Statistical measurement of the inventory shortage cost

In searching for the optimal inventory control policy, the objective is to minimize the expected total costs related, of which the shortage cost is an important element. Due to the difficulty in calculating the indirect cost of the loss of goodwill resulted from the shortage, practitioners and researchers often simply assume a fixed penalty cost on the inventory shortage or switch to the alternative method by assigning a specific customer service level. The development of an appropriate tool for measuring the shortage cost can help a business control the total costs and improve the productivity more effectively. This paper proposes probabilistic measurements of the shortage cost, based on mathematical relationship between the cost and the shortage amount. The derived closed-form estimates of the expected shortage cost value can then be applied to support the determination of the optimal inventory control policy.     

Who Is the Residential Parent? Understanding Discrepancies in Unmarried Parents' Reports

Research examining parental reports of children's living arrangements has often relied on information about legally ordered custody agreements following divorce. This analysis used data from matched pairs of parents (N = 1,156) in the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study who live apart to compare mother and father reports of their child's residence 5 years after a nonmarital birth. The authors found that over one third of unmarried parents disagreed about who their child lived with and that conflicting reports were much more likely when fathers spent nights with the mother (an indicator of part‐time cohabitation) and had overnights with the child on their own. The results further suggest that discrepancies in unmarried parents' reports were more closely associated with the complexity and ambiguity of their living situations than with the quality of their relationships with each other. Implications for measuring children's living arrangements in families formed outside of marriage are discussed.     

Understanding and Measuring LGBTQ Pathways to Health: A Scoping Review of Strengths-Based Health Promotion Approaches in LGBTQ Health Research

Health research traditionally has focused on the health risks and deficits of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) populations, obscuring the determinants that can promote health across the life course. Recognizing, appropriately measuring, and rendering visible these determinants of health is paramount to informing appropriate and engaging health policies, services, and systems for LGBTQ populations. The overarching purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the findings of a scoping review aimed at exploring strengths-based health promotion approaches to understanding and measuring LGBTQ health. Specifically, this scoping review examined peer-reviewed, published academic literature to determine (a) existing methodological frameworks for studying LGBTQ health from a strengths-based health promotion approach, and (b) suggestions for future methodological approaches for studying LGBTQ health from a strengths-based health promotion approach. The findings of this scoping review will be used to inform the development of a study aimed at assessing the health of and improving pathways to health services among LGBTQ populations in Nova Scotia, Canada.     

Modal non‐linear regression in the presence of Laplace measurement error

In this paper, we propose a robust estimation procedure for a class of non‐linear regression models when the covariates are contaminated with Laplace measurement error, aiming at constructing an estimation procedure for the regression parameters which are less affected by the possible outliers, and heavy‐tailed underlying distribution, as well as reducing the bias introduced by the measurement error. Starting with the modal regression procedure developed for the measurement error‐free case, a non‐trivial modification is made so that the modified version can effectively correct the potential bias caused by measurement error. Large sample properties of the proposed estimate, such as the convergence rate and the asymptotic normality, are thoroughly investigated. A simulation study and real data application are conducted to illustrate the satisfying finite sample performance of the proposed estimation procedure.     

新型订单农业合作模式的优化模型分析

根据当前的中央脱贫政策,本文考虑到脱贫方式,提出了基于新型合作模式的订单农业方式,构建了新型订单农业优化模型。首先根据区域经济发展需要成立一个农业合作社,农户以土地面积比例入股,合作社通过与农产品收购公司谈判并签订收购合同来获得收益,并把收益的一部分用于农户分红。合作社聘用职业经理负责经营,除此之外,合作社还会按所入股份给农户提供一份固定费用以保证农户的收益。根据上述内容构建了一个新的"农户+合作社+收购公司"型三级新型订单农业供应链优化模型,并在条件风险（CVaR）度量准则下得出合作社在不同风险规避度下的具体收益,在保证农户和合作社收益的前提下,建立相应的约束优化模型,利用拉格朗日函数及其相应的KKT条件得出农户加入合作社可获得更多利益的最小土地面积和合作社应提供的最小固定费用。     

中国及TTIP国家贸易便利化水平测评

准确测度中国与TTIP主要成员国之间的贸易便利化差异,便于深刻把握TIP催生的国际贸易便利化新趋势,应对全球贸易规则变迁的挑战.文章首先构建了贸易便利化测评指标体系,采用《全球竞争力报告》《腐败指数》以及《世界竞争力年鉴》的相关数据,对2008-2014年TTIP主要成员国及中国的贸易便利化水平进行了对比测评.研究发现,虽然中国的贸易便利化水平整体上升了,但与TTIP发达成员国的差距依然较大,在口岸效率、海关环境、规制环境和电子商务方面均低于其平均水平.为此,中国应进一步简化海关程序和手续,改善海关环境,提升政策制定的透明度,加大对电子商务中的新信息技术的应用力度,防范TTIP区域内贸易转移效应对我国的影响.     

基于DSPF2812的发动机转速测量系统设计

在研究现有的几种发动机转速测量方法基础上,设计了一种以T型测速方法为原理,以DSPF2812为控制核心的发动机转速测量系统。给出了系统的测量原理以及实现发动机转速测量的软件编程方法和信号调理电路设计,同时应用LabVIEW软件实现对信号的监测和数据存储,最后对该测量系统进行了实验测试,在实际测试中取得了良好的效果。该系统具有测速精度高、测速范围广以及实时性强等特点,为汽车发动机性能研究、故障处理以及后续的分析提供了重要的参考依据,同时该系统还可以应用到电机测速等其它测速领域,具有较高的实用价值。     

双电机驱动自同步振动磨动力响应研究

以双电机驱动自同步振动磨为研究对象,对其进行简化处理,建立力学模型。通过对其施加X,y方向的简谐激 振力,建立无阻尼系统强迫振动和有阻尼系统强迫振动的数学模型,在此基础上,确定Rayleigh阻尼的常数α和β,利用 有限元ANSYS软件进行瞬态动力学分析,研究其在动载荷作用下的变形情况。研究结果表明：在工况频率16 Hz下,节 点运动轨迹更接近圆形,距理想粉碎效果的圆形轨迹较近,粉碎效果较好,进入稳定期的时间较快;在共振频率42 Hz 下,节点轨迹振幅更大,进入稳定期较慢,阻尼对振动的衰减作用较强;不同阻尼比对振动的衰减作用成正比关系。因 此,可以通过控制阻尼比等参数获得更有利的研磨效果,提高研磨效率。     

分布式室内移动机器人的定位与导航

针对当前移动机器人定位与导航成本较高的问题,提出了一种低成本、高性能的分布式导航方案。以性价比较 高的RPLIDAR激光传感器为核心,采用分布式软件的设计思想,设计了传感器的软件接口;采用DWA方法进行局部路 径规划。设计实现了移动机器人的定位与导航。实验结果表明该方案具有可行性与高效性。     

改进离散人工蜂群算法规划异形满版服饰图案切割路径

服饰图案切割路径规划是服饰图案自动切割技术的关键部分之一。文中用改进的离散人工蜂群算法实现了激 光切割系统对异形满版服饰图案的切割工艺路径规划优化。首先,把满版服饰图案激光切割路径规划转化为广义旅行 商问题求解,证明了路径规划转化成普通TSP问题比转化成第一类广义TSP问题更为有效,并给出了路径规划中“图案 始切割点”的优化选择方法。然后结合部分匹配交叉和启发式变异搜索方法的人工蜂群算法求解TSP问题,证明了与 A*算法及遗传算法相比,该方法更为优越。并且该方法已应用于激光切割机切割异形满版服饰图案路径规划的生产实 践,运行可靠,比未规划时的工艺路线平均提高效率33.7%。该方法提供了一种解决TSP问题的新方法,具有一定的理 论意义和价值