The representability number of a chain

For each pair of linear orderings (L,M), the representability number repr_M(L) of L in M is the least ordinal α such that L can be order-embedded into the lexicographic power . The case is relevant to utility theory. The main results in this paper are as follows. (i) If κ is a regular cardinal that is not order-embeddable in M, then repr_M(κ)=κ; as a consequence, for each κω₁. (ii) If M is an uncountable linear ordering with the property that A×_lex2 is not order-embeddable in M for each uncountable AM, then for any ordinal α; in particular, . (iii) If L is either an Aronszajn line or a Souslin line, then .     

Median Balls: An Extension of the Interquantile Intervals to Multivariate Distributions

For a probability distribution on a Banach space, we introduce a family of central balls, indexed by their radius, using a proximity criterion close to those defining the spatial median. It is shown that these balls possess robustness and equivariance properties similar to those of the spatial median. They provide a multivariate generalization of the real interquantile intervals and can be interpreted as trimmed regions.     

Structural results for partially observed control models

A general partially observed control model with discrete time parameter is investigated. Our main interest concerns monotonicity results and bounds for the value functions and for optimal policies. In particular, we show how the value functions depend on the observation kernels and we present conditions for a lower bound of an optimal policy. Our approach is based on two multivariate stochastic orderings: theTP ₂ ordering and the Blackwell ordering.Dedicated to Prof. Dr. K. Hinderer on the occassion of his 60^th birthday     

模糊全半序结构

以Fodor公理为基础，给出一类重要的模糊偏好结构——模糊全半序结构的一个较为一般的定义，同时对其性质进行讨论。     

Incremental analysis for MCDM with an application to group TOPSIS

The study aims to exploit incremental analysis or marginal analysis to overcome the drawbacks of ratio scales utilized in various multi-criteria or multi-attribute decision making (MCDM/MADM) techniques. In the proposed 11-step procedure, multiple criteria of alternatives are first reorganized as two categories – benefits and costs – and decision information will be manipulated separately. The performances of alternatives are then evaluated on their incremental benefit–cost ratio, and the rank can be obtained by applying the group TOPSIS (technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution) model (Shih et al., 2007). Two representations of cost, i.e., a cost index and utility index, are proposed in the model to better-fit real-world situations. In addition, some considerations on costs and input–output relations are also discussed in order to understand the essentials of incremental analysis. In the final part, a case of robot selection demonstrates the suggested model to be both robust and efficient in a group decision-making environment.     

On cone orderings and the linear complementarity problem

This paper first generalizes a characterization of polyhedral sets having least elements, which is obtained by Cottle and Veinott [6], to the situation in which Euclidean space is partially ordered by some general cone ordering (rather than the usual ordering). We then use this generalization to establish the following characterization of the class $\text{C}$ of matrices ($\text{C}$ arises as a generalization of the class of Z-matrices; see [4], [13], [14]): M∈$\text{C}$ if and only if for every vector q for which the linear complementarity problem (q,M) is feasible, the problem (q,M) has a solution which is the least element of the feasible set of (q,M) with respect to a cone ordering induced by some simplicial cone. This latter result generalizes the characterizations of K-and Z-matrices obtained by Cottle and Veinott [6] and Tamir [21], respectively.     

Orderings and maximal ideals of rings of analytic functions

We prove that there is a natural injective correspondence between the maximal ideals of the ring of analytic functions on a real analytic set and those of its subring of bounded analytic functions. By describing the maximal ideals in terms of ultrafilters we see that this correspondence is surjective if and only if is compact. This approach is also useful for studying the orderings of the field of meromorphic functions on .

     

Georgescu模糊选择函数伪传递合理性的研究

本文研究模糊选择函数伪传递合理性。对普通选择函数伪传递合理的两个充要条件进行了模糊化,讨论了它们的独立性;证明了对Georgescu模糊选择函数而言,这两个条件仍是伪传递合理的充分条件,但不再是必要条件。     

Mathematical programming models for revenue management under customer choice

We study a network airline revenue management problem with discrete customer choice behavior. We discuss a choice model based on the concept of preference orders, in which customers can be grouped according to a list of options in decreasing order of preference. If a customer’s preferred option is not available, the customer moves to the next choice on the list with some probability. If that option is not available, the customer moves to the third choice on the list with some probability, and so forth until either the customer has no other choice but to leave or his/her request is accepted. Using this choice model as an input, we propose some mathematical programs to determine seat allocations. We also propose a post-optimization heuristic to refine the allocation suggested by the optimization model. Simulation results are presented to illustrate the effectiveness of our method, including comparisons with other models.     

具有偏好锥的链式网络DEA模型

对链式网络DEA模型进行推广,将"偏好锥"引入网络DEA模型.针对中间产出重要性以及决策者评价时的偏好,建立带有产出锥和投入锥相应的两阶段生产可能集,对具有"偏好锥"的链式网络DEA模型,证明了决策单元为网络DEA有效的充要条件,给出了网络DEA有效性与各阶段弱DEA有效性的关系.另外,文章结合具体算例说明了偏好锥的变化对效率评价的影响.关于两阶段的模型以及相关结论可以推广到多阶段网络结构.