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FUZZY TRANSPORTATION PROBLEM IS SOLVED UTILIZING SIMPLE ARITHMETIC OPERATIONS, ADVANCED CONCEPT, AND RANKING TECHNIQUES

  • V. SANGEETHA;K. THIRUSANGU;P. ELUMALAI
    • Journal of applied mathematics & informatics
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    • v.41 no.2
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    • pp.311-320
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    • 2023
  • In this article, a new penalty and different ranking algorithms are used to find the lowest transportation costs for the fuzzy transportation problem. This approach utilises different ranking techniques when dealing with triangular fuzzy numbers. Also, we find that the fuzzy transportation solution of the proposed method is the same as the Fuzzy Modified Distribution Method (FMODI) solution. Finally, examples are used to show how a problem is solved.

A Study on the Problem and Improvement of the Distribution System of Pharmaceuticals in Korea

  • Su, Shuai;Yun, Ye-Sol
    • The Journal of Industrial Distribution & Business
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.25-29
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    • 2012
  • The purpose of this study is to examine the development of the pharmaceutical distribution industry. The pharmaceutical industry is are expected to suffer a heavy blow when the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is introduced, despite its best efforts. Therefore, adequate solutions must be found. Section II introduces the Korean pharmaceutical distribution system and its current situation; Section III explores the distribution system's strengths and weaknesses. Section IV, identifies the problem and possible solutions for the Korean pharmaceutical distribution system; Section V summarizes and concludes this paper and acknowledges its limitations. Finally, this paper has a clear limitation. The lack of objective information and scientific analysis due to the data being based on interviews with company representatives is its most significant shortcoming. However, it offers implications for new directions for future research.

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Optimal Power Distribution for an Electric Vehicle with Front In-line Rear In-wheel Motors (전륜 인라인 후륜 인휠 모터 적용 전기자동차의 최적 동력 분배)

  • Kim, Jeongmin
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.76-82
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    • 2014
  • In this paper, an optimal power distribution algorithm is proposed for the small electric vehicle with front in-line and rear in-wheel motors. First, it is assumed that the vehicle driving torque and velocity are given conditions. And, an optimal problem is defined that finding the front and rear motor torques which minimizes the battery power. From the above optimization problem, the optimized front-rear motor torque distribution map is obtained. And, the vehicle simulations are performed to verify the performance of the optimal power distribution algorithm which is proposed in this study. The simulations are performed based on the federal urban driving schedule for two cases which are constant ratio power distribution, and optimal power distribution. From the simulation results, it is found that the optimal power distribution shows the 6.3% smaller battery energy consumption than the constant ratio power distribution.

Implementation of Neural Network for Cost Minimum Routing of Distribution System Planning (배전계통계획의 최소비용 경로탐색을 위한 신경회로망의 구현)

  • Choi, Nam-Jin;Kim, Byung-Seop;Chae, Myung-Suk;Shin, Joong-Rin
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 1999.11b
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    • pp.232-235
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    • 1999
  • This paper presents a HNN(Hopfield Neural Network) model to solve the ORP(Optimal Routing Problem) in DSP(Distribution System Planning). This problem is generally formulated as a combinatorial optimization problem with various equality and inequality constraints. Precedent study[3] considered only fixed cert, but in this paper, we proposed the capability of optimization by fixed cost and variable cost. And suggested the corrected formulation of energy function for improving the characteristics of convergence. The proposed algorithm has been evaluated through the sample distribution planning problem and the simmulation results are presented.

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Cusum Control Chart for Monitoring Process Variance (공정분산 관리를 위한 누적합 관리도)

  • Lee, Yoon-Dong;Kim, Sang-Ik
    • Journal of Korean Society for Quality Management
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    • v.33 no.3
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    • pp.149-155
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    • 2005
  • Cusum control chart is used for the purpose of controling the process mean. We consider the problem related to cusum chart for controling process variance. Previous researches have considered the same problem. The main difficulty shown in the related researches was to derive the ARL function which characterizes the properties of the chart. Sample variance, differently with sample mean, follows chi-squared type distribution, even when the quality characteristics are assumed to be normally distributed. The ARL function of cusum is described by a type of integral equation. Since the solution of the integral equation for non-normal distribution is not known well, people used simulation method instead of solving the integral equation directly, or approximation method by taking logarithm of the sample variance. Recently a new method to solve the integral equation for Erlang distribution was published. Here we consider the steps to apply the solution to the problem of controling process variance.

Optimal Force Distribution for Quadruped Walking Robots with a Failed Leg (고장 난 다리가 있는 사족 보행 로봇을 위한 최적 힘 배분)

  • Yang, Jung-Min
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.58 no.3
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    • pp.614-620
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    • 2009
  • The force distribution in multi-legged robots is a constrained, optimization problem. The solution to the problem is the set points of the leg contact forces for a particular system task. In this paper, an efficient and general formulation of the force distribution problem is developed using linear programming. The considered walking robot is a quadruped robot with a locked-joint failure, i.e., a joint of the failed leg is locked at a known place. For overcoming the drawback of marginal stability in fault-tolerant gaits, we define safety margin on friction constraints as the objective function to be maximized. Dynamic features of locked-joint failure are represented by equality and inequality constraints of linear programming. Unlike the former study, our result can be applied to various forms of walking such as crab and turning gaits. Simulation results show the validity of the proposed scheme.

The Application of a Genetic Algorithm with a Chromosome Limites Life for the Distribution System Loss Minimization Re-Configuration Problem

  • Choi, Dai-Seub
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.111-117
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    • 2007
  • This paper presents a new approach to evaluate reliability indices of electric distribution systems using genetic Algorithm (GA). The use of reliability evaluation is an important aspect of distribution system planning and operation to adjust the reliability level of each area. In this paper, the reliability model is based on the optimal load transforming problem to minimize load generated load point outage in each sub-section. This approach is one of the most difficult procedures and become combination problems. A new approach using GA was developed for this problem. GA is a general purpose optimization technique based on principles inspired from the biological evolution using metaphors of mechanisms such as natural selection, genetic recombination and survival of the fittest. Test results for the model system with 24 nodes 29 branches are reported in the paper.

Research on the Energy Hole Problem Based on Non-uniform Node Distribution for Wireless Sensor Networks

  • Liu, Tang;Peng, Jian;Wang, Xiao-Fen;Yang, Jin;Guo, Bing
    • KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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    • v.6 no.9
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    • pp.2017-2036
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    • 2012
  • Based on the current solutions to the problem of energy hole, this paper proposed a nonuniform node distribution clustering algorithm, NNDC. Firstly, we divide the network into rings, and then have an analysis and calculation on nodes' energy consumption in each ring of the network when clustering algorithm is applied to collect data. We also put forward a scheme of nonuniform node distribution on the basis of the proportion of nodes' energy consumption in each ring, and change nodes' active/hibernating states under density control mechanism when network coverage is guaranteed. Simulation shows NNDC algorithm can satisfyingly balance nodes' energy consumption and effectively avoid the problem of energy hole.

Optimal Feeder Routing for Distribution System Planning Using a Heuristic Strategy (휴리스틱 탐색전략을 이용한 배전계통 계획의 급전선 최적 경로 선정)

  • Choi, Nam-Jin;Kim, Byung-Seop;Shin, Joong-Rin
    • The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers A
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    • v.49 no.11
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    • pp.566-574
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    • 2000
  • This paper propose a heuristic algorithm based on the Branch-Exchange (BE) method to solve Optimal feeder Routing(OFR) problem for the distribution system planning. The cost function of the OFR problem is consisted of the investment cost representing the feeder installation and the system operation cost representing the system power loss. We propose a properly designed heuristic strategy, which can handle the horizon-year expansion planning problem of power distribution network. We also used the loop selection method which can define the maximum loss reduction in the network to reduce calculation time, and proposed a new index of power loss which is designed to estimate the power loss reduction in the BE. The proposed index, can be considered with both sides, the low voltage side and voltage side branch connected with tie one. The performances of the proposed algorithms and loss index were shown with 32, 69 example bus system.

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Cusum control chart for monitoring process variance (공정분산 관리를 위한 누적합 관리도)

  • Lee, Yoon-Dong;Kim, Sang-Ik
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Quality Management Conference
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    • 2006.04a
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    • pp.135-141
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    • 2006
  • Cusum control chart is used for the purpose of controling the process mean. We consider the problem related to cusum chart for controling process variance. Previous researches have considered the same problem. The main difficulty shown in the related researches was to derive the ARL function which characterizes the properties of the chart. Sample variance, differently with sample mean, follows chi-squared type distribution, even when the quality characteristics are assumed to be normally distributed. The ARL function of cusum is described by a type of integral equation. Since the solution of the integral equation for non-normal distribution is not known well, people used simulation method instead of solving the integral equation directly, or approximation method by taking logarithm of the sample variance. Recently a new method to solve the integral equation for Erlang distribution was published. Here we consider the steps to apply the solution to the problem of controling process variance.

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