The convergence of transformative technologies, including the Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data, and Artificial Intelligence (AI), has driven private edge cloud systems to the forefront of research efforts. The acces...
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The convergence of transformative technologies, including the Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data, and Artificial Intelligence (AI), has driven private edge cloud systems to the forefront of research efforts. The access to massive terminals and the emergence of personalized services pose serious challenges for efficient resource management in power private edge cloud systems. To address the challenge of inequitable resource allocation in the private edge cloud, this work proposes an intelligent resource allocation strategy with a slicing and auction approach. By formalizing the resource allocation problem as a mixed integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) puzzle, the method transforms it into a hierarchical allocation challenge for Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs), and power terminals. The proposed Multi-hop Progressive Auction Algorithm (MPAA) addresses the sliced resource allocation problem between MNOs and MVNOs. Furthermore, a Terminal Resource Allocation Strategy (TRAS) based on improved particle swarm optimization is proposed to solve the spectrum resource allocation problem between MVNOs and power terminals. Extensive simulation results show that the bidding overhead of MPAA is reduced by 6.12% and the average terminal satisfaction of TRAS is improved by about 1.3% compared to conventional methods, thus improving the utilization of wireless resources within the power AIoT.
Railway Cold Chain Service Network Design (RCC-SND) aims to optimise resource allocation and utilisation to ensure the efficient transportation of perishable foods. In this study, we propose a mixedintegernonlinear ...
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Railway Cold Chain Service Network Design (RCC-SND) aims to optimise resource allocation and utilisation to ensure the efficient transportation of perishable foods. In this study, we propose a mixed integer nonlinear programming (MINP) model to solve the hub selection, service frequency determination, wagon flow organisation and routing problems in RCC-SND. The application of the model is illustrated using the real network comprising 163 cities in China. The PSO-GA algorithm is proven effective in solving the problem. Furthermore, we introduce two future scenarios to assess the carbon reduction potential and economic costs of railway cold chain operations. There are some main findings: as the hub number increases from 30 to 40, the total cost decreases, as the hub continues to rise, this reduction is offset by the increased hub operational costs. Increasing hubs can enhance direct train frequency while causing railway capacity redundancy, this redundancy can be addressed by freight volume increase, as demonstrated in this study, 4.5 times increase in freight volume can boost train utilisation by up to 12.5%. By 2030, railway cold chain carbon emissions are projected to exceed 1.1 million tons, the adoption of hydrogen as alternative energy is an economically viable solution for emission reduction.
In 5G networks, the deployment of network slices enabled by Software-Defined Networking (SDN) is becoming a critical component for delivering tailored services to meet diverse application needs. However, this introduc...
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In 5G networks, the deployment of network slices enabled by Software-Defined Networking (SDN) is becoming a critical component for delivering tailored services to meet diverse application needs. However, this introduces challenges in network management, particularly in efficiently allocating resources to ensure that each network slice meets its specific Quality of Service (QoS) and availability requirements. Simultaneously, it must optimize overall network performance and network operator's profit, which is linked to the Quality of Experience (QoE) of the end-users. Existing works offer either an availability-based solution or a QoE-aware solution to this problem, but not both. This paper addresses the end-to-end network slice resource allocation problem by simultaneously considering QoS and availability requirements in slice placement, while employing a QoE-aware strategy for resource allocation. We propose a framework that optimizes the network operator profit i.e. the highest QoE with the least resource usage, and can be flexibly configured to model realistic scenarios. Arbitrary network slice requirements can be defined using slice-specific QoS/QoE mapping, resource requirements, end-to-end latency and availability. For solving the formulated problem a mixed integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) formulation and efficient heuristic methods are proposed. Our solution accounts for the non-linear QoS/QoE relationship, utilizes redundantly placed Service Function Chains (SFCs) to increase availability, and supports the sharing of Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) among SFCs to optimize resource usage. Through extensive simulations on realistic network topologies and slice requests, we demonstrate the framework's effectiveness in offering flexible and efficient network slice placement and resource allocation, utilizing a baseline heuristic from related studies. The results indicate that while the exact method delivers an optimal solution, heuristic approaches are suita
. Worker assignment is critical for developing a flexible and humancentered seru production system (SPS). Most studies in the literature focus on worker assignment with the objective of maximizing system efficiency, w...
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. Worker assignment is critical for developing a flexible and humancentered seru production system (SPS). Most studies in the literature focus on worker assignment with the objective of maximizing system efficiency, which causes an inescapable consequence that workers with high proficiency levels experience overwork compared with workers with lower proficiency levels. From the perspective of workload equity, we investigate the worker assignment problem in SPS, where the heterogeneity of workers with diverse skill sets and skill proficiency levels is taken into account. A mixed integer nonlinear programming model named the equity-oriented model is proposed for this problem to mitigate the workload inequity among workers by minimizing the maximum workload of workers. The equity-oriented model is linearized and solved by the CPLEX solver for small-scale instances. For efficiently solving large-scale instances, we design a hybrid genetic algorithm combined with local search. Computational experiments demonstrate the high performance of the hybrid genetic algorithm, both in terms of computing time and solution quality. We find that using the equity-oriented model can significantly balance the workload among workers at the cost of minimal increases in the total labor hours.
In this paper, we address the Continuous Multifacility Monotone Ordered Median Problem. The goal of this problem is to locate p facilities in Rd minimizing a monotone ordered weighted median function of the distances ...
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In this paper, we address the Continuous Multifacility Monotone Ordered Median Problem. The goal of this problem is to locate p facilities in Rd minimizing a monotone ordered weighted median function of the distances between given demand points and its closest facility. We propose a new branch-and -price procedure for this problem, and three families of matheuristics based on: solving heuristically the pricer problem, aggregating the demand points, and discretizing the decision space. We give detailed discussions of the validity of the exact formulations and also specify the implementation details of all the solution procedures. Besides, we assess their performances in an extensive computational experience that shows the superiority of the branch-and-price approach over the compact formulation in medium-sized instances. To handle larger instances it is advisable to resort to the matheuristics that also report rather good results.(c) 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license ( http://***/licenses/by/4.0/ )
The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) is currently facing recruitment challenges. Similar to target market advertising in other industries, military recruitment can be optimized by aiming recruitment efforts at populations ...
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The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) is currently facing recruitment challenges. Similar to target market advertising in other industries, military recruitment can be optimized by aiming recruitment efforts at populations with high enrolment success potential. Using historical data, geographical regions with high potential for recruitment can be identified. This can be used to optimize the reach of recruitment events to high potential geographical regions. This paper looks at applications of facility location optimization in recruitment attraction event planning activities where there are intersections in regions each venue can attract audiences from (venue reach areas), and the probability that the events will attract targeted audience varies by geographical location. This study models the problem as a mixedintegernonlinear problem (MINLP) and provides an exact solution method. This is followed by a case study applying the model to the CAF's recruitment events for a sample geographical area of the Canadian National Capital Region (NCR).
The widespread use of energy storage systems in electric bus transit centers presents new opportunities and challenges for bus charging and transit center energy management.A unified optimization model is proposed to ...
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The widespread use of energy storage systems in electric bus transit centers presents new opportunities and challenges for bus charging and transit center energy management.A unified optimization model is proposed to jointly optimize the bus charging plan and energy storage system power *** model optimizes overall costs by considering battery aging,time-of-use tariffs,and capacity service *** model is linearized by a series of relaxations of the nonlinear *** means that we can obtain the exact solution of the model quickly with a commercial solver that is fully adapted to the time scale of day-ahead *** numerical simulations demonstrate that the proposed method can optimize the bus charging time,charging power,and power profile of energy storage systems in *** Carlo simulations reveal that the proposed method significantly reduces the cost and has sufficient robustness to uncertain fluctuations in photovoltaics and office loads.
This paper focuses on the layout design of subsea oil gathering-transportation system in deep water oil field. In such a system, subsea manifolds are applied to gather and transport the produced fluids from subsea wel...
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This paper focuses on the layout design of subsea oil gathering-transportation system in deep water oil field. In such a system, subsea manifolds are applied to gather and transport the produced fluids from subsea wells to floating processing terminals. A mixed integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) model is proposed, constrained by a series of operation and production requirements, aiming to minimize the total layout cost. Through the model, the pipe line network topology structure which reflects the allocations among the subsea wells, manifolds and processing terminals, the routes of pipes, as well as the size of the facilities could all be figured out. Two key contributions are made through this work. First, avoiding pipe intersections and subsea obstacles are integrated simultaneously, making the proposed model closer to practical situations. Second, a decomposition strategy based on Delaunay triangulation and gradient descent is constructed, achieving high quality initial solution and stable iteration process. The results of case studies indicate the validity, feasibility and stability of the proposed model and the solution method. Besides, the effect of manifold numbers on the layout optimization result is analyzed through the model, indicating its flexibility in the layout design analysis.
In this paper, we put forward a deep reinforcement learning (DRL) based energy management system (EMS) solution for a typical Korean net-zero residential micro-grid (NZR-MG). We model NZR-MG EMS to extract a profitabl...
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In this paper, we put forward a deep reinforcement learning (DRL) based energy management system (EMS) solution for a typical Korean net-zero residential micro-grid (NZR-MG). We model NZR-MG EMS to extract a profitable business model that respects whole stakeholders' interests and meets Korean power system regulations and specifications. We deployed the value-based DRL technique, dual deep Q-learning (DDQN), as a solution for our EMS problem since of its simplicity, stability in the learning process, and non-dependency on hyper-parameter selection compared to actor-critic methods. Due to the implementation of mixed-integernonlinearprogramming (MINLP) to solve the reward function in this paper, DDQN, despite other DRL methods, provides precise, explicit, and meaningful rewards. In addition to encouraging the agent to choose profitable actions, this approach releases the proposed DRL-based method from the hindrance of redesigning the reward function experimentally in any future extension of the environment elements. Moreover, attaching transfer learning (TL) to the process of training DDQN agent defeat the MINLP imposed latency in training convergence. An extensive benchmark is proposed to test the superiority of the proposed method versus other DRL algorithms.& COPY;2022 ISA. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
This paper presents an adapted trust-region method for computationally expensive black-box optimization problems with mixed binary variables that involve a cyclic symmetry property. mixed binary problems occur in seve...
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This paper presents an adapted trust-region method for computationally expensive black-box optimization problems with mixed binary variables that involve a cyclic symmetry property. mixed binary problems occur in several practical optimal design problems, e.g., aircraft engine turbines, mooring lines of offshore wind turbines, electric engine stators and rotors. The motivating application for this study is the optimal design of helicopter bladed disk turbomachines. The necklace concept is introduced to deal with the cyclic symmetry property, and to avoid costly black-box objective-function evaluations at equivalent solutions. An adapted distance is proposed for the discrete-space exploration step of the optimization method. A convergence analysis is presented for the trust-region derivative-free algorithm, DFOb-d(H), extended to the mixed-binary case and based on the Hamming distance. The convergence proof is extended to the new algorithm, DFOb-d(neck), which is based on the necklace distance. Computational comparison with state-of-the-art black-box optimization methods is performed on a set of analytical problems and on a simplified industrial application.
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