A dual random model of a portfolio of variable amount whole life annuity is set with the mth moment of the present value of benefits, and the respective expressions of the moments under the assumption that the force o...A dual random model of a portfolio of variable amount whole life annuity is set with the mth moment of the present value of benefits, and the respective expressions of the moments under the assumption that the force of interest accumulation function is Wiener process or Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process. Furthermore, the limiting distribution of average cost of this portfolio is discussed with the expression of the limiting distribution under the assumption that the force of interest accumulation is an independent increment process.展开更多
Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is a powerful mathematical optimization method widely used for measuring, evaluating and improving the performance of Decision Making Units (DMUs). These used in the various forms, ...Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is a powerful mathematical optimization method widely used for measuring, evaluating and improving the performance of Decision Making Units (DMUs). These used in the various forms, such as hospitals, government agencies, educational institutions, air force, bank branches, business finns, sport teams and even people including the performance of countries, regions, etc. Recently DEA has been extended to examine the performance through the different sport types. In this paper, a Stochastic Input Oriented Data Envelopment Analysis (SIODEA) Model is conducted for measuring and evaluating the relative efficiency scores of football teams selected from different European countries during 2014/2015 season each with some of inputs are stochastic with normally distributed and recent inputs are deterministic and outputs, to shed light on the professional football teams performance.展开更多
The authors analyze a finite horizon,single product,period review model in which pricingand inventory decisions are made simultaneously.Demands in different periods are random variablesthat are independent of each oth...The authors analyze a finite horizon,single product,period review model in which pricingand inventory decisions are made simultaneously.Demands in different periods are random variablesthat are independent of each other and their distributions depend on the product price.Pricing andordering decisions are made at the beginning of each period and all shortage are backlogged.Orderingcost is a convex function of the amount ordered.The objective is to find an inventory and pricing policymaximizing expected discounted profit over the finite horizon.The authors characterize the structure ofthe optimal combined pricing and inventory strategy for this model.Moreover,the authors demonstratehow the profit-to-go function,order up to level,reorder point and optimal price change with respectto state and time.展开更多
文摘A dual random model of a portfolio of variable amount whole life annuity is set with the mth moment of the present value of benefits, and the respective expressions of the moments under the assumption that the force of interest accumulation function is Wiener process or Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process. Furthermore, the limiting distribution of average cost of this portfolio is discussed with the expression of the limiting distribution under the assumption that the force of interest accumulation is an independent increment process.
文摘Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is a powerful mathematical optimization method widely used for measuring, evaluating and improving the performance of Decision Making Units (DMUs). These used in the various forms, such as hospitals, government agencies, educational institutions, air force, bank branches, business finns, sport teams and even people including the performance of countries, regions, etc. Recently DEA has been extended to examine the performance through the different sport types. In this paper, a Stochastic Input Oriented Data Envelopment Analysis (SIODEA) Model is conducted for measuring and evaluating the relative efficiency scores of football teams selected from different European countries during 2014/2015 season each with some of inputs are stochastic with normally distributed and recent inputs are deterministic and outputs, to shed light on the professional football teams performance.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.70621061,70671100,70501014Beijing Philosophy and Social Science, Research Center for Beijing Transportation Development
文摘The authors analyze a finite horizon,single product,period review model in which pricingand inventory decisions are made simultaneously.Demands in different periods are random variablesthat are independent of each other and their distributions depend on the product price.Pricing andordering decisions are made at the beginning of each period and all shortage are backlogged.Orderingcost is a convex function of the amount ordered.The objective is to find an inventory and pricing policymaximizing expected discounted profit over the finite horizon.The authors characterize the structure ofthe optimal combined pricing and inventory strategy for this model.Moreover,the authors demonstratehow the profit-to-go function,order up to level,reorder point and optimal price change with respectto state and time.