Hybrid make-to-stock and make-to-order systems: a taxonomic review

Production planning and control (PPC) systems that employ aspects from both make-to-order (MTO) and make-to-stock (MTS) production control are known as hybrid MTS/MTO systems. While both MTO and MTS separately have been studied extensively, their combined use has received less attention. However, the literature on this topic is growing and this paper shows that the review performed in this paper is an important addition to the field. We categorise relevant literature according to a novel taxonomy and show that hybrid MTS/MTO production control can be used in different contexts. In addition, an overview of the modelling techniques and methods used in these papers is provided. Based on the reviewed literature, relevant research questions and directions for future research are identified. Finally, it is shown that hybrid MTS/MTO production control is prevalent in practice by discussing research with industrial applications. The paper contains an overview of research on hybrid MTS/MTO production control to be used as reference for researchers active in the field, and provides managerial insights and directions for future research on this topic.     

抽水蓄能电站施工现场安全文明施工三维策划应用研究

基于电网安全对稳定经济运行的重要作用,国家大力推进抽水蓄能电站的建设,"十三五"期间,将进入抽水蓄能电站建设高峰期,抽水蓄能电站施工现场点多面广,基建安全形势严峻,施工现场的安全是工程管理的核心因素[1].为了提升现场安全文明施工管理水平,其核心在于施工现场安全文明施工策划,策划的水平和可操作性决定了建筑施工过程中的安全管理的成效,而行之有效的策划应用模式成为关键.本文结合山东文登抽水蓄能电站安全文明施工三维策划管理及三维策划系统应用,解决了现有安全文明施工策划、现场安全布置、安全设施标准化等环节的局限性及不足,实现了策划的高效快捷、效果直观真切,探索出了安全文明施工策划应用的新途径.     

基于近似测地线的分层次自动铺带轨迹规划方法

自动铺带技术是一种增量制造技术，适用于制造翼面、壁板等大尺寸、小曲率复合材料构件，具有加工成本低、效率高等特点。轨迹规划是自动铺带技术的关键环节，它直接关系到复合材料构件的成型精度与质量。现有的自动铺带轨迹规划方法难以便捷兼顾调控铺放间隙与防止铺放褶皱，保证铺带产品的最终质量。有鉴于此，提出了一种基于近似测地线的分层次铺放轨迹规划方法。主要目标是合理利用预浸带允许变形能力，在防止铺放褶皱产生的前提下，保证相邻带料不产生覆盖，且间隙不超过2.5 mm。首先，研究了铺放间隙的产生与演化规律，给出了几种典型曲面上初始铺放间隙的优化方法。接下来，提出了近似测地线的数学模型与求解格式。然后，基于铺放褶皱的产生机制与铺放间隙的演化规律，确定了近似测地线的测地曲率大小与符号。最后，在双曲面模具以及自由曲面模具上验证了所提出方法的有效性。     

Inverse reinforcement learning-based time-dependent A* planner for human-aware robot navigation with local vision

In an environment where robots coexist with humans, mobile robots should be human-aware and comply with humans' behavioural norms so as to not disturb humans' personal space and activities. In this work, we propose an inverse reinforcement learning-based time-dependent A* planner for human-aware robot navigation with local vision. In this method, the planning process of time-dependent A* is regarded as a Markov decision process and the cost function of the time-dependent A* is learned using the inverse reinforcement learning via capturing humans' demonstration trajectories. With this method, a robot can plan a path that complies with humans' behaviour patterns and the robot's kinematics. When constructing feature vectors of the cost function, considering the local vision characteristics, we propose a visual coverage feature for enabling robots to learn from how humans move in a limited visual field. The effectiveness of the proposed method has been validated by experiments in real-world scenarios: using this approach robots can effectively mimic human motion patterns when avoiding pedestrians; furthermore, in a limited visual field, robots can learn to choose a path that enables them to have the larger visual coverage which shows a better navigation performance.     

Manpower supply planning for aircraft line maintenance under stochastic incidents

We plan the manpower supply for aircraft line maintenance, taking into account two types of stochastic incidents: manpower demands for a flight and the number of aircraft needing to be serviced at one time. The problem is solved to find the shift and maintenance group combinations best suited for the given airline. The optimal aircraft maintenance certification for a crew is also analyzed to improve the entire manpower structure. In addition, the addition of temporary manpower required for actual daily operations is also considered as a part of understanding the total manpower utilized in actual operations. An integrated method including scenario generation and a stochastic model is developed to deal with the problem. Finally, we perform a case study based on operating data obtained from a major airline in Taiwan. The results and findings are compared with the airline’s current manpower plan in the discussion, and suggestions for improvement are made.     

基于改进蚁群算法的三维路径规划

针对移动机器人在海水环境中的三维路径规划问题容易陷入局部最优和收敛慢等瑕疵，根据三维环境全局信息来改进蚁群算法以提高实时性和收敛速度。改进蚁群算法的启发函数，采用局部信息和全局信息结合动态地改进信息素更新方式，以及根据三维空间中路径的平坦程度和光滑度二阶微分分别增加了一阶微分和二阶微分来再次修改信息素更新规则。仿真对比实验结果显示改进后的蚁群算法克服了收敛速度慢、容易陷入局部最优的缺点。     

交互与新生——武汉大学早期校园规划思想解读

武汉大学早期校园具有较高的历史、科学、艺术和文化价值,是我国近代大学校园规划和设计的典范,然而关于其校园规划思想的研究却比较匮乏。本文根据设计师开尔斯和莱文斯比尔的设计手稿以及多种关于校园建设的原始文字档案,从时代背景、建校理念用地环境三个方面分析影响早期校园规划和建筑形制形成的因素。旨在全球视阈下解读武汉大学早期校园规划思想,凸显出武汉大学校园规划及建设的全球关联性。     

功能性小麦品种的概念、类别和发展前景（网络首发、推荐阅读）

结合全球倡导的营养导向型农业和功能性食品的内容，首次提出“功能性小麦品种”的概念，将其定义为“含有对人体健康有益的活性成分，可调节人体有益代谢，能给人体健康带来某种益处或满足特定人群的特殊需求，同时可以作为日常食物的口感正常、无毒副作用的小麦品种类型”；结合疫情警示和我国进入后工业时代后，人们需求必将由“吃得饱”、“吃得好”向“吃得健康”转变，因而提出继高产品种、优质品种之后培育“功能性小麦品种”的育种目标。根据多年关于小麦淀粉、蛋白、酯类和其他成分的功能研究结果，介绍新育成的“麦黄酮”、“高色素”、“高抗性淀粉”、“富锌”、“低醇溶蛋白”和“低植酸”等功能性小麦新品种（系）的营养特性和农艺产量状况；根据“健康中国2030”规划等国家战略，进行“功能性品种培育是解决我国功能性食品‘卡脖子’的关键基础，一种功能性品种可以形成一类功能性食品，多种功能性品种可以形成我国功能性面制品产业，推动我国整个食品工业的发展”的前景展望；根据功能性品种及其食品的稳定性和可靠性是产品和市场的“生命线”，从对消费者负责的高度，提出关于“功能性农作物品种审定导向和组建功能性成分检测机构；编制有关功能性品种和食品的国家或行业标准，设立功能性食品和功能性农作物品种的商业标志，保证我国功能性农作物品种及其食品健康发展”等方面的具体建议。     

KSUTraffic: A Microscopic Traffic Simulator for Traffic Planning in Smart Cities

Simulation is a powerful tool for improving, evaluating and analyzing the performance of new and existing systems. Traffic simulators provide tools for studying transportation systems in smart cities as they describe the evolution of traffic to the highest level of detail. There are many types of traffic simulators that allow simulating traffic in modern cities. The most popular traffic simulation approach is the microscopic traffic simulation because of its ability to model traffic in a realistic manner. In many cities of Saudi Arabia, traffic management represents a major challenge as a result of expansion in traffic demands and increasing number of incidents. Unfortunately, employing simulation to provide effective traffic management for local scenarios in Saudi Arabia is limited to a number of commercial products in both public and private sectors. Commercial simulators are usually expensive, closed source and inflexible as they allow limited functionalities. In this project, we developed a local traffic simulator “KSUtraffic” for traffic modeling, planning and analysis with respect to different traffic control strategies and considerations. We modeled information specified by GIS and real traffic data. Furthermore, we designed experiments that manipulate simulation parameters and the underlying area. KSUTraffic visualizes traffic and provides statistical results on the simulated traffic which would help to improve traffic management and efficiency.