Effectiveness of (R,Q) policies in one‐warehouse multiretailer systems with deterministic demand and backlogging

Consider a distribution system with a central warehouse and multiple retailers. Customer demand arrives at each of the retailers continuously at a constant rate. The retailers replenish their inventories from the warehouse which in turn orders from an outside supplier with unlimited stock. There are economies of scale in replenishing the inventories at both the warehouse and the retail level. Stockouts at the retailers are backlogged. The system incurs holding and backorder costs. The objective is to minimize the long‐run average total cost in the system. This paper studies the cost effectiveness of (R, Q) policies in the above system. Under an (R, Q) policy, each facility orders a fixed quantity Q from its supplier every time its inventory position reaches a reorder point R. It is shown that (R, Q) policies are at least 76% effective. Numerical examples are provided to further illustrate the cost effectiveness of (R, Q) policies. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 47: 422–439, 2000     

Optimal service and arrival rates in Jackson queueing networks

In this paper we present an algorithm for solving a class of queueing network design problems. Specifically, we focus on determining both service and arrival rates in an open Jackson network of queueing stations. This class of problems has been widely studied and used in a variety of applications, but not well solved due to the difficulty of the resulting optimization problems. As an example, consider the classic application in computer network design which involves determining the minimum cost line capacities and flow assignments while satisfying a queueing performance measure such as an upper limit on transmission delay. Other application areas requiring the selection of both service and arrival rates in a network of queues include the design of communication, manufacturing, and health care systems. These applications yield optimization problems that are difficult to solve because typically they are nonconvex, which means they may have many locally optimal solutions that are not necessarily globally optimal. Therefore, to obtain a globally optimal solution, we develop an efficient branch and bound algorithm that takes advantage of the problem structure. Computational testing on randomly generated problems and actual problems from a health care organization indicate that the algorithm is able to solve realistic sized problems in reasonable computing time on a laptop computer. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 47: 1–17, 2000     

Optimal policies for M/M/m queue with two different kinds of (N,T)‐policies

In this paper, two different kinds of (N, T)‐policies for an M/M/m queueing system are studied. The system operates only intermittently and is shut down when no customers are present any more. A fixed setup cost of K > 0 is incurred each time the system is reopened. Also, a holding cost of h > 0 per unit time is incurred for each customer present. The two (N, T)‐policies studied for this queueing system with cost structures are as follows: (1) The system is reactivated as soon as N customers are present or the waiting time of the leading customer reaches a predefined time T, and (2) the system is reactivated as soon as N customers are present or the time units after the end of the last busy period reaches a predefined time T. The equations satisfied by the optimal policy (N*, T*) for minimizing the long‐run average cost per unit time in both cases are obtained. Particularly, we obtain the explicit optimal joint policy (N*, T*) and optimal objective value for the case of a single server, the explicit optimal policy N* and optimal objective value for the case of multiple servers when only predefined customers number N is measured, and the explicit optimal policy T* and optimal objective value for the case of multiple servers when only predefined time units T is measured, respectively. These results partly extend (1) the classic N or T policy to a more practical (N, T)‐policy and (2) the conclusions obtained for single server system to a system consisting of m (m ≥ 1) servers. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 47: 240–258, 2000     

Note: On the two‐machine no‐idle flowshop problem

In this short note we study a two‐machine flowshop scheduling problem with the additional no‐idle feasibility constraint and the total completion time criterion function. We show that one of the few papers which deal with this special problem contains incorrect claims and suggest a way how these claims can be rectified. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 47:353–358, 2000     

分布孔径红外系统的研究现状及其展望

介绍了分布孔径红外系统 ( DAIRS)的基本概念与研制现状 ,讨论了DAIRS在先进战斗机及其它作战平台上的应用 ,并简略介绍了其中涉及的关键技术 ,对 DAIRS系统将来可能的发展趋势作了预测。     

基于神经网络技术和小波分析的发动机 气缸气密性能检测研究

提出了一种基于小波分析和神经网络技术检测发动机气缸气密性能的新方法。对电涡流位移传感器拾取的飞轮位移信号直接进行时域采样 ,通过处理和小波分析 ,获得反映发动机启动瞬时转速尺度参数 ,BP神经网络以此作为输入向量 ,从而有效地检测发动机气缸气密性能。     

极坐标下雷达多目标跟踪及其实现

导出极坐标下雷达多目标跟踪的非线性滤波方程和预测方程 ,获得了稳定和渐近无偏估计 ;采用最优配对法进行点迹与航迹相关 ,避免相关模糊 ;利用记分法进行航迹质量管理 ,并在计算机上实现了多目标跟踪数据处理     

基于信息神经网络的内燃机故障诊断方法

在统计概率基础上建立了信息神经网络 ,探讨了利用该网络诊断内燃机故障的方法 ;并在 1 2 1 50L内燃机上进行了模拟故障的诊断试验。试验结果表明 ,该方法是可行的。     

高精度分数时延滤波器设计的边界拟合Remez算法

在卫星星间测距模拟信号仿真及实际测试中,为提高测距模拟信号精度和系统可用带宽,提出基于边界拟合Remez算法的高精度分数时延滤波器的设计算法。该算法利用Farrow结构的多项式近似思想,采用多项式拟合Remez算法设计滤波器的冲激响应边界系数,通过多相分解实现分数时延滤波器组。该算法改善了当设计的滤波器阶数较高时冲激响应边界的不连续现象,进而降低了群时延误差,提高了精度。仿真结果表明,该算法设计的滤波器的分数时延精度得到了提高,同时系统可用带宽提高近一倍,实现时需使用的乘法器数目也有明显降低。     

椭圆弹道射程角和飞行时间公式的一种推导方法

本文利用椭圆弹道长轴方向有一常量的性质,计算了被动段弹道的射程和飞行时间。