A deterministic,multi-item inventory model with supplier selection and imperfect quality

This paper considers the scenario of supply chain with multiple products and multiple suppliers, all of which have limited capacity. We assume that received items from suppliers are not of perfect quality. Items of imperfect quality, not necessarily defective, could be used in another inventory situation. Imperfect items are sold as a single batch, prior to receiving the next shipment, at a discounted price. The demand over a finite planning horizon is known, and an optimal procurement strategy for this multi-period horizon is to be determined. Each of products can be sourced from a set of approved suppliers, a supplier-dependent transaction cost applies for each period in which an order is placed on a supplier. A product-dependent holding cost per period applies for each product in the inventory that is carried across a period in the planning horizon. Also a maximum storage space for the buyer in each period is considered. The decision maker, the buyer, needs to decide what products to order, in what quantities, with which suppliers, and in which periods. Finally, a genetic algorithm (GA) is used to solve the model.     

Three-dimensional modelling of GeSi growth in presence of axial and rotating magnetic fields

A three-dimensional numerical simulation has been performed to study the growth of Ge_0.98Si_0.02 by the Traveling Solvent Method. We attempted to suppress the buoyancy convection, in the Ge_0.98Si_0.02 melt zone, by applying axial and rotating magnetic fields. The effects of the applied magnetic field intensity, on the transport structures in the melt (flow and concentration fields, heat and mass transfer), have been investigated in detail. The steady-state full Navier–Stokes equations, as well as energy, mass species transport and continuity equations are numerically solved using the finite element method. By applying an axial magnetic field of various intensities (2, 10, and 22 mT), we found that as the axial magnetic field increases, the silicon distribution nearby the growth interface becomes more uniform. In the case of a rotating magnetic field, with different applied rotational speeds (2, 7 and 10 rpm), we found that such kind of magnetic field has a marked effect on the silicon concentration, which changes its shape from a convex one to a nearly flat shape as the magnetic field intensity increases. An alternative method to reduce or suppress buoyancy convection, in the melt zone, is the growing of the sample in a microgravity environment, with a gravity level of at least 10^?4 the earth normal gravity level; in this case the results revealed smooth and almost perfect straight concentration contours, due to the buoyancy convection weakness.     

A predictive, simple and rapid method for thermodynamic study on the binding of copper ion with Alzheimer''s amyloid β peptide

The interaction of CuC12 to the first 16 residues of the Alzbeimer's amyliod β peptide, Aβ(1-16) was studied by isothermal titration calorimetry at pH 7.2 and 37 ℃ in aqueous solution.     

Recent strategies in the synthesis of thiophene derivatives: highlights from the 2012–2020 literature

Molecular Diversity - Thiophene-based analogs have been fascinated by a growing number of scientists as a potential class of biologically active compounds. Furthermore, they play a vital role for...     

The Ladder Operators on 1 + 1-de Sitter Space

International Journal of Theoretical Physics - In this paper, we present the annihilation and creation operators for a moving scalar massive particle on 1 + 1-de Sitter space. This presentation is...     

A counterexample to the paper ��Weakly associated primes and primary decomposition of modules over commutative rings��

In this note we will show that finitely generated condition is necessary in Theorem 1.2 of the above mentioned paper.     

Generalized vector variational-like inequalities and vector optimization in Asplund spaces

Some properties of pseudoinvex functions, defined by means of limiting subdifferential, are obtained. Furthermore, the equivalence between vector variational-like inequalities involving limiting subdifferential and vector optimization problems are studied under pseudoinvexity condition.     

Morphology of polyaniline nanofibers synthesized under different conditions

Polyaniline nanofibers are readily synthesized by bulk polymerization; ammonium per sulphate (APS) is used as oxidizing agent and hydrochloric acid as dopant without any hard or soft templates. A detailed study was conducted on the effect of a variety of synthetic conditions on the size and morphology of the polyaniline nanostructure. These conditions include the concentration of dopant, and the APS-to-aniline and acid-to-aniline molar ratios. The morphology of the nanofibers was confirmed by SEM and TEM. XRD and FT-IR and UV–visible spectroscopy were used for structural characterization of nanofibers. The results showed that not only the microstructure of the polyaniline product, but also other characteristics, for example conductivity, crystallinity, and, more importantly, the efficiency of the process are strongly affected by the synthetic conditions.