This publication reviews the framework of abstract competition, which is aimed at studying complex systems with competition in their generic form. Although the concept of abstract competition has been derived from a specific field--modelling of mixing in turbulent reacting flows--this concept is, generally, not attached to a specific phenomenon or application. Two classes of competition rules, ...

For the classic dynamic storage allocation problem, we show that knowledge of the durations of the requests is of no great use to an online algorithm in the worst case. This answers an open question posed by Naor, Orda, and Petruschka 5]. More precisely, we show that the competitive ratio of every randomized algorithm against an oblivious adversary is (logx loglogx), where x may be any of sever...

with the rapid changes in international environments, it's very hard to sustain the corporate competitive advantage. knowing the competitive priorities leads the managers to a better understanding of corporate strategies in the future. the globalization pressure and the rapid changes in local markets have affected the firms' competitive advantages. having a clear understanding of comp...