Many multi-branch companies transact from different branches. Each branch of such a company maintains a separate database over time. The variation of sales of an item over time is an important issue. Thus, we introduce the notion of stability of an item. Stable items are useful in making many strategic decisions for a company. Based on the degree of stability of an item, we design an algorithm ...

The lattice Boltzmann equations for the linear diffusion modeling in cases of D2Q5, D2Q7 and D2Q9 lattices are considered. Families of the numerical schemes with the dependence on scalar parameter are introduced. The stability analysis of schemes is performed in parameter space. The stability is studied numerically by von Neumann method. Optimal parameter values for the presented families are d...

A firm facing price dependent stochastic demand aims to maximize its total expected profit over a planning horizon. In addition to the regular unit selling price, the firm can utilize quantity discounts to increase sales. We refer to this dual-pricing strategy as quantity-based price differentiation. At the beginning of each period, the firm needs to make three decisions: replenish the inventor...

A fourth-order accurate embedded boundary method for the scalar wave equation with Dirichlet or Neumann boundary conditions is described. The method is based on a compact Pade-type discretization of spatial derivatives together with a Taylor series method (modified equation) in time. A novel approach for enforcing boundary conditions is introduced which uses interior boundary points instead of ...

Traction-separation relationship is an important material characteristic describing the fracture behaviour of quasi-brittle solids. A new numerical scheme for identification of the traction-separation relation by inverse analysis of data obtained from various types of fracture tests is proposed. Due to employing the concept of sequentially linear analysis, the method exhibits a superior numeric...