SCHEDULING PROBLEMS - AN OVERVIEW

There seems to be a significant gap between the theoretical and the practical aspects of scheduling problems in the job shop environment. Theoretically, scheduling systems are designed on the basis of an optimum approach to the scheduling model. However in the practice, the optimum that is built into the scheduling applications seems to face some challenges when dealing with the dynamic character of a scheduling system, for instance machine breakdown or change of orders. Scheduling systems have become quite complex in the past few years. Competitive business environments and shorter product life cycles are the imminent challenges being faced by many companies these days. These challenges push companies to anticipate a demand driven supply chain in their business environment. A demand-driven supply chain incorporates the customer view into the supply chain processes. As a consequence of this, scheduling as a core process of the demand-driven supply chain must also reflect the customer view. In addition,     

一类多步Runge-Kutta方法的保单调性

在对步长作了一定的限制下研究了一类多步Runge-Kutta方法的保单调性,并得到了此类多步Runge-Kutta方法的保单调的充分条件,最后给出了试验方程y′=λ(t)y的情况.     

浅谈如何在课程改革下进行语文教学

素质教育是学校教育工作的核心，是实现学生能力培养及学生身心素质全面发展的主要途径。本文提出了如何在小学课程改革下开展语文教学的几种方式。     

原始地应力及力学参数的测定

本文根据孔壁应力解除法获得的量测应变,提出了采用最优化方法直接确定岩体的泊松比和原始地应力。实例表明,这样获得的原始地应力更符合实际——对应最小的量测残差。     

Krylov子空间投影法研究进展

Ｋｒｙｌｏｖ子空间投影法是一类非常有效的大型稀疏线性代数方程组解法，已被广泛应用于各种领域，随着左右空间Ｌｍ，Ｋｍ的不同取法可以得到许多人们熟知的方法．本文按矩阵Ｈｍ的不同类型，即为上Ｈｅｓｓｅｎｂｅｒｙ阵还是三对角阵将Ｋｒｙｌｏｖ子空间投影法分成两大类，从每步迭代是否具有最优性和方法的存储量、计算量等方面对Ｋｒｙｌｏｖ子空间法及其最新进展进行评述，指出Ｋｒｙｌｏｖ子空间法的局限及今后的研究方向．     

利用积分算子方程的小波－矩量法分析频率选择反射面

小波－矩量法以小波基作为矩量法中的基函数，通过Ｇａｌｅｒｋｉｎ法可以获得很稀疏的阻抗矩阵，用迭代法求解时可减少计算机内存和计算时间。该文以有限尺寸的频率选择反射面为例，用小波－矩量法分析散射特性和电流分布，着重讨论了阻抗矩阵的稀疏化程度对计算精度的影响。结果表明，当非零元素仅为１０％时，仍能达到满意的精度，因此小波－矩量法不失为分析电大尺寸问题的一种有效方法     

《光电技术》课程的教学改革与实践

对《光电技术》课程的教学内容和教学方法进行了改革，并提出了如将教学和科研有机结合起来开展实验教学改革，使教学能紧跟上高科技的飞速发展，充满活力和时代气息。实践证明，这些教学改革效果良好，不仅有助于激发学生学习兴趣，而且有利于培养学生分析问题和解决问题的能力。     

Samples Selection for Artificial Neural Network Training in Preliminary Structural Design

An artificial neural network (ANN) is applied in the preliminary structural design of reticulated shells. Major efforts are made to enhance the generalization ability of networks through well-selected training samples. Number-theoretic methods (NTMs) are adopted to generate samples with low discrepancy, i.e.uniformly scattered in the domain, where discrepancy is a quantitative measurement of the uniformity. The discrepancy of the NTM-based sample set is 1/6-1/7 that of samples with equal spacing. In a case study,networks trained by NTM-based samples are compared with those trained by equal-spaced samples in generalizing performance. The results show that both the computational precision and stability of the former ANNs are more satisfactory than those of the latter. It is concluded that the flexibility of ANNs in generalizing can be effectively increased by use of uniformly distributed training samples rather than simply piling data.More reliable uniformity should be obtained, however, through NTMs instead of equal-spaced samples.     

Forecasting recessions using the yield curve

We compare forecasts of recessions using four different specifications of the probit model: a time invariant conditionally independent version; a business cycle specific conditionally independent model; a time invariant probit with autocorrelated errors; and a business cycle specific probit with autocorrelated errors. The more sophisticated versions of the model take into account some of the potential underlying causes of the documented predictive instability of the yield curve. We find strong evidence in favour of the more sophisticated specification, which allows for multiple breakpoints across business cycles and autocorrelation. We also develop a new approach to the construction of real time forecasting of recession probabilities. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.