Energy consumption, economic growth, and eco-environment protection of urban agglomeration is full of contradictions and continues to be challenges faced by decision makers. It is desired to develop effective methods ...
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Energy consumption, economic growth, and eco-environment protection of urban agglomeration is full of contradictions and continues to be challenges faced by decision makers. It is desired to develop effective methods to realize coordinated management of energy economy and eco-environment nexus (EEEN) system. In this study, a copula-based stochastic multi-level programming (CSMP) approach is first developed, where the conflicting objectives with multiple hierarchical levels and the uncertainty presented as random variables with different probability distributions can be tackled. CSMP can also reflect the complex interactions among random variables and examine the risk of violating joint-probabilistic constraints. The CSMP is then applied to planning EEEN system of Pearl River Delta (PRD) urban agglomeration (China) during the period of 2021-2035. Six scenarios based on joint and individual risk levels for violating energy consumption and GDP constraints are analyzed. Results reveal that the share of tertiary industry and high-tech industry would attain to 62.4% and 14.9% by 2035, the energy and CO2 intensity would decrease by 45.1% and 56.9%, and ecological land would expand to absorb more CO2, indicating that EEEN system would develop towards energy saving, economy and ecoenvironment friendly pattern. Results also disclose that decisions at high risk level would lead to high GDP, energy consumption and CO2 emissions, occupy ecological land and reduce CO2 absorption, and reduce the reliability of fulfilling system requirements.
This paper discusses the necessity of building agricultural product distribution centers in poverty-stricken areas in order to solve the deficiencies in current E-commerce Poverty Alleviation logistics and distributio...
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(纸本)9783030212483;9783030212476
This paper discusses the necessity of building agricultural product distribution centers in poverty-stricken areas in order to solve the deficiencies in current E-commerce Poverty Alleviation logistics and distribution. With consideration of existing site selection planning research, the hierarchical and alternative points of decision-making during the construction of the gathering center, the suitability of standby sites and uncertainty of agricultural products, we try to build a multi-level planning model and solve for the optimum solution through interactive fuzzy programming method. In addition, through specific case analysis, we verify the rationality and feasibility of our model. Consequently, our model is more reflective than the single-level model and the determined model, and allows us to achieve an aggregate welfare level that is closer to the optimal.
In this paper, a neural network approach is constructed to solve multi-objective programming problem (MOPP) and multi-level programming problem (MLPP). The main idea is to convert the MOPP and the MLPP into an equival...
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In this paper, a neural network approach is constructed to solve multi-objective programming problem (MOPP) and multi-level programming problem (MLPP). The main idea is to convert the MOPP and the MLPP into an equivalent convex optimization problem. A neural network approach is then constructed for solving the obtained convex programming problem. Based on employing Lyapunov theory, the proposed neural network approach is stable in the sense of Lyapunov and it is globally convergent to an exact optimal solution of the MOPP and the MLPP. The simulation results also demonstrate that the proposed neural network is feasible and efficient.
This paper focuses on extending and applying a fuzzy approach for utilization with the fully fuzzy multi-objective and multi-level integer quadratic programming (FFMMQP) problems. First, the decomposition technique is...
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This paper focuses on extending and applying a fuzzy approach for utilization with the fully fuzzy multi-objective and multi-level integer quadratic programming (FFMMQP) problems. First, the decomposition technique is used to convert the fuzzy problem for each level into three crisp multi-objective integer quadratic (MQP) problems namely, Middle-MQP, Upper-MQP and Lower-MQP problem. Each crisp problem has its own variables. Furthermore, the functions of each problem have several quadratic functions. Then by considering the individual solution of each objective function, the middle, upper and lower membership functions are constructed. Second, the concept of the tolerance membership function and multi-objective optimization in the decomposition form is used to establish decomposed Tchebycheff problems to achieve the Pareto optimal fuzzy solution for the FFMMQP problems. An example is provided to prove the theoretical results.
Memristors could be potentially used in both multibit data storage and analogue computation, thanks to their programmable resistance. However, there are three common practical challenges to programme memristors to mul...
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ISBN:
(纸本)9798350385434;9798350385427
Memristors could be potentially used in both multibit data storage and analogue computation, thanks to their programmable resistance. However, there are three common practical challenges to programme memristors to multiple resistive levels. First, the programmed resistance is unstable due to the device's intrinsic randomness and relaxation. Second, the memristor's transient resistive response to external stimuli is stochastic. Third, programming is unachievable if the target level is beyond the memristor's operational region. To overcome these challenges, this work proposes a novel characterisation methodology, which could implement multi-level memristor programming by experimentally identifying the memristor's multilevel capability and then determining the corresponding resistance ranges to accommodate its non-idealities. To automate the proposed methodology, a mixed-signal CMOS system is proposed. It mitigates device variations by providing flexibility for reconfiguring pulsing schemes. Furthermore, it provides up to 4.9V voltage pulses and enhanced reading accuracy for a wide-range resistive load (2k Omega to 5M Omega).
Fully fuzzy quadratic programming became emerge naturally in numerous real-world applications. Therefore, an effective model based on the bound and decomposition method and the separable programming method is proposed...
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Fully fuzzy quadratic programming became emerge naturally in numerous real-world applications. Therefore, an effective model based on the bound and decomposition method and the separable programming method is proposed in this paper for solving Fully Fuzzy multi-level Quadratically Constrained Quadratic programming (FFMLQCQP) problem, where the objective function and the constraints are quadratic, also all the coefficients and variables of both objective functions and constraints are described fuzzily as fuzzy numbers. The bound and decomposition method is recommended to decompose the given (FFMLQCQP) problem into series of crisp Quadratically Constrained Quadratic programming (QCQP) problems with bounded variable constraints for each level. Each (QCQP) problem is then solved independently by utilizing the separable programming method, which replaces the quadratic separable functions with linear functions. At last, the fuzzy optimal solution to the given (FFMLQCQP) problem is obtained. The effectiveness of the proposed model is illustrated through an illustrative numerical example.
A novel analysis frame, house of cost control, is developed for a complex product system to manage the operation cost in a whole life circle. Specifically, the house of cost control and its components are designed to ...
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ISBN:
(纸本)9781467352475;9781467352482
A novel analysis frame, house of cost control, is developed for a complex product system to manage the operation cost in a whole life circle. Specifically, the house of cost control and its components are designed to reflect the demands of cost control activities. Additionally, a multi-level programming model is constructed for the house of cost control to optimize the effect of cost improvement, which concerns the conflicts between several amelioration strategies. Finally, the case of a commercial aircraft production system is conducted to verify the effectiveness and practicality of the above method, which can furnish a new solution for the whole life cycle of cost management activities of a complex product system.
The complex-enhanced hierarchical relationship among multiple stakeholders in the water-environmentagriculture interactive system has been overlooked. This study develops a leader-follower-enhanced framework (named as...
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The complex-enhanced hierarchical relationship among multiple stakeholders in the water-environmentagriculture interactive system has been overlooked. This study develops a leader-follower-enhanced framework (named as FCMLP) that integrates variable-weight combination prediction model, multi-level programming, and fuzzy credibility constrained programming, which can effectively address the above problems under uncertainties. Five water ecological carrying capacity (WECC) statuses are treated as a critical constraint into the modeling framework to improve the accuracy of decision-making. An interactive fuzzy satisfaction algorithm is advanced for solving this multi-level problem, in which COD discharge minimization, economic benefits maximization, and grain yield maximization are taken as the upper-, middle-, and lower-level goals, respectively. The framework is applied to plan the cross-regional water-environment-agriculture interactive system in the BeijingTianjin-Hebei and Yangtze River Economic Belt. Solutions reveal that increased WECC status and credibility level would decrease 1.40%-1.74%, 0.71%-9.61%, and 1.63%-2.26% of water resources allocation, COD emissions, and economic benefits, respectively. Crop area and grain yield would dramatically decline by 4.13%-4.46% and 4.03%-4.67% when a credibility level increases from 0.8 to 1, respectively. The overall satisfactory degree would range from 0.58 to 0.70, which illustrates interactive decision-making process of multiple stakeholders. Significant differences can be observed in the optimized schemes of water resources allocation and environmentaleconomic-agricultural performances among various models. The amounts of allocated water resources, pollutant discharge, and economic output from the FCMLP model would be respectively 11.30%-13.45%, 14.90%-15.21%, and 73.12%-73.48% higher than those from the environment- and agriculture-oriented schemes, yet 13.81%, 32.05%, and 15.29% lower than those from the economy-or
Collaborative management of the water-energy-food-ecosystems (WEFE) nexus can contribute significantly to sustainable development. However, multiple decision-making levels with diverse preferences and multiple uncerta...
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Collaborative management of the water-energy-food-ecosystems (WEFE) nexus can contribute significantly to sustainable development. However, multiple decision-making levels with diverse preferences and multiple uncertainties in different forms pose intractable challenges to the management process. In this study, a novel optimization method named as multi-level chance-constrained fuzzy programming (MCFP) is developed to jointly manage the WEFE nexus. MCFP has advantages in evaluating trade-offs among multiple competitive decision makers, solving decentralized planning problems with hierarchical structure, and tackling uncertainties expressed as randomness and vagueness. MCFP is then applied to the WEFE nexus in Central Asia, where five countries, 43 states, six water sources, and eight water users are involved over a long-term planning horizon (2021-2050). A set of scenarios are designed to reflect decision-making preferences based on different irrigation efficiencies, food, ecological and electricity demands as well as constraint-violation probability and system credibility levels. The major findings are: (a) the proportion of agricultural water allocation would reduce to 45.4%-56.6% by 2050 to save more water for ensuring ecological restoration and energy supply;and (b) in order to balance water demands and support regional sustainable development, policymakers should sacrifice some of the benefits, set strict arable land limits for cereal crops, improve irrigation efficiency through adopting drip and sprinkler irrigation, and avoid the effects of the irrigation efficiency paradox. The findings are helpful for policymakers in gaining insight into the interrelationships of water, energy, food and ecosystems as well as making decisions for collaborative management of the WEFE nexus system. In Central Asia, water scarcity, food crisis, energy insecurity and ecological degradation are closely linked. Economic development and diminishing resources further exacerbate thes
It is challenging for decision-makers (DMs) to deal with uncertainties in multi-level agricultural water resource systems, where DMs independently make decisions but have different levels of power. In this paper, we m...
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It is challenging for decision-makers (DMs) to deal with uncertainties in multi-level agricultural water resource systems, where DMs independently make decisions but have different levels of power. In this paper, we model the multi-level agricultural water resources system under deep uncertainties as a Stackelberg game, use multi-level programming to solve equilibrium water allocation problems, and introduce robustness metrics into multi-level programming to balance solution feasibility and model optimality within uncertain environments. The approach is applied to a shallow groundwater area with three decision levels, pursuing, from the top level to the bottom one, high food production, fair water allocation, and increased economic benefit. The model generated a series of optimal equilibrium solutions with different robustness degrees. DMs can choose "rational" solutions according to their acceptable costs, oriented robustness degree, expected objective values, and advance risk assessment of uncertainties. Among these solutions, we capture a critical point with high objective values and strong robustness, where DMs can accomplish both objective optimality and solution robustness with a low cost. The proposed approach in this study provides a posterior decision support to consider solution robustness while designing policies in multi-level agricultural water resource systems under deep uncertainties.
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