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Effects of Channel Structure on the Quality Competition of Exclusively Distributed Products

  • Kang, Yeong Seon
    • Asia Marketing Journal
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.37-59
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    • 2018
  • This study investigates the effects of the distribution channel structure on quality decisions under duopoly competition. I considers a set-up in which two retailers compete on product quality and retail price. In the set-up, the integrated retailer has the power to determine the quality of its exclusive product, while the decentralized retailer does not. For the decentralized retailer, the supplier determines product quality. I find that asymmetric pairs of a decentralized channel by one retailer and an integrated channel by the other retailer can be a Nash equilibrium in a simultaneous-channel-choice model. The two retailers select different levels of quality, and this quality competition benefits retailers by softening price competition. In a sequential-channel-choice model, I find that the leader can obtain a first-mover advantage. From the perspective of the supplier, which can decide the distribution channel structure and level of quality, both suppliers choose the decentralized channel in equilibrium.

Linear decentralized learning control for the robot moving on the horizontal plane

  • Lee, Soo-Cheol
    • Proceedings of the Korean Operations and Management Science Society Conference
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    • 1995.04a
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    • pp.869-879
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    • 1995
  • The new field of learning control develops controllers that learn to improve their performance at executing a given task, based on experience performing this task. The simplest forms of learning control are based on the same concept as integral control, but operating in the domain of the repetitions of the task. In the previous paper, I had studied the use of such controllers in a decentralized system, such as a robot with the controller for each link acting independently. The basic result of the paper is to show that stability of the learning controllers for all subsystems when the coupling between subsystems is turned off, assures stability of the decentralized learning in the coupled system, provided that the sample time in the digital learning controller is sufficiently short. In this paper, we present two examples. The first illustrates the effect of coupling between subsystems in the system dynamics, and the second studies the application of decentralized learning control to robot problems. The latter example illustrates the application of decentralized learning control to nonlinear systems, and also studies the effect of the coupling between subsystems introduced in the input matrix by the discretization of the system equations. The conclusion is that for sufficiently small learning gain, and sufficiently small sample time, the simple learning control law based on integral control applied to each robot axis will produce zero tracking error in spite o the dynamic coupling in the robot equations. Of course, the results of this paper have much more general application than just to the robotics tracking problem. Convergence in decentralized systems is seen to depend only on the input and output matrices, provided the sample time is suffiently small.

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Indirect Adaptive Decentralized Learning Control based Error Wave Propagation of the Vertical Multiple Dynamic Systems (수직다물체시스템의 오차파형전달방식 간접적응형 분산학습제어)

  • Lee Soo-Cheol
    • Proceedings of the Korea Society for Industrial Systems Conference
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    • 2006.05a
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    • pp.211-217
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    • 2006
  • The learning control develops controllers that learn to improve their performance at executing a given task, based on experience performing this specific task. In a previous work, the authors presented an iterative precision of linear decentralized learning control based on p-integrated learning method for the vertical dynamic multiple systems. This paper develops an indirect decentralized learning control based on adaptive control method. The original motivation of the teaming control field was teaming in robots doing repetitive tasks such as on an assembly line. This paper starts with decentralized discrete time systems, and progresses to the robot application, modeling the robot as a time varying linear system in the neighborhood of the nominal trajectory, and using the usual robot controllers that are decentralized, treating each link as if it is independent of any coupling with other links. Error wave propagation method will show up in the numerical simulation for five-bar linkage as a vertical dynamic robot. The methods of learning system are shown up for the iterative precision of each link at each time step in repetition domain. Those can be helped to apply to the vertical multiple dynamic systems for precision quality assurance in the industrial robots and medical equipments.

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A Threshold Optimization Method for Decentralized Cooperative Spectrum Sensing in Cognitive Radio Networks (인지 무선 네트워크 내 분산 협력 대역 검출을 위한 문턱값 최적화 방법)

  • Kim, Nak-Kyun;Byun, Youn-Shik
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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    • v.40 no.2
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    • pp.253-263
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    • 2015
  • Lately, spectrum sensing performance has been improved by using cooperate spectrum sensing which each results of sensing of several secondary users are reported to the fusion center. Using Cognitive Radio, secondary user is able to share a bandwidth allocated to primary user. In this paper, we propose a new decentralized cooperative spectrum sensing scheme which compensates the performance degradation of existing decentralized cooperative spectrum sensing considering the error probability of the channel which sensed result of the secondary user is delivered to the fusion center in decentralized cooperative spectrum sensing. In addition, a sensing threshold optimization of minimizing the error probability of decentralized cooperative spectrum sensing is introduced by deriving the equation and the optimal sensing threshold has been confirmed to maximize the decentralized cooperative spectrum sensing performance.

Quality Assurance of Repeatability for the Vertical Multiple Dynamic Systems in Indirect Adaptive Decentralized Learning Control based Error wave Propagation (오차파형전달방식 간접적응형 분산학습제어 알고리즘을 적용한 수직다물체시스템의 반복정밀도 보증)

  • Lee Soo-Cheol
    • Journal of Korea Society of Industrial Information Systems
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.40-47
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    • 2006
  • The learning control develops controllers that learn to improve their performance at executing a given task, based on experience performing this specific task. In a previous work the authors presented an iterative precision of linear decentralized learning control based on p-integrated teaming method for the vertical dynamic multiple systems. This paper develops an indirect decentralized learning control based on adaptive control method. The original motivation of the loaming control field was learning in robots doing repetitive tasks such as on a]1 assembly line. This paper starts with decentralized discrete time systems, and progresses to the robot application, modeling the robot as a time varying linear system in the neighborhood of the nominal trajectory, and using the usual robot controllers that are decentralized, treating each link as if it is independent of any coupling with other links. Error wave propagation method will show up in the numerical simulation for five-bar linkage as a vertical dynamic robot. The methods of learning system are shown up for the iterative precision of each link at each time step in repetition domain. Those can be helped to apply to the vertical multiple dynamic systems for precision quality assurance in the industrial robots and medical equipments.

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Design and implementation of access control systems using decentralized identifier technology (탈중앙화 신원증명을 이용한 출입통제 시스템의 설계 및 구현)

  • Lee, Sang-Geun;Kim, Do-Hyeong;Jung, Soon-Ki
    • Convergence Security Journal
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.37-46
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    • 2021
  • Decentralized Identifier (DID) technology is a technology that uses blockchain technology to prove an individual's identity through information owned by the individual rather than through a central system. In this paper, we would like to present an access control system using decentralized identifier technology. The access control system using decentralized identifier technology (DID access control system) is a system that allows users to verify their identity from the DID blockchain server through their smartphone (mobile employee ID) and access when they are confirmed to be registered in the access control system. Through this, access control can be managed only by verifying identification with smartphones (mobile employee ID) and DID blockchain servers without having to store information to prove an individual's identity in the access control system.

FinDID : A DID service supporting the standard service scheme for the financial sector

  • Lee, Young-Eun;Kim, Hye-Won;Lee, Myung-Joon
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.27 no.5
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    • pp.127-138
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    • 2022
  • In this paper, we present FinDID (Financial Decentralized IDentity), a blockchain-based DID(Decentralized IDentity) service that can flexibly control personal information or credentials through a systematic verification method while complying with the standard service scheme of decentralized identity for the financial sector. DID is an identity management system used in a decentralized environment without a specific certification authority, and as a technology that allows users to control their own information, it can realize self-sovereignty over users' own personal information. Through FinDID, users receive credentials that authenticate their various personal information from the issuer, select only the claims required by the target financial service using their personal electronic wallet, create presentations from credentials. Then they submit it to the financial service, leading to their qualification from the service. FinDID consists of electronic wallet, credential issuer, credential storage, DID service including DID management contract and credential management contract, and financial services using this service scheme. The DID service manages each user's DID and supports all verification processes of the associated identity management scheme.

A Study on Decentralized Combats of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Based on Mission Command (임무형 지휘에 기초한 우크라이나군의 분권화 전투 연구)

  • Shin, Hee Hyun
    • The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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    • v.8 no.4
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    • pp.115-120
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    • 2022
  • The Rsussian Armed Forces(RAF) invaded Ukraine on Feburary 24. However, the Armed Forces of Ukraine(AFU) unexpectedly blocked the Russian wave attack made the war between Ukraine and Russia lengthened. Major think-tanks and military experts in the world assessed that the AFU overwhelmed the RAF at the initial stage of the war because of decentralized combats based on mission command. Especially, the decentralized small units of the AFU damaged the RAF and slowed down its Iniative. The 4th industrial revolution makes the Korean Peninsula the multi-domain battlefield in the future; accordingly, the Decentralized combat won't be a choice, but a necessity in the future. Therefore, the AFU's offensive decentralized combats in this war Suggests many things to the Republic of Korea Army.

Proposal for a Custody and Federated Service Model for the Decentralized Identity (분산 ID 보관 및 연계 서비스 모델 제안)

  • Yeo, Kiho;Park, Keundug;Youm, Heung Youl
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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    • v.30 no.3
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    • pp.513-525
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    • 2020
  • Until today, the personal information of subjects has been centralized in many companies or institutions. However, in recent days, the paradigm has gradually changed in the direction that subjects control their personal information and persue their self-sovereignty. Globally, individual data sovereignty is strengthened by the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation(GDPR) and the US California Consumer Privacy Act(CCPA). In Korea, a few alliances consist of various companies are creating technology research and service application cases for decentralized ID service model. In this paper, the current decentralized ID service model and its limitations are studied, and a improved decentralized ID service model that can solve them is proposed. The proposed model has a function of securely storing decentralized ID to the third party and a linkage function that can be interoperated even if different decentralized ID services are generated. In addition, a more secure and convenient model by identifying the security threats of the proposed model and deriving the security requirements, is proposed. It is expected that the decentralized ID technology will be applied not only to the proof of people but also to the device ID authentication management of the IoT in the future.

Hierarchical optimal control of decentralized discrete-time system for process automation (분산 이산시간 시스템의 공정 자동화를 위한 계층적 최적제어)

  • 김현기;전기준
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1987.10b
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    • pp.209-213
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    • 1987
  • This paper presents decentralized discrete-time system which is optimized by hierarchical control for process automation via the extended interaction balance method. This proposed method can control general matrix which input matrix is not block diagonalization. Also, this paper shows convergence condition of proposed method.

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