656 research outputs found
Supplier Selection Model Based on D Numbers and Transformation Function
Selecting reasonable suppliers can effectively improve the efficiency of enterprise supply chain management. Among them, expert evaluation is an important part of supplier selection problem, but the uncertainty, fuzziness and incompleteness of expert opinions make supplier selection problem difficult to solve. In order to systematically and effectively solve the uncertainty, ambiguity and incompleteness in supplier selection problem, this paper presents a new supplier selection method based on D numbers and transformation function. First, fuzzy preference relation is generated based on the decision matrix of pairwise comparisons given by experts. D numbers which can effectively deal with uncertain information extend fuzzy preference relation (D matrix). Second, the D matrix is converted into a crisp matrix form based on the integration representation of D numbers according to different situations whether or not the information in D matrix is complete. Third, the crisp matrix is converted into judgement matrix by using the transformation functions. Finally, analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method is applied based on the judgment matrix to give a priority weights for decision making. Three numerical examples and application of the supplier selection are used to show the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed method
A Mikhlin--H\"ormander multiplier theorem for the partial harmonic oscillator
We prove a Mikhlin--H\"ormander multiplier theorem for the partial harmonic
oscillator H_{\textup{par}}=-\pa_\rho^2-\Delta_x+|x|^2 for by using the Littlewood--Paley and functions
and the associated heat kernel estimate. The multiplier we have investigated is
defined on .Comment: 14 pages, no figure. All comments are welcom
Target Recognition Based on Fuzzy Dempster Data Fusion Method
Data fusion technology is widely used in automatic target recognition system. Problems in data fusion system are complex by nature and can often be characterised by not only randomness but also by fuzziness. To accommodate complex natural problems with both types of uncertainties, it is profitable to construct a data fusion structure based on fuzzy set theory and Dempster Shafer evidence theory. In this paper, after representing both, the individual attribute of target in the model database and the sensor observation or report as fuzzy membership function, a likelihood function was constructed to deal with fuzzy data collected by each sensor. The method to determine basic probability assignments of each sensor report is proposed. Sensor reports are fused through classical Dempster combination rule. A numerical example is illustrated to show the target recognition application of the fuzzy-Dempster approach.Defence Science Journal, 2010, 60(5), pp.525-530, DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.14429/dsj.60.57
Is the status of gold threatened by Bitcoin?
This paper evinces the ability of gold to avoid risks during periods
with great fluctuations in the Bitcoin market. We apply bootstrap
full- and subsample rolling-window Granger causality tests to
explore the causal relationship between Bitcoin price (BCP) and
gold price (GP). The empirical results show that an increase in
BCP can cause GP to decrease, indicating that the prosperity of
the Bitcoin market undermines the hedging ability of gold.
However, a decrease in BCP causes GP to increase, and it also
emphasizes that the ability of gold to avoid risks persists. Hence,
the status of gold will not be completely threatened by Bitcoin,
and they are complementary to each other instead of in competition.
In turn, both positive and negative influences of GP on BCP
suggest that fluctuations in BCP can be predicted through the
gold market. In situations of severe global uncertainty and complicated
investment environments, investors can benefit from
complementary markets to optimize their asset allocation.
Additionally, countries can grasp the trends in Bitcoin and gold
prices to prevent large fluctuations in both markets and to reduce
the uncertainty of the financial system
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