A dynamic allocation heuristic for centralized safety stock

An inventory system that consists of a depot (central warehouse) and retailers (regional warehouses) is considered. The system is replenished regularly on a fixed cycle by an outside supplier. Most of the stock is direct shipped to the retailer locations but some stock is sent to the central warehouse. At the beginning of any one of the periods during the cycle, the central stock can then be completely allocated out to the retailers. In this paper we propose a heuristic method to dynamically (as retailer inventory levels change with time) determine the appropriate period in which to do the allocation. As the optimal method is not tractable, the heuristic's performance is compared against two other approaches. One presets the allocation period, while the other provides a lower bound on the expected shortages of the optimal solution, obtained by assuming that we know ahead of time all of the demands, period by period, in the cycle. The results from extensive simulation experiments show that the dynamic heuristic significantly outperforms the “preset” approach and its performance is reasonably close to the lower bound. Moreover, the logic of the heuristic is appealing and the calculations, associated with using it, are easy to carry out. Sensitivities to various system parameters (such as the safety factor, coefficient of variation of demand, number of regional warehouses, external lead time, and the cycle length) are presented. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2005.     

Network routing for insurgency: An adversarial risk analysis framework

Problems in counterterrorism and corporate competition have prompted research that attempts to combine statistical risk analysis with game theory in ways that support practical decision making. This article applies these methods of adversarial risk analysis to the problem of selecting a route through a network in which an opponent chooses vertices for ambush. The motivating application is convoy routing across a road network when there may be improvised explosive devices and imperfect intelligence about their locations. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2011     

武警部队应急救援能力评估研究

武警部队担负着抢险救灾的任务,有必要对其应急救援能力进行科学评估。在分析对比当前应急救援能力评价方法存在不足基础上,构建了新的评价模式,为武警部队提高应急救援能力提供了一种新的借鉴依据。通过实证证明了该评价体系的科学性和评价方法的可操作性。     

武器系统概率指标的贝叶斯决策评定方法

剖析了武器系统试验工程领域中常用二项分布经典假设检验方法存在的问题,从贝叶斯决策思想和理论出发提出了概率指标评定的新方法,通过实例对比证明了贝叶斯决策评定方法有效解决了二项分布经典假设检验方法中存在的问题。     

对组网雷达的分布式干扰效能评估

根据对组网雷达实施分布式干扰的特点,建立了效能评估指标体系,并运用灰色系统相关理论,对组网雷达分布式干扰效能进行了评估与分析.建立了多层次灰色理论的雷达网干扰效能评估模型,给出了干扰效能的量化评估方法,并通过实例证实了该方法的有效性.     

系统动力学C3I系统作战效能评估

C3I系统效能评估是C3I系统发展的重要问题,现有的ADC法、指数法、层次分析法和SEA方法等都存在着某种局限性,也无法度量C3I系统与作战结果的关系.系统动力学是一门分析研究信息反馈系统的学科,适合于研究C3I系统的系统效能和作战效能之间的定量关系.以一个具体的关于C3I系统的作战想定为例,构建了该C3I作战系统的因...     

粗糙集和区间数空袭目标威胁评估

针对现有空袭目标威胁评估方法存在的不足,提出了一种新的基于粗糙集和区间数的空袭目标威胁评估方法.首先建立了空袭目标威胁评估指标体系,给出了指标值为区间数且指标权重完全未知的指标权重计算步骤,克服了以往指标权重确定的主观性.建立了应用粗糙集和区间数评估空袭目标威胁的数学模型.提出了威胁评估指标的离散化区间,并应用粗糙集理...     

西藏文物古建筑消防安全探讨

根据西藏文物古建筑历年来典型火灾事故原因和火灾危险源分布,针对消防安全管理工作,提出了加强火灾危险源管理和控制的措施、手段。     

医用制氧机系统消防设计探讨

介绍了目前大中型医院广泛采用的医用制氧机系统供氧原理和特性,分析了其火灾危险性,并与液氧储罐供氧系统进行了对比,提出了消防设计的具体要求。     

某共享通讯塔加装天线后结构安全性校核

对某共享通讯铁塔加装天线后结构安全性进行校核,建立了基于不同梁杆单元及节点连接的通讯铁塔空间刚架和混合有限元模型,对其结构动态特性及静力分析结果进行了对比分析,指出两种不同模型的动态特性相差不大,采用刚架模型来复核偏于安全;对通讯塔在加装天线后在风荷载及塔自重作用下结构安全性评估,并对该铁塔底层塔段弦杆中点变形超限的特...