谈装备财务管理工作面临的问题及出路

装备财务管理工作是我军装备建设的关键点和枢纽,其管理效能的发挥直接关系我军装备建设经费的军事和经济效益。当前,受发展水平的限制,我军的装备财务管理工作任务十分艰巨,面临预算执行困难、开支随意性大、装备财务管理信息化水平低、专业人才数量少等问题,需要从内部控制机制建设、装备财务管理评价系统建设、人才建设三个方向,探寻解决问题的出路。     

舰艇导弹武控系统分析

水面舰艇海上作战的主要威胁来自于敌方反舰导弹的攻击,水面舰艇的防空作战能力成为其作战效能的重要指标之一,而武控系统又是舰载防空导弹武器系统的核心。通过分析舰载武控系统的设计原则、种类、内涵等内容,结合武控系统软件的特点,对开放式体系结构在大型复杂军用实时系统中的应用进行了论述,通过分析得出了几个有益的结论。     

基于独立分量分析和神经网络的钢结构损伤识别方法

为了有效剔除钢结构振动信号中的噪声,提取用于损伤识别的特征量,采用独立分量分析方法分离统计独立信号,同时得到表征结构损伤状态的混合矩阵,然后将混合矩阵作为特征量输入至神经网络进行训练,最后将训练好的神经网络作为分类器进行结构损伤识别.在冲击载荷作用下,针对钢框架结构模型进行了不同损伤部位的振动实验,结果表明:基于独立分量分析和神经网络的损伤识别方法具有较高的识别率和可重复性,而且实现简单,在结构损伤识别领域具有较大的应用潜力.     

基于复杂网络的空间信息支援力量体系结构同步能力研究

运用复杂网络理论的基本原理对空间信息支援力量体系结构的同步能力进行了研究,构建了空间信息支援力量体系结构的网络拓扑模型,给出了网络同步判定依据,分析了初始连接机制、通信节点数以及总节点数的变化对空间信息支援力量体系结构整体同步能力的影响,为空间信息支援力量体系论证和作用发挥等问题的深入研究提供了借鉴和参考．     

基于级库存的维修器材整合供应策略研究

针对传统器材供应模式效率低的问题,借助供应链管理的思想提出了多需求点整合供应模式,并建立了基于级库存策略的整合优化模型,对成本各组成部分分析求解,得到了最优总成本对应的策略参数,其中总成本考虑了供应中心补货成本、库存持有成本、供应成本和供应延迟成本．最后通过算例与直接供应策略进行了比较,证明了整合供应策略的有效性．     

基于非线性模型预测的翼伞系统控制研究

翼伞系统在飞行过程中,受外界不确定因素的影响呈现出非线性特性和耦合性．应用非线性模型预测控制理论对翼伞系统飞行控制进行了研究,提出基于非线性模型预测控制的翼伞系统控制律设计方法,并推导出控制律解析式．仿真研究表明,合理地选择泰勒展开级数和预测周期,通过泰勒级数展开并截尾后的翼伞非线性控制系统可以表现出良好的控制性能．     

Into the black box? Technology sharing in major arms transfers and beyond

From the recipients’ perspective, arms transfers have, through the use of offsets, technology transfers, and industrial participation, become an opportunity to receive not only advanced weapons, but also technologies not otherwise available. How important are friendly relations for securing a military export order? To what extent do buyers demand advanced military or commercial technology and how are these demands accepted by the supplier? How does this influence smaller producers in relation to major producers? These questions are addressed by studying (a) the Joint Strike Fighter/F-35 by Lockheed Martin, USA, and the JAS-39 Gripen aircraft by Saab, Sweden, (b) the Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft competition in India for 126 combat aircraft, and (c) the Indian offset policy. In the final section, some long-term consequences are discussed.