Price and capacity decisions of service systems with boundedly rational customers

We consider price and capacity decisions for a profit‐maximizing service provider in a single server queueing system, in which customers are boundedly rational and decide whether to join the service according to a multinomial logit model. We find two potential price‐capacity pair solutions for the first‐order condition of the profit‐maximizing problem. Profit is maximized at the solution with a larger capacity, but minimized at the smaller one. We then consider a dynamically adjusting capacity system to mimic a real‐life situation and find that the maximum can be reached only when the initial service rate is larger than a certain threshold; otherwise, the system capacity and demand shrink to zero. We also find that a higher level of customers’ bounded rationality does not necessarily benefit a firm, nor does it necessarily allow service to be sustained. We extend our analysis to a setting in which customers’ bounded rationality level is related to historical demand and find that such a setting makes service easier to sustain. Finally we find that bounded rationality always harms social welfare.     

Global strategic studies: a manifesto

This contribution reflects on the state of strategic studies today and the criticism it has received in recent years, as being outdated and irrelevant. The authors formulate some premises for reinvigorating this field of inquiry by widening its scope and research agenda to do more justice to the wide variety of actors, perspectives and practices observable in the enterprise of strategy in our contemporary globalised world.     

Enhancing Political Cohesion in NATO during the 1950s or: How it Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the (Tactical) Bomb

This article argues that the perceived need by NATO to nurture political cohesion within the Alliance during the 1950s resulted in the adoption of strategic concepts that were out-of-step with the military environment in which it was operating. It maintains that the Alliance acquiesced to American leadership on nuclear issues which led to the development of tactical nuclear capabilities at the expense of conventional war-fighting capabilities for the defence of the European Central Front. This resulted in a strategic concept that enhanced political cohesion but was militarily unviable.     

考虑逃逸复飞队列饱和度的舰载机回收策略

从舰载机回收问题的应用实际出发,考虑待回收舰载机战损、飞行员受伤等有别于民机的独特性因素,基于舰载机典型回收模式提出一种考虑逃逸复飞队列饱和度的回收策略。在减轻着舰指挥官和通信系统工作负担、降低舰载机飞行员操作强度、提升舰载机飞行安全性的基础上,考虑到舰载机回收是一个概率事件,通过概率分析动态设计专用回收点,解决了逃逸复飞队列与正常待机队列中舰载机抢夺回收点资源的问题,为舰载机回收提供了一个新的解决方案。     

舰载反潜直升机吊放声纳区域反潜策略建模

为提高舰载反潜直升机吊放声纳区域反潜搜索作战效能,对舰载反潜直升机吊放声纳区域反潜搜索策略问题进行了建模。根据潜艇目标位置信息的不确定性,研究了潜艇目标位置信息的概率分布函数,采用Markov状态转移概率矩阵描述了潜艇目标位置信息变化的方法。其次,给出了基于贝叶斯理论的潜艇目标信息概率分布函数更新公式。再次,推导了舰载反潜直升机吊放声纳区域反潜最优策略,给出了舰载直升机吊放声纳区域反潜搜索算法。最后给出了典型案例,验证了反潜搜索策略的有效性。研究成果可为舰载反潜直升机吊放声纳区域反潜提供决策依据。     

军事地形学课程建设与改革

军事地形学是一门军校学员必修的军事基础课程,是重点课程建设之一。课程建设水平的高低,直接关系到院校的生存与发展。从规范课程教学文件、优化教学保障、加强教员队伍建设、深化教学改革等几个方面,阐述了军事地形学课程建设的发展状况,并对该课程建设向更高层次迈进提出了思路。     

我院军事装备学学科研究方向探讨

从特色、学术地位、作用和意义等方面探讨了我院军事装备学学科的4大研究方向:装备作战仿真、装备发展研究、装备管理研究和装备保障研究,并分析了它们之间的关系。     

C3I系统体系结构的演化开发过程

体系结构的建立是C3I系统工程的重要组成部分,它是保障所开发的C3I系统满足军事需求的机制.提出了C3I系统体系结构的演化开发过程,它是体系结构开发在需求汇集、体系结构设计、建立可执行模型、体系结构评价等四个主要任务区域中循环迭代、逐步求精的过程.确定和论述了演化开发过程中各任务区域的主要活动.     

对公安现役高校发展建设问题的战略思考

当前,面对新的形势、新的任务和新的要求,认真分析并解决公安现役高等院校在新的历史条件下一些带有方向性、根本性的重大问题,使公安现役高等教育在更高的起点上实现全面协调可持续发展。要实现这一目标。前提条件是不断解放思想,根本要求是内涵发展,基本途径是走特色之路。     

对公安现役部队干部教育培训机制的思考

推进公安现役部队干部教育培训的创新发展,必须以科学发展观为指导,拓宽思路,健全机制,创新方法,全面提高教育培训的质量和效益。