基于SOA的开放式考试系统设计

分析了现有考试系统的类型和实现技术,提出了一种基于SOA的开放式自动考试系统架构,讨论了主要功能模块的设计及关系,给出了评测内容和评测方式的逻辑关系及基于Web Services组合的开放式功能描述。基于该设计实现的考试系统运行稳定,验证了该设计的合理性和有效性。     

我国通信服务业标准化现状和发展趋势分析

通信行业已成为与信息技术发展密切相关的新兴现代服务业,通信服务标准化工作是促进通信行业健康有序发展的重要条件和保障。本文首先从服务标准化的基本定义出发,给出通信服务标准化的定义及基本内容,提出了通信服务标准体系框架。随后对国内外通信服务标准的状况进行了简介。对我国通信服务标准化的需求和发展趋势进行了分析。对推进我国通信服务标准化工作提出了5点看法,供参考。     

信息服务业发展现状与举措分析

为缓解金融危机对经济带来的不利影响,全球主要国家纷纷出台与信息服务业相关的政策或举措,这些举措有何借鉴意义？本文在分析信息服务业现状和特点的基础上,重点梳理了美国、欧洲、日本、韩国、印度和中国的发展举措和措施,最后总结出各国或地区发展举措中值得借鉴的地方,     

DRM传输系统服务质量的研究

数字调幅广播（DRM）是先进的数字广播系统,30MHz以下中短波信号通过地波或天波传播,无线环境变化大,文章提出一种实用的DRM服务质量监控系统来保证在服务区内良好的信号覆盖质量。     

An adaptive reservation scheme for optical network

In this paper, the various Optical Burst Switching (OBS) reservation schemes have been examined in order to reduce data loss caused by either channel scheduling or resources. A novel multi-service OBS edge node with synchronized bandwidth reservation mechanism (SRM) has been proposed, which enables high-speed network transport nodes to dynamically reserve bandwidth needed for active data burst flows. The performance of the proposed mechanism is evaluated by means of NS-2 simulation. The results show that the packet delay is kept within the constraint for each traffic flow and the performance metrics such as burst loss rate, throughput and fairness are remarkably improved.     

Solving a bi-objective Transportation Location Routing Problem by metaheuristic algorithms

In this work we consider a Transportation Location Routing Problem (TLRP) that can be seen as an extension of the two stage Location Routing Problem, in which the first stage corresponds to a transportation problem with truck capacity. Two objectives are considered in this research, reduction of distribution cost and balance of workloads for drivers in the routing stage. Here, we present a mathematical formulation for the bi-objective TLRP and propose a new representation for the TLRP based on priorities. This representation lets us manage the problem easily and reduces the computational effort, plus, it is suitable to be used with both local search based and evolutionary approaches. In order to demonstrate its efficiency, it was implemented in two metaheuristic solution algorithms based on the Scatter Tabu Search Procedure for Non-Linear Multiobjective Optimization (SSPMO) and on the Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm II (NSGA-II) strategies. Computational experiments showed efficient results in solution quality and computing time.     

Service differentiation through selective lateral transshipments

We consider a multi-item spare parts problem with multiple warehouses and two customer classes, where lateral transshipments are used as a differentiation tool. Specifically, premium requests that cannot be met from stock at their preferred warehouse may be satisfied from stock at other warehouses (so-called lateral transshipments). We first derive approximations for the mean waiting time per class in a single-item model with selective lateral transshipments. Next, we embed our method in a multi-item model minimizing the holding costs and costs of lateral and emergency shipments from upstream locations in the network. Compared to the option of using only selective emergency shipments for differentiation, the addition of selective lateral transshipments can lead to significant further cost savings (14% on average).     

Make-or-buy service capacity decision in a supply chain providing after-sales service

We consider a supply chain comprising a manufacturer and a retailer. The manufacturer supplies a product to the retailer, while the retailer sells the product bundled with after-sales service to consumers in a fully competitive market. The sales volume is affected by the retailer’s service-level commitment. The retailer can build service capacity in-house at a deterministic price before service demand is realized, or buy the service from an outsourcing market at an uncertain price after service demand realization. We find that the outsourcing market encourages the retailer to make a higher level of service commitment, while prompting the manufacturer to reduce the wholesale price, resulting in more demand realization. We analyze how the expected cost of the service in the outsourcing market and the retailer’s risk attitude affect the decisions of both parties. We derive the conditions under which the retailer is willing to build service capacity in-house and under which it will buy the service from the outsourcing market. Moreover, we find that the manufacturer’s sharing with the retailer the cost to build service capacity improves the profits of both parties.     

On the non existence of unbiased estimators of risk for spherically symmetric distributions

We study existence of unbiased estimators of risk for estimators of the location parameter of a spherically symmetric distribution, when a residual vector is available to estimate scale, under invariant quadratic loss. We show such existence often characterizes normality.     

A polynomial algorithm for the two-connections variant of the tree p-median problem

We consider the variant of the tree $p$-median problem where each node must be connected to the two closest centers. This problem is polynomially solved through a dynamic programming formulation that extends the solution given by A. Tamir for the classical$p$-median problem on a tree.