A risk appraisal system regarding the implementation of maritime regulations by a ship operator

The shipping industry operates in a regulatory framework, where the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is the leading regulatory body. The role of the IMO is to propose maritime regulations to its member states. The successful worldwide implementation of a maritime regulation depends on how many member states adopt it. However, many maritime regulations are not adequately implemented worldwide. As a result, ship operators have found themselves in an uncomfortable position in developing their business in an unstable regulatory regime. This paper proposes an extendable and applicable methodology involving a System of Hierarchical Scorecards (SHS) to measure the implementation costs and benefits of a newly introduced or existing maritime regulation by ship operators. The regulators may use the results in evaluating newly introduced and/or existing regulations through taking into account the economic burden that will be generated to ship operators. In this paper, SHS is extended to demonstrate its applicability on evaluating a ship operator’s organization with regard to his regulatory implementation performance by the means of a case study.     

The visual impact of development in coastal zone areas

Abstract

The focus of this paper is theoretical, as well as methodological. It reviews previous studies of visual impact and reports research by the author on people's evaluation of the appropriateness of different man‐made facilities in different coastal‐area contexts and other environments. In this study, subjects were asked to react to slides developed through the use of landscape models and experimental facilities to simulate the appearance of a building in the landscape, while systematically varying the visual relatedness between the two. Specific interest centered on the variable of congruity vs. contrast between the appearance of the building and its landscape context, manipulated by co‐varying the attributes of color and size to create a five‐point scale of contrast/obtrusiveness. The hypothesis was that judgments of appropriateness, and to a lesser extent judgments of liking, would vary inversely with level of contrast. The role of two further variables, the functional significance of the building in its setting, and the character of the setting itself, was also investigated. The author reviews methodological issues involved where subjects respond to visual stimuli for purposes of judging change in visual quality. These methodological issues include: stimulus‐selection and problems of simulation, choice of response measures, and choice of respondents, and the treatment of individual differences. The author calls for development of standardized scales and indices such as “perceptually‐relevant environmental quality indicators.”     

做好新时期企业思想政治工作的思考

企业在加强内部信息化建设的同时,与职工进行有效的沟通,治理企业内部工作环境,协调人际关系,深入推进薪酬分配与激励制度改革,才能群策群力,聚成合力,抵御市场风险,提高执行能力,进而去获得一切可能获得的市场,争取使企业永远立于不败之地。     

集装箱码头物流路径优化研究

根据集装箱码头的工艺流程,提出了集装箱码头物流路径优化模型。该模型以集卡行走里程最短为目标,在满足集装箱堆场堆存要求和船舶装卸作业要求的情况下,求解集卡最优行走路径。算例计算表明,该优化模型可为码头管理者提供一定决策帮助。     

科研单位转制后人才资源问题研究及对策

探究科研单位转制后人才资源的开发和管理课题。调研了科研体制改革对人才资源的影响，剖析人力资源管理现状及存在的主要问题，并有针对性地阐述了应对措施，最后从战略层面思考科研单位转制后，如何实现“人才强企”的目标。从理论角度提出实施企业人才主体战略、实施智力资源资本化战略和实施人才管理体制改革战略等观点。     

舰船装备综合保障工作初探

探讨了舰船装备综合保障工作的目的和作用，以及对舰船装备开展综合保障工作提出的基本思路和工作内容。     

基于遗传算法优化模糊控制器的船舶航向控制

针对模糊控制器中的量化因子、比例因子、积分系数、模糊规则之间互相耦合,人工整定困难的问题,提出了一种基于遗传优化的船舶航向模糊PID自动控制算法。仿真对比试验表明,经遗传优化后的船舶航向模糊PID控制性能得到了极大的提高,系统无超调,上升快,工作稳定,具有较强的鲁棒性。     

MTMD to increase fatigue life for OWT jacket structures using Powell's method

The Powell's method was developed to determine the optimal stiffness and damping of multi-tuned mass dampers (MTMD) in offshore wind turbine (OWT) support structures under fatigue loads. Numerical examples indicated that the Powell's method results are always better than those using MTMD formulations. With the exception of the blade passing (3P) frequency, it was found in this work that a positive integer (n) multiple of the 3P frequency will also result in a large wind-induced vibration, which can be excited by the frequency of the first structural vertical rotation mode and will cause significant fatigue damage. The first translation mode TMD installed at the tower top is efficient to increase fatigue life at the tower and brace connections, but it cannot reduce fatigue damage at the column and brace connections below the platform. The second translation mode TMD can reduce fatigue damage resulting from large wave loads and thus increase the fatigue life of the braces and columns. The mode-3 TMD with a reduction in the 3(3P) vertical rotation can effectively increase the fatigue life of the braces and columns. Thus, the appropriate use of these TMDs can be effective for the fatigue problem of OWT support structures.     

广东省港口物流发展及其战略选择*

深入剖析广东省港口物流发展影响因素,构建灰关联模型,对其进行定量与定性分析。结果表明:集装箱吞吐量和生产总值GDP对港口物流发展起主导作用,港口固定资产投资额和海关进出口总额拉动作用明显。提出"打造集装箱竞争优势、建设技术密集型智能港、构建以港口为核心"的供应链体系的建议,以期为港口物流发展战略转型提供决策参考。     

航运企业选择战略联盟伙伴的决策方法

战略联盟作为企业经营的一种新理念 ,自美国DEC公司总裁简·霍普兰德 (J .Hopland)和管理学家罗杰·奈杰尔 (R .Nigle)提出以来 ,在近 2 0多年的时间里 ,越来越多的企业通过战略联盟的方式参与全球竞争 ,并取得了显著的效果。这一组织制度的创新理论 ,迅速成为各大公司获取自身利益最大化的最优选择。我国加入WTO后 ,航运业的竞争也将日趋激烈 ,对如何提高航运企业的竞争优势 ,作出合理的决策 ,关系到企业的生存大计。通过对航运企业实施战略联盟的分析 ,提出了航运企业在选择战略联盟伙伴时 ,可供采取的模糊综合评判决策方法