Exploration and Practice of Ideological and Political Theories Teaching in Operations Research Courses Based on the“Trinity”

This study analyzes the background of ideological and political theories teaching in operations research courses and provides a design framework for ideological and political theories teaching in operations research courses based on“trinity”according to real teaching practices.This article summarizes the merging point of ideological and political theories teaching in operations research courses,taking ability and knowledge as its carrier and ideological and political theories teaching as its core,as well as discusses four methods of ideological and political theories teaching:online and offline interactive teaching,stimulating independent learning by practical application,seminar-style flipped classroom,and promoting theoretical teaching through competition and scientific research.

Integrating operations research into green logistics:A review

Logistical activities have a significant global environmental impact,necessitating the adoption of green logistics practices to mitigate environmental effects.The COVID-19 pandemic has further emphasized the urgency to address the environmental crisis.Operations research provides a means to balance environmental concerns and costs,thereby enhancing the management of logistical activities.This paper presents a comprehensive review of studies integrating operations research into green logistics.A systematic search was conducted in the Web of Science Core Collection database,covering papers published until June 3,2023.Six keywords(green logistics OR sustainable logistics OR cleaner logistics OR green transportation OR sustainable transportation OR cleaner transportation)were used to identify relevant papers.The reviewed studies were categorized into five main research directions:Green waste logistics,the impact of costs on green logistics,the green routing problem,green transport network design,and emerging challenges in green logistics.The review concludes by outlining suggestions for further research that combines green logistics and operations research,with particular emphasis on investigating the long-term effects of the pandemic on this field.

Operations Research in the Blockchain Technology

In the past decade,as a decentralized distributed database technology blockchain has developed rapidly at an unprecedented speed and been applied to a wide range of scenarios far beyond cryptocurrencies,for example,insurance,energy,risk management,and Internet of things(IoT).The blockchain technology combines the achievements from cryptography,computer science,economics,and operations research and has increasingly attracted attention from both academia and industry.Though the operations research has been widely adopted in the blockchain technology,there is a lack of comprehensive survey on the operations research in blockchain-related issues.In order to fill the gap,we analyze the blockchain technology through the perspective of operations research and present a comprehensive review of the operations research problems from the aspects of security and stability,efficiency and performance,and resource allocation.This paper aimed to help the relevant readers in the field of operations research find their own points of interest and conduct in-depth research on the blockchain technology,hoping to promote the rapid development and wider application of the blockchain technology in the near future.

Optimization and Operations Research in Mitigation of a Pandemic

The pandemic of COVID-19 initiated in 2019 and spread all over the world in 2020 has caused significant damages to the human society,making troubles to all aspects of our daily life.Facing the serious outbreak of the virus,we consider possible solutions from the perspectives of both governments and enterprises.Particularly,this paper discusses several applications of supply chain management,public resource allocation,and pandemic prevention using optimization and machine learning methods.Some useful insights in mitigating the pandemic and economy reopening are provided at the end of this paper.These insights might help governments to reduce the severity of the current pandemic and prevent the next round of outbreak.They may also improve companies'reactions to the increasing uncertainties appearing in the business operations.Although the coronavirus imposes challenges to the entire society at the moment,we are confident to develop new techniques to prevent and eradicate the disease.

Research and Design of IPv6 Network Management and Operations Support System

IPv6 is the foundation of the development of Next Generation Internet (NGI). An IPv6 network management and operations support system is necessary for real operable NGI. Presently there are no approved standards yet and relevant equipment interfaces are not perfect. A Network Management System (NMS) at the network layer helps implement the integrated management of a network with equipment from multiple vendors, including the network resources and topology, end-to-end network performance, network failures and customer Service Level Agreement (SLA) management. Though the NMS will finally realize pure IPv6 network management, it must be accommodated to the management of relevant IPv4 equipment. Therefore, modularized and layered structure is adopted for the NMS in order to implement its smooth transition.

Survey of the research on dynamic weapon-target assignment problem

The basic concepts and models of weapon-target assignment （WTA） are introduced and the mathematical nature of the WTA models is also analyzed. A systematic survey of research on WTA problem is provided. The present research on WTA is focused on models and algorithms. In the research on models of WTA, the static WTA models are mainly studied and the dynamic WTA models are not fully studied in deed. In the research on algorithms of WTA, the intelligent algorithms are often used to solve the WTA problem. The small scale of static WTA problems has been solved very well, however, the large scale of dynamic WTA problems has not been solved effectively so far. Finally, the characteristics of dynamic WTA are analyzed and directions for the future research on dynamic WTA are discussed.

Research on Application of Radar Decoy

Taken guidance radar as an example,some evaluation models for number of shot,single-shot kill probability and damage ability are established firstly.Then tactics calculation methods for number of anti-radar reflector beam,throwing time interval and total consumption are given.Finally,the models' feasibility is illustrated with a numerical example and some valuable conclusions are drawn.

Optimization of Urban Rail Transportation in Emerging Countries Using Operational Research Techniques

Rail systems are gradually becoming the most desirable form of transit infrastructure around the world, partly because they are becoming more environmentally friendly compared with airplanes and automobiles. This paper examines the place of emerging countries in this move of implementing modern rail system that will eventually enhance the realization of a low-carbon society. Network model, transportation model and linear programming algorithms are used to model the present urban rail transport system in Nigeria, as an emerging country, in order to optimize it. Operational research methods, including simplex method and MODI, with the aids of computer software (excel solver and LIP solver) were adopted to solve the resulting models. The results showed that optimization of rail transport system will not only reduce carbon emission but also bring about economic development which is required for the eradication of prevalent poverty in these emerging countries.

FINAL SUCCESS AND LONG TERM TNTERESTS COMES FROM CAREFUL OPERATIONAL RESEARCH——A visit to Cai JingHua,executive director and Wu JiaLe,vice general manager of Guangdong Investment Limited

The leading role of undertaking most part of business activities bytapping fund through public listing for Guangdong Enterprises(Holdings)Limited.(here-in-after called GDE)is Played by one of its affiliate,GuangdongInvestment Limited (Here-in-after called GDI).In ten years of activeties,GDIPolicy makers deeply felt that their supreme responsibility was to create thebiggest wealth at present and in the future for the property owner,to achievethe biggest increase of property value,and in the meantime to contribute a bitfor the continuous progress of society.

Fundamental Research on Enhancing Operation Reliability for Large-Scale Interconnected Power Grids——An interview with Zhou Xiaoxin, chief scientist of "973 Program"

At the end of last year, the editors from Power and Electrical Engineers interviewed Zhou Xiaoxin on "Fundamental Research on Enhancing Operation Reliability for Large-Scale Interconnected Power Grids", a project of "973 Program". Mr. Zhou, the chief engineer of China Electric Power Research Institute(CEPRI) and an academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, is the chief scientist in charge of this research project.

Management System Activities of the Operation and Utilization of GHARR-1

The Ghana Research Reactor-1 (GHARR-1) is a 34 kW low enriched uranium (LEU) Miniature Neutron Source Reactor (MNSR), tank-in-pool type and cooled by natural circulation under atmospheric pressure operating conditions. GHARR-1 is owned by Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) and operated by National Nuclear Research Institute (NNRI), one of the institutes of GAEC. GHARR-1 is housed by Nuclear Reactors Research Centre (NRRC), one of the Centres of NNRI. Management/Administration, Radiation protection, Reactor operation and maintenance, Reactor utilization and Physical protection are the various systems/units that integrate to manage the activities of operation and utilization of GHARR-1 in addition to the quality assurance and quality control management system of the research reactor facility. The GHARR-1 which is currently in operation follows a robust maintenance culture adopted by the management system and this has made it possible to keep the reactor in operation with minimal interruption. The management system activities adopted at the Centre to ensure safety of the workers, public and the research reactor facility include authorization of the operation of the reactor for any experiments/modifications;providing material and financial resources for maintaining the research reactor facility;following standard procedures while carrying out Neutron Activation Analysis;participation in IAEA proficiency test;irradiation sites/positions characterization;following standard procedures while carrying out reactor operation and maintenance including reactor and pool water purification and other related activities;monitoring radiation levels in the controlled, supervised and uncontrolled areas of the research reactor facility as well as during reactor operation and maintenance;controlling the physical entry of the workers and public into the research reactor facility;and ensuring that the security structures provided to protect the reactor facility are functioning properly. The thorough knowledge on the functions of the various components that make up the electrical/electronic and control systems of the reactor has been observed to be important for continuous successful maintenance of the research reactor to keep the reactor in operation. This work provides some management system activities adopted to monitor the activities of the research reactor operation and utilization to guarantee safety of workers, public and the environment as well as to safeguard a continuous operation of the research reactor. These management system activities adopted among others, are in the form of Monitoring Forms provided for monitoring the activities of the research reactor operation and utilization in order to ensure standard procedures and specifications are followed and quality services are rendered to the public.

Discrete optimization models and methods for management systems of pavement maintenance and rehabilitation

With the rapid development of highway construction and formation of the highway network in China,the man- agement of pavement maintenance and rehabilitation （MR） activities has become important.In this paper,four discrete optimization models are proposed for different parties involved in the management system： government,highway agent,con- tractor and the common users.These four optimal decision models are formulated as linear integer programming problems with binary decision variables.The objective function and constraints are based on the pavement performance and prediction model using the pavement condition index （PCI）.Numerical experiments are carried out with the data from a highway system in Sichuan Province which show the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed models.

Optimality conditions and duality for a class of nondifferentiable multiobjective generalized fractional programming problems

This paper studies a class of multiobjective generalized fractional programming problems, where the numerators of objective functions are the sum of differentiable function and convex function, while the denominators are the difference of differentiable function and convex function. Under the assumption of Calmness Constraint Qualification the Kuhn-Tucker type necessary conditions for efficient solution are given, and the Kuhn-Tucker type sufficient conditions for efficient solution are presented under the assumptions of （F, α, ρ, d）-V-convexity. Subsequently, the optimality conditions for two kinds of duality models are formulated and duality theorems are proved.

An Integer Programming Model for the KenKen Problem

In this paper we consider modeling techniques for the mathematical puzzle KenKen. It is an interesting puzzle from modeling point of view since it has different kind of mathematical restrictions that are not trivial to express as linear constraints. We give an integer program for solving KenKen and and its implementation on modeling language AMPL. Our integer program uses an innovative way for converting product restrictions into linear constraints. It can be also used for teaching various integer programming techniques in an Operations Research course.

Multiple Objectives under Uncertainty:IRGSD-FD Method

This paper is devoted to study the multiobjective system programming under the assumption that some of the problem parameters are random variables. A method called Interactive Reference Goal Satisfied Degree and Feasible Degree (IRGSD-FD) is developed to solve stochastic multiobjective problems. It is an interactive method providing a so-called `dialogue' between the user and the model, the decision maker having the option conducting the search process for the (α, β)-efficient solutions by modifying the initial conditions according to the partial results obtained. During the iterations, the decision maker can improve upon the reference goal or called aspiration level already attained by one objective function as well as upon the probability of reaching the corresponding objective or called satisfied degree (or both), or/and the probability of satisfying the constraint or called feasible degree already attained by the constraint. Finally, the application of IRGSD-FD method in the resource allocation problem is discussed with a case study for project investment management.

Systems Engineering in China

A short history of systems engineering (SE) is described. The reasons why research work moves from operations research (OR), management science (MS) and cybernetics to SE in China are given. This paper indicates some facets of the development of SE in China with emphasis on application of SE.

Optimization Model and Algorithm for Multi-Label Learning

This paper studies a kind of urban security risk assessment model based on multi-label learning, which is transformed into the solution of linear equations through a series of transformations, and then the solution of linear equations is transformed into an optimization problem. Finally, this paper uses some classical optimization algorithms to solve these optimization problems, the convergence of the algorithm is proved, and the advantages and disadvantages of several optimization methods are compared.

Contribution to the Improvement of the Petroleum Products Delivery Policy by the Implementation of a Computer System Based on the Dijkstra Method

The distribution and marketing of petroleum products are the sources of energy for the various activities of human society and household supply. We spent our time researching the competitive factors to reduce the time of distribution of petroleum products, by setting up a computer system based on Dijkstra’s algorithm our contribution will solve a real problem of delivery with direct targeting of gas stations. We set up a tool to help to map based on the method of operational research starting with the identification of delivery point, mapping and then applying the algorithm. Mainly the graph theory and the optimal path in a network by a short path using the method of Dijkstra for the design we used the UML language, the programming we used the JAVA language with very appreciable results to finish with a conclusion.

Mathematical Models for a Social Partitioning Problem

In this paper we develop modeling techniques for a social partitioning problem. Different social interaction regulations are imposed during pandemics to prevent the spread of diseases. We suggest partitioning a set of company employees as an effective way to curb the spread, and use integer programming techniques to model it. The goal of the model is to maximize the number of direct interactions between employees who are essential for company’s work subject to the constraint that all employees should be partitioned into components of no more than a certain size implied by the regulations. Then we further develop the basic model to take into account different restrictions and provisions. We also give heuristics for solving the problem. Our computational results include sensitivity analysis on some of the models and analysis of the heuristic performance.

Fuzzy Nash equilibrium of fuzzy n-person non-cooperative game

The fuzzy non-cooperative game with fuzzy payoff function is studied. Based on fuzzy set theory with game theory, the fuzzy Nash equilibrium of fuzzy non-cooperative games is proposed. Most of researchers rank fuzzy number by its center of gravity or by the real number with its maximal membership. By reducing fuzzy number into a real number, we lose much fuzzy information that should be kept during the operations between fuzzy numbers. The fuzzy quantities or alternatives are ordered directly by Yuan＇s binary fuzzy ordering relation. In doing so, the existence of fuzzy Nash equilibrium for fuzzy non-cooperative games is shown based on the utility function and the crisp Nash theorem. Finally, an illustrative example in traffic flow patterns of equilibrium is given in order to show the detailed calculation process of fuzzy Nash equilibrium.