Abstract This paper proposes a multi-objective mixed-integer linear programming to model cold chain with complementary operations on hierarchical hub network. Central hubs are linked each other in the first level of network and star lower-level hubs. As for case study, different levels provide various refreshing or freezing keep perishable goods fresh along Disruption is formulated by considera...

The performance of distributed computing is restricted by the slowest worker nodes, known as stragglers, in system. Coded computation has emerged an efficient technique to mitigate straggler effects computing. Most existing works only considered for single-hop networks. However, multi-hop networks, will occur not on nodes but also relay nodes. In this paper, we consider a heterogeneous network....

Hierarchical organizations of information processing in the brain networks have been known to exist and widely studied. To find proper hierarchical structures in the macaque brain, the traditional methods need the entire pairwise hierarchical relationships between cortical areas. In this paper, we present a new method that discovers hierarchical structures of macaque brain networks by using par...

The importance of collaboration has increased in supply networks; thus, the number of so called non-hierarchical manufacturing networks (NHN) has also increased. A roadmap to help SMEs to participate and create collaborative non-hierarchical networks is developed. Specifically, the methodology carried out in the NHNmap is described along the paper.

Hierarchical organizations of information processing in the brain networks have been known to exist and widely studied. The main technique of conventional approaches, which extracts pairwise hierarchical relationships by utilizing observable anatomical criteria based on noninvasive tract tracing experiments, cannot be extended to apply to the study of human brains. Therefore, we need to design ...

Mobile communication systems beyond 3G will comprise cellular and self-organizing networks. In this paper an appropriate migration path towards the convergence of these two network types is highlighted and the resulting common radio network architecture is presented. By means of example scenarios the way to beneficially combine both network types will be described. Thereby, transport oriented a...