Accelerating the convergence of the diagonalization and projection algorithms for finite-dimensional variational inequalities

This paper presents an acceleration step for the linearly convergent diagonalization and projection algorithms for finite-dimensional variational inequalities which is reminiscent of a PARTAN step in nonlinear programming. After establishing the convergence of this technique for both algorithms, several numerical examples are presented to illustrate the sometimes dramatic savings in computation time which this simple acceleration step yields.     

Optimal pricing in a duopoly: A noncooperative differential games solution

This paper deals with a differential games model of an oligopoly ofn profit-maximizing firms competing for the same stock of customers. For the sale dynamics, it is assumed that the customers of each firm are driven away gradually by increasing product prices. Since the state variable is absent from the Hamiltonian maximizing conditions as well as from the adjoint equations, open-loop Nash solutions can be obtained. By using phase diagram analysis, for two players the behavior of the optimal pricing strategies can be characterized qualitatively. The main importance of the paper lies in the solution technique, rather than in the economic significance of the proposed model. Under the proposed assumptions, the two-point boundary-value problem resulting from the maximum principle is reduced to a terminal-value problem. It turns out that, for special salvage values of the market shares and if the planning horizon is not too short, nonmonotonic Nash-optimal price trajectories occur.Thanks are due to S. Jørgensen, A. Mehlmann, and R. Willing for helpful suggestions.     

Latent variable modelling of price‐change in 295 manufacturing industries

In contrast to traditional regression analysis, latent variable modelling (LVM) can explicitly differentiate between measurement errors and other random disturbances in the specification and estimation of econometric models. This paper argues that LVM could be a promising approach to test economic theories because applied research in business and economics is based on statistical information, which is frequently inaccurately measured. Considering the theory of industry‐price determination, where the price variables involved are known to include a large measurement error, a latent variable, structural‐equations model is constructed and applied to data on 7381 product categories classified into 295 manufacturing industries of the USA economy. The obtained estimates, compared and evaluated against a traditional regression model fitted to the same data, show the advantages of the LVM analytical framework, which could lead a long drawn‐out conflict between empirical results and theory to a satisfactory reconciliation. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Joint test for functional forms and heteroscedasticity with property sales and valuation data

This paper proposes an approach to jointly testing functional forms and heteroscedasticity within the general Box-Cox transformation framework. The approach is then applied to decide empirically the character of the residuals from regressions of properties' open market prices on their valuation.     

供应链中供需协调及价格折扣订货模型研究

本文研究由单一供方和单一需方组成的供应链协调问题。通过制定一个合理的价格折扣范围,提出一种改进的订货策略—n阶段订货策略,使供应链整体利润最大化,同时使供需双方达到双赢。     

Mesomechanics of inhomogeneous deformation and short-term damage of elastic bodies: Coupled equations

The coupled equations of inhomogeneous deformation and short-time damage are formulated for problems of three-dimensional elasticity, plane strain, and plane stress. Initial representations based on the stochastic inhomogeneity of macrostrength are given. A special case of microstrength distribution which simplifies the equations is examined. The cylindrical bending of an elastic layer is considered as a numerical example __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 43, No. 9, pp. 28–37, September 2007.     

Incorporating manufacturing lead times in joint production-marketing models: A review and some future directions

In many industries the pricing of a product over time can be used to manage demand for the product. Lead time, or promised delivery time is often a significant factor in price negotiations. However, the production planning literature has largely treated pricing decisions as exogeneous while focusing on the allocation of production capacity between products over time. On the other hand, the marketing literature has generally ignored the effects of capacity constraints and focused on the effects of pricing. In this paper, we begin by reviewing the existing literature on integrative production-marketing research, focusing on those models that consider lead times and capacity. We suggest a number of directions for future research that take advantage of recent developments in production planning models, as well as explicit modeling of feedback loops governing key parameters, which suggest a broader view of the problem.     

用等效用原理对马氏链市场的UL生存合约定价

利用效用无差异原理,根据动态规划原则,最大化财富的期望指数效用,在马氏链驱动的市场下,导出HJB方程,给出unit-linked(UL)生存合约在简单Poisson市场下的保费方程,并给出它的数值模拟．这个结果推广了Brown运动驱动的市场下的保费方程,使得UL生存合约在联接到纯跳的市场时,可以用效用无差异原理定价．     

一厂多商联盟的利润分享方案和整段返利方法的确定

供应链中厂家与商家是一种合作竞争关系.本文从一厂一商型联盟的最大利润化的销售问题入手,在追求厂商供应链利润最大化的前提下,建立了一厂多商型联盟的利润模型.基于该模型,确定了联盟及厂商均可增加利润的分享方案,提出了基于分享方案而实行非固定的整段返利的数学表达式,且对整段返利的机制进行了讨论.研究结论表明用这一方法建立的返利机制,可以保障厂商联盟利润分享方案的实施.     

原油期货价格的混沌识别研究

系统复杂性的研究是系统工程的一个热点研究领域。在虚假邻域概念基础上,给出了合适的嵌入参数的确定方法。讨论了分形维与最大Lyapunov指数的计算方法。纽约市场国际原油期货收盘价格时间序列数据的计算表明:这些数据来源于一最大Lyapunov指数值为0.038的混沌吸引子,混沌吸引子分形维为3.625,需用4个变量描述其所在系统的运动规律。此结论为进一步利用混沌理论研究原油期货价格的运动规律、进行相关的投资决策提供了重要信息。