A carbon footprint-based closed-loop supply chain model under uncertainty with risk analysis: A case study

The management of products’ end-of-life and the recovery of used products has gained significant importance in recent years. In this paper, we address the carbon footprint-based problem that arises in a closed-loop supply chain where returned products are collected from customers. These returned products can either be disposed of or be remanufactured to be resold as new ones. Given this environment, an optimization model for a closed-loop supply chain (CLSC) in which carbon emission is expressed in terms of environmental constraints, i.e., carbon emission constraints, is developed. These constraints aim to limit the carbon emission per unit of product supplied with different transportation modes. Here, we design a closed-loop network where capacity limits, single-item management and uncertainty on product demands and returns are considered. First, fuzzy mathematical programming is introduced for uncertain modeling. Then, the statistical approach to the possibility to synthesize fuzzy information is utilized. Therefore, using a defined possibilistic mean and variance, we transform the proposed fuzzy mathematical model into a crisp form to facilitate efficient computation and analysis. Finally, the risk caused by violating the estimated resource constraints is analyzed so that decision makers (DMs) can trade off between the expected cost savings and the expected risk. We utilize data from a company located in Iran.     

How the environmental impact affects the design of logistics networks based on cost minimization

The degree of centralization of the logistics network is one of the important strategic decisions to take. This issue has often been studied but mainly from a cost minimization focus. This research studies the influence of incorporating the environmental impact in logistics network design models, comparing the results with those obtained considering cost minimization only. A fuzzy biobjective optimization model is used to carry out a number of experiments. By weighting the relative importance of the two objectives, the differences with respect to the base cost minimization solution can be ascertained. Our results show that in general more material is moved through warehouses when the environmental impact is considered and more decentralized facilities are opened.     

Plate scanning tools to obtain travel times in traffic networks

The management of vehicle travel times has been shown to be fundamental to traffic network analysis. To collect travel time measurement, some methods focus solely on isolated links or highway segments, and where two measurement points, at the beginning and at the end of a section, are deemed sufficient to evaluate users' travel time. However, in many cases, transport studies involve networks in which the problem is more complex. This article takes advantage of the plate scanning technique to propose an algorithm that minimizes the required number of registering devices and their location in order to identify vehicles candidates to compute the travel times of a given set of routes (or subroutes). The merits of the proposed method are explained using simple examples and are illustrated by its application to the real network of Ciudad Real.     

对农村金融的差异需求与分层供给行为选择的模型分析——基于机制设计理论的视角

文章基于机制设计理论的思想和框架,建立了农村金融市场上差异需求与分层供给行为选择的相关约束机制模型,分析了相关约束机制变量对农村金融供求行为选择的影响,从而提出了通过进一步改进和完善农村金融市场相关机制变量,促进我国农村金融供求者的匹配性行为选择,改善农村金融市场效率,加强金融对“三农”支持力度的政策建议。     

公路工程投标报价的探讨

从国内公路工程招投标工作的具体实践出发,探讨、分析投标报价,在帮助投标单位取得中标并获得更高施工利润的同时,希望能够与招标单位共同探讨：如何更加合理地开展投标报价,使其投标文件更具竞争性。     

高低压变频岸电装置结构型式分析

为保护港口环境、减少船舶污染物排放,近年变频岸电技术在世界各国得到了快速发展。本文针对多种结构型式变频岸电装置的技术方案和性能特点进行分析比较,IGBT串联多电平高压变频装置输出功率大、连接方便、技术可靠、价格低廉,是目前变频岸电系统建设的最佳解决方案。     

新型发电机组负载测试兼码头供电双向变频电源

随着舰船朝大型化、自动化方向发展,舰船的发电机组数量和容量也急剧增大。为保证船舶的安全运营,船级社规范要求对发电机组进行负载试验和并联运行试验。新型发电机组负载测试兼码头供电双向变频电源不仅可用于船舶的发电机组负载测试试验,同时还可实现电能的回收利用,作为变频电源向系泊试验船舶提供电能,减少对船厂周围环境造成的污染,具有较好的经济效益和社会效益。     

供应链物流能力的管理过程分析

供应链物流能力是保障供应链正常运作的关键能力之一.笔者首先分析了供应链物流能力的基本概念和研究现状,分析了供应链物流能力的构成及影响因素,提出了常见的几种供应链物流能力.从“计划——执行——监督控制”三个主要的管理过程出发,对供应链物流能力管理过程进行了系统的分析,论述了在不同的阶段中,供应链物流能力管理的主要任务.论文提出了执行过程中供应链物流能力的五大影响因素和调节供应链物流能力的四种主要策略,提出了供应链上不同企业主体对物流能力管理过程的作用,最后对全文总结.     

武汉快速步入节水型先进城市的借鉴与对策

在水及节水措施引起国际社会极度关注的今天,针对武汉快速步入节水型城市这一重大课题,指出武汉城市发展必须走节水型道路。分析了武汉城市节约了用水的情况与问题,借鉴美国节约用水的成功经验与做法,最后提出武汉快速步入节水型先进城市的对策与建议。     

全自动无人驾驶系统中的综合监控系统

介绍了服务于全自动无人驾驶系统的综合监控系统的基本工作内容及其定义,阐述了综合监控系统的基本框架,并对软件平台、实时数据库、火灾报警系统的部分集成、紧急后备操作盘等的关键性技术、对应架构进行了介绍。