THE MORAL PERMISSIBILITY OF AUTOMATED RESPONSES DURING CYBERWARFARE

Automated responses are an inevitable aspect of cyberwarfare, but there has not been a systematic treatment of the conditions in which they are morally permissible. We argue that there are three substantial barriers to the moral permissibility of an automated response: the attribution, chain reaction, and projection bias problems. Moreover, these three challenges together provide a set of operational tests that can be used to assess the moral permissibility of a particular automated response in a specific situation. Defensive automated responses will almost always pass all three challenges, while offensive automated responses typically face a substantial positive burden in order to overcome the chain reaction and projection bias challenges. Perhaps the most interesting cases arise in the middle ground between cyber-offense and cyber-defense, such as automated cyber-exploitation responses. In those situations, much depends on the finer details of the response, the context, and the adversary. Importantly, however, the operationalizations of the three challenges provide a clear guide for decision-makers to assess the moral permissibility of automated responses that could potentially be implemented.     

Russian military reform: institutional,political and security implications

This critical comment examines the incentives, major priorities, difficulties and first results of the Russian military reform that is being implemented since 2008. The authors conclude that despite numerous drawbacks and barriers to the reformist efforts certain successes can be identified. Particularly, there is a clear shift from the old-fashioned, Soviet-type army to a more compact, mobile, better equipped and combat-ready armed forces that are capable to cope with today's challenges to Russian national security.     

Limiting behavior of the stochastic sequential assignment problem

The stochastic sequential assignment problem (SSAP) considers how to allocate available distinct workers to sequentially arriving tasks with stochastic parameters such that the expected total reward obtained from the sequential assignments is maximized. Implementing the optimal assignment policy for the SSAP involves calculating a new set of breakpoints upon the arrival of each task (i.e., for every time period), which is impractical for large‐scale problems. This article studies two problems that are concerned with obtaining stationary policies, which achieve the optimal expected reward per task as the number of tasks approaches infinity. The first problem considers independent and identically distributed (IID) tasks with a known distribution function, whereas in the second problem tasks are derived from r different unobservable distributions governed by an ergodic Markov chain. The convergence rate of the expected reward per task to the optimal value is also obtained for both problems. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2013     

Coordination mechanisms for a three‐stage reverse supply chain to increase profitable returns

In this article, we consider a generic electronic product that can be remanufactured or recycled at the end of its life cycle to generate new profit. We first describe the product return process and then present a customer segmentation model to capture consumers' different behaviors with respect to product return so that the retailer can work more effectively to increase the return volume. In regard to the collaboration between the retailer and the manufacturer, we explore a revenue‐sharing coordination mechanism for achieving a win‐win outcome. The optimality and sensitivity of the critical parameters in four strategies are obtained and examined both theoretically and numerically, which generate insights on how to manage an efficient consumer‐retailer‐manufacturer reverse supply chain, as well as on the feasibility of simplifying such a three‐stage chain structure. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2013     

一种用于雷达网目标状态融合的算法

针对目前雷达情报自动化系统中雷达网目标状态融合存在航迹不连续、情报信息利用率低等问题,综合运用了神经网络和军事运筹学理论和方法,给出了一种用于雷达网目标状态融合的算法.结果表明,利用本方法使融合后的目标轨迹与目标真实运动轨迹非常接近,有效地提高了雷达情报的综合质量.     

多层弹道导弹防御体系射击策略研究

主要利用离散马尔可夫链(DTMC)对多层弹道导弹防御系统反导作战射击策略问题进行了研究.定义了多层弹道导弹防御体系防御层识别矩阵、拦截矩阵、综合防御能力矩阵等描述多层弹道导弹防御体系防御层作战能力的相关概念,建立了多层弹道导弹防御体系的DTMC模型.在此基础上,应用多层弹道导弹防御体系的DTMC模型对多层弹道导弹防御体系射击策略对作战效能的影响进行了预测分析,最后应用实例验证了模型的有效性及实用性.研究结果可为制定多层弹道导弹防御体系射击策略问题提供决策依据.     

基于模糊Petri网的航材供应链冲突诊断建模与分析

结合航材供应链特点,建立航材供应链冲突诊断指标体系,并将节点问协作指标引入体系之中。通过模糊产生式规则,建立航材供应链冲突诊断模型,进行诊断推理,找出引起冲突的关键因素,并提出航材供应链冲突的防范对策。     

基于SD的弹药供应链系统稳定性分析

为了研究弹药供应链系统的稳定性,基于弹药供应链系统的组成进行分析,采用系统动力学方法建立了二阶弹药供应链系统的稳定性模型,并利用系统动力学专用软件Vensim对该模型进行数学建模与仿真实验,得到系统稳定、出现震荡及溢出现象时相关参数的取值范围。仿真结果表明：影响弹药供应链系统稳定性的因素是弹药库订货决策的参数,与外部需求无关。     

我国舰船配套动员能力现状、问题与对策 ——基于供应链视角的研究

舰船配套动员能力是现代化条件下海上作战能力的重要基础和根本保障。从供应链视角看,我国舰船配套动员能力仍存在诸多不足,亟待提升。本文对我国舰船配套动员能力现状进行初步评价,重点分析当前我国舰船配套动员面临的若干突出问题,如产业集中度较低、部分关键零部件可替代性差、服务保障体系不完善、供应链体系整体安全缺乏有效保障等,结合我国船舶工业发展现状,提出提升舰船配套动员能力的方向与策略,如系统提升动员供给能力、逐步实现全面自主可控、切实保障动员快速响应、着力抓好民船改装征用、有效扩展社会动员基础、确保战时生产正常稳定、健全维修服务保障体系等,并给出完善舰船配套动员工作机制、强化舰船配套动员能力建设、提高舰船配套供应链管理水平、加强舰船配套动员人才培养等相关政策建议。     

基于物链网的军事供应链管理研究

现代化军事供应链管理是实现智慧军事物流的必要手段,智能军事供应链管理离不开物联网、区块链、云计算、人工智能等高新技术的支撑。随着物联网与区块链技术的发展,研究两者深度融合的物链网应用对提高军事供应链管理具有重要意义。本文通过分析军事供应连管理特点及需求分析总结出军事供应链管理具有内外区分、网系异构、平战结合等特点,应用物联网与区块链融合可直击军事供应链痛点问题,为解决军事供应链管理智能化发展、快速响应、共识共享、安全保密等需求提供新思路;同时,对物链网应用的技术融合化、链条联盟化、连接标准化、计算边缘化展开研究,提出军事供应链在可追溯与可视化、供应链协同以及物流流程优化等方面的智能管理,以期为物链网在军事供应链管理的应用提供一定参考。