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Fresh Produce E-Commerce Supply Chain Coordination Considering Promotional and Freshness-Keeping Efforts

  • Xiaowei Hai;Tian Liao;Chanchan Zhao
    • Journal of Information Processing Systems
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    • 제19권4호
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    • pp.513-526
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    • 2023
  • Supply chain coordination plays a critical role in improving the enterprise performance and the competitive advantage of fresh e-commerce. This study explores the coordination problem of a two-echelon fresh produce e-commerce supply chain comprising a fresh e-commerce enterprise and a fresh supplier in a novel framework. In this framework, the fresh e-commerce sells fresh produce and provides promotion effort; meanwhile, the fresh supplier deliveries fresh produce and provides freshness-keeping effort. Specifically, the optimal decisions under centralized and decentralized decision-making are compared, and it is found that centralized decision-making is more profitable. Based on this work, we created a cost-sharing and revenue-sharing combination contract. This study demonstrates that this contract effectively coordinates the supply chain and makes both parties achieve Pareto optimization when the parameters meet certain conditions. Finally, the feasibility and validity of the contract are presented through a numerical example.

A probabilistic micromechanical framework for self-healing polymers containing microcapsules

  • D.W. Jin;Taegeon Kil;H.K. Lee
    • Smart Structures and Systems
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    • 제32권3호
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    • pp.167-177
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    • 2023
  • A probabilistic micromechanical framework is proposed to quantify numerically the self-healing capabilities of polymers containing microcapsules. A two-step self-healing process is designed in this study: A probabilistic micromechanical framework based on the ensemble volume-averaging method is derived for the polymers, and a hitting probability model combined with a crack nucleation model is then utilized for encountering microcapsules and microcracks. Using this framework, a series of parametric investigations are performed to examine the influence of various model parameters (e.g., the volume fraction of microcapsules, microcapsule radius, radius ratio of microcracks to microcapsules, microcrack aspect ratio, and scale parameter) on the self-healing capabilities of the polymers. The proposed framework is also implemented into a finite element code to solve the self-healing behavior of tapered double cantilever beam specimens.

저작권 관리를 위한 MPEG-21 프레임워크 기반의 REL 문서 처리 시스템 설계 및 구현 (Design and implementation of the REL documents processing system based on MPEG-21 Framework for rights managements)

  • 고광산;최일선;정재길;정회경
    • 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국해양정보통신학회 2005년도 춘계종합학술대회
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    • pp.663-666
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    • 2005
  • 최근 디지털 컨텐츠에 대한 무분별한 저작권 기술개발로 인해 컨텐츠 제공자와 소비자들 사이에 호환성, 컨텐츠 보호, 컨텐츠 유통 등의 문제가 야기되고 있다. 따라서 MPEG(Moving Picture Expert Group)-21 프레임워크는 저작권 관리를 위해 XML(eXtensible Markup Language)에 기반 한 저작권 표현 언어인 REL(Right Expression Language)을 제안하였다. 이에 본 논문에서는 MPEG-21 프레임워크의 이해 없이도 쉽게 컨텐츠에 대해 효율적으로 저작권 생성 및 편집이 가능한 REL 문서편집 시스템과 REL 문서의 소비 방법을 제시하는 클라이언트 시스템을 설계 및 구현 하였다.

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Development of an Engineering Education Framework for Aerodynamic Shape Optimization

  • Kwon, Hyung-Il;Kim, Saji;Lee, Hakjin;Ryu, Minseok;Kim, Taehee;Choi, Seongim
    • International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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    • 제14권4호
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    • pp.297-309
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    • 2013
  • Design optimization is a mathematical process to find an optimal solution through the use of formal optimization algorithms. Design plays a vital role in the engineering field; therefore, using design tools in education and research is becoming more and more important. Recently, numerical design optimization in fluid mechanics, which uses computational fluid dynamics (CFD), has numerous applications in the engineering field, because of the rapid development of high-performance computing resources. However, it is difficult to find design optimization software and contents for educational purposes in aerospace engineering. In the present study, we have developed an aerodynamic design framework specifically for an airfoil, based on the EDucation-research Integration through Simulation On the Net (EDISON) portal. The airfoil design framework is composed of three subparts: a geometry kernel, CFD flow analysis, and an optimization algorithm. Through a seamless interface among the subparts, an iterative design process is conducted. In addition, the CFD flow analysis and the design framework are provided through a web-based portal system, while the computation is taken care of by a supercomputing facility. In addition to the software development, educational contents are developed for lectures associated with design optimization in aerospace and mechanical engineering education programs. The software and content developed in this study is expected to be used as a tool for e-learning material, for education and research in universities.

Prediction of ultimate shear strength and failure modes of R/C ledge beams using machine learning framework

  • Ahmed M. Yousef;Karim Abd El-Hady;Mohamed E. El-Madawy
    • Structural Monitoring and Maintenance
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    • 제9권4호
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    • pp.337-357
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    • 2022
  • The objective of this study is to present a data-driven machine learning (ML) framework for predicting ultimate shear strength and failure modes of reinforced concrete ledge beams. Experimental tests were collected on these beams with different loading, geometric and material properties. The database was analyzed using different ML algorithms including decision trees, discriminant analysis, support vector machine, logistic regression, nearest neighbors, naïve bayes, ensemble and artificial neural networks to identify the governing and critical parameters of reinforced concrete ledge beams. The results showed that ML framework can effectively identify the failure mode of these beams either web shear failure, flexural failure or ledge failure. ML framework can also derive equations for predicting the ultimate shear strength for each failure mode. A comparison of the ultimate shear strength of ledge failure was conducted between the experimental results and the results from the proposed equations and the design equations used by international codes. These comparisons indicated that the proposed ML equations predict the ultimate shear strength of reinforced concrete ledge beams better than the design equations of AASHTO LRFD-2020 or PCI-2020.

Virtual Assembly Analysis Tool and Architecture for e-Design and Realization Environment

  • Kim, K.Y.;Nnaji, Bart-O.;Kim, D.W.
    • 한국CDE학회논문집
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    • 제9권1호
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    • pp.62-76
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    • 2004
  • Many customers are no longer satisfied with mass-produced goods. They are demanding customization and rapid delivery of innovative products. Many companies are now realizing that the best way to reduce life cycle costs is to evolve a more effective product development paradigm using Internet and web based technologies. Yet there remains a gap between current market demands and product development paradigms. The existing CAD systems require that product developers possess all the design analysis tools in-house making it impractical to employ all the needed and newest tools. Hence, this paper addresses how assembly operation analysis can be embedded transparently and remotely into a service-oriented collaborative assembly design environment. A new assembly operation analysis framework is introduced and a relevant architecture and tools are developed to realize the framework. Instead of the current sequential process for verifying and validating an assembly design, a new Virtual Assembly Analysis (VAA) method is introduced in the paper to predict the various effects of joining during actual collaborative design. As a case study, arc welding and riveting processes are investigated. New service-oriented VAA architecture and its VAA components are proposed and implemented on prototype mechanical assemblies.

XMDR 데이터 허브 기반의 Proxy 데이터베이스를 이용한 데이터 상호운용 프레임워크 (Data Interoperability Framework based on XMDR Data Hub using Proxy DataBase)

  • 문석재;정계동;최영근
    • 한국정보통신학회논문지
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    • 제12권8호
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    • pp.1463-1472
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    • 2008
  • 본 논문에서는 XMDR(eXtended Meta-Data Resistry) 데이터 허브 기반의 Proxy Database를 이용하여 Legacy Database간의 데이터 상호운용이 가능한 프레임워크를 제안한다. 협 업 환경에서는 Legacy Database간의 상호운용을 하는데 있어서 데이터의 구조, 의미, 형식상의 이질적인 문제들이 발생한다. 또한 실시간으로 변화하는 데이터를 종류와 형식에 관계없이 지속적으로 일관성을 유지하기가 어렵다. 본 논문에서는 XMDR 데이터 허브를 이용하여 Legacy DB간의 데이터 통합 및 상호운용에서 발생할 수 있는 이 질적인 문제를 해결한다. Proxy Database를 이용하여 상호운용하고자 하는 데이터들이 종류와 형식에 상관없이 호환이 가능하고, 지속적으로 정확한 정보를 실시간으로 일관성 있게 제공하는 프레임워크를 제안한다.

내장형 시스템을 위한 PMU (Performance Monitoring Unit) 기반 동적 XIP (eXecute In Place) 기법 ((PMU (Performance Monitoring Unit)-Based Dynamic XIP(eXecute In Place) Technique for Embedded Systems))

  • 김도훈;박찬익
    • 대한임베디드공학회논문지
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    • 제3권3호
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    • pp.158-166
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    • 2008
  • These days, mobile embedded systems adopt flash memory capable of XIP feature since they can reduce memory usage, power consumption, and software load time. XIP provides direct access to ROM and flash memory for processors. However, using XIP incurs unnecessary degradation of applications' performance because direct access to ROM and flash memory shows more delay than that to main memory. In this paper, we propose a memory management framework, dynamic XIP, which can resolve the performance degradation of using XIP. Using a constrained RAM cache, dynamic XIP can dynamically change XIP region according to page access pattern to reduce performance degradation in execution time or energy consumption resulting from native XIP problem. The proposed framework consists of a page profiler gathering applications' memory access pattern using PMU and an XIP manager deciding that a page is accessed whether in main memory or in flash memory. The proposed framework is implemented and evaluated in Linux kernel. Our evaluation shows that our framework can reduce execution time at most 25% and energy consumption at most 22% compared with using XIP-only case adopted in general mobile embedded systems. Moreover, the evaluation shows that in execution time and energy consumption, our modified LRU algorithm with code page filters can reduce more than at most 90% and 80% respectively compared with applying just existing LRU algorithm to dynamic XIP.

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멀티레이어 기법을 활용한 웹기반 POD 시스템 (Web-based POD system Using Multi-Layer Technique)

  • 이병권;김학진;정회경
    • 한국정보통신학회논문지
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    • 제16권6호
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    • pp.1193-1198
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    • 2012
  • 본 논문에서는 멀티레이어(Multi-layer) 기법을 이용한 A4 크기의 웹기반 POD(Print on Demand) 시스템을 설계 및 구현하였다. 이를 위해, 멀티레이어 기법을 활용하고, 접근성이 뛰어난 웹 서비스라는 환경을 이용하며, 템플릿을 생성 제공하고, 사용자가 쉽게 편집 할 수 있도록 제공하며, 편집한 파일과 동질의 인쇄물을 실시간으로 출력할 수 있는 웹 표준을 따르는 POD 시스템의 프레임워크(framework)를 제안한다. 이는 웹기반 전자출판 및 e-book 분야 등에서 널리 활용될 수 있을 것이다.