We consider the optimal production and inventory control of an assemble-to-order system with m components, one end-product, and n customer classes. A control policy specifies when to produce each component and, whenever an order is placed, whether or not to satisfy it from on-hand inventory. We...

Electric vehicle (EV) development in China emerged with the 863 program (1986) for high technologies and has received support since the 10th Five Year Plan. While standards were of no particular importance in the early years of EV development, standards have increasingly become subject to...

Abstract In 2002, the California Public Utilities Commission alleged that a group of energy sellers had overcharged California ratepayers by approximately $14 billion. The case went to trial and was dismissed, appealed, and ultimately remanded to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. It...