Systematic packaging design tools integrating functional and environmental consequences on product life cycle: Case studies on laundry detergent and milk

This study presents systematic packaging design tools integrating functional and environmental consequences on product life cycle. To design packaging for sustainability, the trade-offs between functional and environmental aspects of packaging throughout the product life cycle should be considered. However, it is difficult for packaging designers to understand the overall trade-offs because the extent of the design consequences on the entire life cycle of packaging and its contents is unclear. We developed two tools for packaging design: the Life Cycle Association Matrix (LCAM) and the Function Network Diagram (FND). The following three steps, based on literature reviews and interviews with industrial experts, were applied. Firstly, we listed the product functions and design variables related to the functions as the attributes allocated to the product life cycle. Secondly, the attributes were connected appropriately based on causal relationships. Lastly, we identified the factors to support decision making in the packaging design procedure. As a result, the LCAM depicts the design consequences on the life cycle, and the FND determines the stakeholders affected by the design consequences. Two case studies were demonstrated to analyze the trade-offs by using our tools. In the case studies, a liquid laundry detergent bottle and a milk carton were redesigned. The tools identified the design consequences and stakeholders affected by the redesign of the usability and protective function for the detergent and milk cases, respectively. The results showed the significance of understanding the design consequences on the product life cycle by integrating the functional and environmental aspects.     

Two-agent two-machine flowshop scheduling with learning effects to minimize the total completion time

We study a two-agent scheduling problem in a two-machine permutation flowshop with learning effects. The objective is to minimize the total completion time of the jobs from one agent, given that the maximum tardiness of the jobs from the other agent cannot exceed a bound. We provide a branch-and-bound algorithm for the problem. In addition, we present several genetic algorithms to obtain near-optimal solutions. Computational results indicate that the algorithms perform well in either solving the problem or efficiently generating near-optimal solutions.     

国外钻井液和完井液用聚合物

９０年代以来，国外钻井液和完井液用聚合物添加剂的发展取得长足进步。本文介绍了国外目前用于钻井液和完井液的聚合物添加剂的类型及作用。     

多项式正交滤波器与共轭正交滤波器组

主要讨论了多项式正交滤波器和共轭正交滤波器组的构造方法，首先利用Riesz引理和特殊的余弦三角形多项式，给出了一种多项式正交滤波器的构造算法，该算法可以构造出一系列特性各异的紧支撑正交小波基；还给出了由一个矩阵CQFs派生多个新的矩阵CQFs的共轭正交滤波器组算法,包括由低阶矩阵CQFs构造高阶矩阵CQFs。     

Symmetric BEM formulations for 2-D steady-state and transit potential problems

This paper presents a new concept for symmetric boundary element method (SBEM) applicable to 2-D steady-state and transit potential problems. Two kinds of SBEM formulations are derived. Symmetry is obtained simply through matrix manipulation, and no hypersingularity appears. Therefore, SBEM is much easier than the traditional symmetric Galerkin BEM. Compared with the traditional asymmetric BEM, the present SBEM can reduce the computational cost for time domain problems only. However, when applied to BEM/FEM coupling procedure, SBEM can reduce the computational cost for both steady-state and time domain problems. Three numerical examples are included to illustrate the effectiveness and accuracy of the present formulations.     

爱立信/Juniper路由器集群方案介绍

首先简要介绍了集群技术和路由器集群方案,重点说明了其核心——交换网络的结构及其原理,最后对该方案的优点进行了归纳、总结。     

龙滩工程按正常蓄水位400m方案一次建成效益巨大

2003年11月龙滩工程将实现大江截流，随着工程建设的全面推进，越发显出实施龙滩水电站正常蓄水位400m一次建成方案的重要性和紧迫性。相对分期建设而言，400m水位一次建成，工程效益大、增加投资少、无后期加高过程中的各种技术难题，基本不影响电站的初期发电效益，水轮机设计与运行问题少、机组运行条件好，电站规模效益与社会综合效益巨大，有利于移民安置和库区经济的发展，对国家、地方、企业均十分有利，因此应尽快决策实施400m一次建成方案。     

Equivalent Conditions for Convergence of Splittings of Non-Hermitian Indefinite Matrices

We present some sufficient and necessary conditions for convergent splitting of a non-Hermitian indefinite matrix. Some sufficient conditions to determinate a matrix with a (strongly) dominant symmetric part for a class of boundary value problem are also obtained. These results are applicable to identify the convergence of iterative methods for solving large sparse systems of linear equations.