Complexity and workload considerations in product mix decisions under the theory of constraints

The literature on the product mix decision (or master production scheduling) under the Theory of Constraints (TOC), which was developed in the past two decades, has addressed this problem as a static operational decision. Consequently, the developed solution techniques do not consider the system's dynamism and the associated challenges arising from the complexity of operations during the implementation of master production schedules. This paper aims to address this gap by developing a new heuristic approach for master production scheduling under the TOC philosophy that considers the main operational factors that influence actual throughput after implementation of the detailed schedule. We examine the validity of the proposed heuristic by comparison to Integer Linear Programming and two heuristics in a wide range of scenarios using simulation modelling. Statistical analyses indicate that the new algorithm leads to significantly enhanced performance during implementation for problems with setup times. The findings show that the bottleneck identification approach in current methods in the TOC literature is not effective and accurate for complex operations in real‐world job shop systems. This study contributes to the literature on master production scheduling and product mix decisions by enhancing the likelihood of achieving anticipated throughput during the implementation of the detailed schedule. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 62: 357–369, 2015     

弹药生产响应能力综合评价指标权重组合方法

针对战时弹药需求的不确定性而造成对生产能力冲击的特点,为科学地确定综合评价指标权重,评价军工企业弹药生产响应能力,运用基于偏差平方和最小的综合评价指标粗糙集与网络分析法的权重组合算法,将定性与定量评价方法相结合,为客观评价企业弹药生产响应能力提供了科学的依据,对提高弹药生产决策的军事经济效益具有重要的意义。     

汽车生产厂房消防设计与规范的矛盾点论述

根据汽车生产厂房的特点,分别从厂房的火灾危险性确定、耐火等级确定、厂房的防火分区、人员疏散距离、厂房的灭火系统设置、厂房的消防给水、涂装车间消防水枪出口等方面论述了汽车生产厂房与现行《建筑设计防火规范》规定不符合的内容,并提出了建议。     

编码感知的机会路由算法研究

提出一种编码感知的机会路由算法——CAR.它利用机会传输增加编码机会,并通过引入一系列参数衡量"机会"好坏,创造性地解决了交叉数据流下机会路由转发节点的选取问题,解决了流间网络编码和机会路由算法结合时数据包上下跳节点"已知"与"未知"的矛盾.CAR算法能够最大化每次编码传输中原始数据包的个数,仿真表明,它能够显著提高可靠传输协议以及整个网络的传输性能.通过机会传输实现多用户分集,可显著增加流间网络编码机会,引入的转发延时也可增加流间网络编码机会.     

一种基于Dijkstra算法的航空平台组网技术

针对航空平台在超低空和超视距飞行过程中,传统单一的TDMA网络难以满足无盲区通信需求,提出一种基于Dijkstra算法的AdHoc组网技术。通过建立实时邻居信息表、网络拓扑表和动态路由,在工程应用中实现了具有中继功能的地空-空空高速实时无线传输网络,满足了部队通信网络大范围覆盖和实时性需求。     

片上网络中一种单周期2GHz无缓冲路由器

近年来,无缓冲路由器由于不需要缓冲器而成为片上网络低开销的解决方案。为了提高无缓冲路由器的性能,提出一种单周期高性能无缓冲片上网络路由器。该路由器使用一个简单的置换网络替换串行化的交换分配器与交叉开关以实现高性能。虚通道路由器与基准无缓冲路由器相比,该路由器在TSMC65nm工艺下可以以较小的面积开销达到2GHz的时钟频率。在合成通信负载与真实应用负载下的模拟结果表明,该路由器的包平均延迟远小于虚通道路由器和其他无缓冲路由器。     

基于遗传算法的无线传感器网络路由研究

无线传感器网络路由算法面临着节省能量、延长网络寿命、提高可靠性等方面的挑战。提出了一种基于遗传的无线传感器网络路由算法。对算法中的算子编码、适应度函数设计、编码方式及参数选取进行了细致研究。仿真结果表明,本算法减少了能耗、延长了网络生存时间并提高了网络的可靠性。     

A branch‐and‐bound‐based solution approach for dynamic rerouting of airborne platforms

This article is a sequel to a recent article that appeared in this journal, “An extensible modeling framework for dynamic reassignment and rerouting in cooperative airborne operations” [ 17 ], in which an integer programming formulation to the problem of rescheduling in‐flight assets due to changes in battlespace conditions was presented. The purpose of this article is to present an improved branch‐and‐bound procedure to solve the dynamic resource management problem in a timely fashion, as in‐flight assets must be quickly re‐tasked to respond to the changing environment. To facilitate the rapid generation of attractive updated mission plans, this procedure uses a technique for reducing the solution space, supports branching on multiple decision variables simultaneously, incorporates additional valid cuts to strengthen the minimal network constraints of the original mathematical model, and includes improved objective function bounds. An extensive numerical analysis indicates that the proposed approach significantly outperforms traditional branch‐and‐bound methodologies and is capable of providing improved feasible solutions in a limited time. Although inspired by the dynamic resource management problem in particular, this approach promises to be an effective tool for solving other general types of vehicle routing problems. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2013     

Missile systems: “Flexible modularity” and incremental technological change in military production∗

It is often stated that technological change in the military field is characterised by the introduction of radical innovations rather than by incremental processes of technological change. This article illustrates the diversity of military innovation by arguing that technological change in missiles systems is dominated by incremental change. While some large weapons platforms display the design rigidities normally associated with complex systems, missiles are characterised by “flexible modularity”. Flexible modularity facilitates the continuous introduction of upgrades, and makes missile systems amenable to gradual technological change. Besides, it has significant implications for the future role of missile systems, and poses special problems for missile disarmament and technology control initiatives.     

Country survey VIII: Federal republic of Yugoslavia

This survey article focuses on defence economics issues and provides data and analysis on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia's (FRY) defence policy, defence spending, the size of its armed forces, its defence industries and the cost of the civil war. The main section is devoted to the period from 1990 to the present and deals with the following aspects: the situation after the break‐up of the former Yugoslavia, general economic data; the cost of the civil war, the defence budget; the armed forces; the manufacture of armaments and the structure of the defence industry.