Oscillation criteria for higher order nonlinear dynamic equations

In this paper, we will consider the higher‐order functional dynamic equations of the form on an above‐unbounded time scale , where and , . The function is a rd‐continuous function such that . The results extend and improve some known results in the literature on higher order nonlinear dynamic equations.     

A synergy of multicriteria techniques to assess additive value models

The assessment of additive value functions in Multicriteria Decision Aid (MCDA) has to face issues of legitimacy and technical difficulties when real decision makers are involved. This paper presents a synergy of three complementary techniques to assess additive models on the whole criteria space. The synergy includes a revised MACBETH technique, the standard MAUT trade-off analysis and UTA-based methods for the assessment of both the marginal value functions and the weighting factors. The paper uses a set of original robustness measures and rules associated with revised MACBETH and UTA in order to manage multiple linear programming solutions and to extract robust conclusions from them. Finally, to illustrate the methods’ synergy, an application example is presented, dealing with the planning of metro extension lines.     

A multi-objective wholesaler–retailers inventory-distribution model with controllable lead-time based on probabilistic fuzzy set and triangular fuzzy number

This paper develops a single wholesaler and multi retailers mixture inventory distribution model for a single item involving controllable lead-time with backorder and lost sales. The retailers purchase their items from the wholesaler in lots at some intervals throughout the year to meet the customers’ demand. Not to loose the demands, the retailers offer a price discount to the customers on the stock-out items. Here, it is assumed that the lead-time demands of retailers are uncertain in both stochastic and fuzzy sense, i.e., these are simultaneously random and imprecise. To implement this behavior of the lead-time demands, at first, these demands are assumed to be random, say following a normal distribution. With these random demands, the expected total cost for each retailer is obtained. Now, the mean lead-time demands (which are crisp ones) of the retailers are fuzzified. This fuzzy nature of the lead-time demands implies that the annual average demands of the retailers must be fuzzy numbers, suppose these are triangular fuzzy numbers. Using signed distance technique for defuzzification, the estimate of total costs for each retailer is derived. Therefore, the problem is reduced to optimize the crisp annual costs of wholesaler and retailers separately. The multi-objective model is solved using Global Criteria method. Numerical illustrations have been made with the help of an example taking two retailers into consideration. Mathematical analyses have been made for global pareto-optimal solutions of the multi-objective optimization problem. Sensitivity analyses have been made on backorder ratio and pareto-optimal solutions for wholesaler and different retailers are compared graphically.     

SETAR model selection-A bootstrap approach

Summary  The aim of this paper is to propose new selection criteria for the orders of selfexciting threshold autoregressive (SETAR) models. These criteria use bootstrap methodology; they are based on a weighted mean of the apparent error rate in the sample and the average error rate obtained from bootstrap samples not containing the point being predicted. These new criteria are compared with the traditional ones based on the Akaike information criterion (AIC). A simulation study and an example on a real data set end the paper.     

Indefinite preference structures and decision analysis

It always takes time for people to digest information and make judgments. The decision maker's preference is not always clear and stable when decision analysis and decision making are performed. In this paper, we introduce a generalized preference structure to cope with indefinite preferences. We describe its general properties, its implication on value function representation, its solution concepts, and methods for obtaining the solutions.This research has been partially supported by NSF Grant No. IST-84-18863. The authors are grateful to Dr. D. J. White for his helpful comments on a previous draft.     

Remarks on Barbashin-Ezeilo Problem on third-order nonlinear differential equations

In this paper, we use the frequency domain criteria to initiate a general result on the Barbashin-Ezeilo Problem on third-order nonlinear differential equation. Earlier ideas of Burkin [I.M. Burkin, Orbital stability of second-kind limiting cycles for dynamical systems with cylindrical phase space, Differential Equations 29 (1993) 1262-1264], Leonov [G.A. Leonov, A frequency criterion for the existence of limit cycles of dynamical systems with cylindrical phase spaces, Differential Equations 23 (1987) 1375-1378] on the problem are being improved upon.     

二阶中立型微分方程的区间振动准则

利用平均函数技巧 ,对二阶中立型微分方程 [a(t) (x(t) p(t)x(t-τ) )′]′ q(t)f[x(t) ,x(t-σ) ]g[x′(t) ]=0建立了一些区间振动准则 ,这些振动准则不同于已知依赖于整个区间 [t0 ,∞ )的性质的结果 ,而是仅依赖于 [t0 ,∞ )上的子区间列的性质     

具有非线性扰动的中立型系统的时滞相关稳定性

本研究了具有非线性扰动的中立型系统鲁棒稳定的时滞相关准则。基于LMI方法，并利用S—过程获得了依赖于时滞的鲁棒稳定性准则，所得结果优于已有结论。最后给出一个实例说明本方法的有效性。