<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!DOCTYPE article  PUBLIC "-//NLM//DTD Journal Publishing DTD v3.0 20080202//EN" "http://dtd.nlm.nih.gov/publishing/3.0/journalpublishing3.dtd"><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="3.0" xml:lang="en" article-type="research article"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">TEL</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>Theoretical Economics Letters</journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="epub">2162-2078</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Scientific Research Publishing</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.4236/tel.2015.51010</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">TEL-53759</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Articles</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="Discipline-v2"><subject>Business&amp;Economics</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>
 
 
  The Invisible Body-Balancing Economics: A Medium Approach
 
</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>asayuki</surname><given-names>Matsui</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sub>1</sub></xref></contrib></contrib-group><aff id="aff1"><label>1</label><addr-line>Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Kanagawa University, Yokohama, Japan</addr-line></aff><author-notes><corresp id="cor1">* E-mail:</corresp></author-notes><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>13</day><month>01</month><year>2015</year></pub-date><volume>05</volume><issue>01</issue><fpage>66</fpage><lpage>73</lpage><history><date date-type="received"><day>15</day>	<month>January</month>	<year>2015</year></date><date date-type="rev-recd"><day>accepted</day>	<month>31</month>	<year>January</year>	</date><date date-type="accepted"><day>3</day>	<month>February</month>	<year>2015</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement>&#169; Copyright  2014 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. </copyright-statement><copyright-year>2014</copyright-year><license><license-p>This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>
 
 
  Our global world is under the variety of individual bodies on the division of work. This paper would consider the invisible body-balancing network and economics by a medium approach. This medium approach originated from the Newsboy problem, and would be attained by the invisible hand of market (demand) speed at Chameleon’s criteria. First, our new treatment and condition to balancing are given. Next, a few trial cases are discussed and verified at the series type.
 
</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>Balancing</kwd><kwd> Medium Approach</kwd><kwd> Individual Body</kwd><kwd> Newsboy</kwd><kwd> Invisible Hand</kwd><kwd> SCM/GDP</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><body><sec id="s1"><title>1. Introduction</title><p>There are a variety of individual bodies on the division of work. This paper would consider the invisible body- balancing network and economics by a medium approach. This medium approach originated from a Newsboy problem [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.53759-ref1">1</xref>] , and would be attained by the invisible hand of market (demand) speed.</p><p>The traditional balancing problem originates from Ford system, and is essential to the economy of mass production (economics) in the automobile industry [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.53759-ref2">2</xref>] . This problem is dependent on the demand and supply speed (cycle time) in the market, and relates to the conveyor speed vs. efficiency (cycle time) in the assembly line.</p><p>The related domain is called the line balancing in Industrial Engineering (IE), and is based on the principle of system balancing in the assembly industry, including service types [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.53759-ref3">3</xref>] . This solution method tends to pursue the mean inventory in the factory toward the lean inventory on the line speed in the demand-to-supply system (SCM).</p><p>In the Toyota system [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.53759-ref4">4</xref>] , the line speed is determined and balanced by the demand speed in the market, and Kanban system gives a solution method of the efficiency vs. muda (loss) in the demand and supply system of pull type. However, this solution tool is an improvement approach to lean inventory.</p><p>We here consider the medium approach to the efficiency vs. muda (loss) problem in the stochastic system balancing, based on the medium inventory that originates from the Newsboy in Operations Research (OR). This paper would be prepared to apply this approach to the SCM/GDP system in the country-like region toward the near future.</p></sec><sec id="s2"><title>2. Body-Balancing System</title><sec id="s2_1"><title>2.1. Economics in Balancing Problem</title><p>Modern society is being formed by the worldwide division of work as we move towards globalization. Since 1776, there is the problem of invisible hand by Smith [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.53759-ref5">5</xref>] , and this problem become more important at global economics. At the classics, the price is central (Smith), and the production quantity is at next considered as the newer actor (Keynes [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.53759-ref6">6</xref>] ). Recently, it is pointed out in Matsui [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.53759-ref7">7</xref>] that the demand speed would be near to the invisible hand, because it would bring each maximal-profit (re-) balancing in the changeable market economy.</p><p>Generally, the body-centered network (SCM/GDP) might be able to be invisibly balanced and cooperated by the demand speed (God hand) and cloud computing [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.53759-ref8">8</xref>] . However, there is the profit-balancing at series’ types, otherwise may the cost-relative balancing at parallel types [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.53759-ref9">9</xref>] . Thus, this God-like hand would be alive and the win-win would be attainable at not only SCM networks but also Smith’s world only under equally partnership.</p><p>As an example, let us consider the two- or three-center model consisting of sales, assembly and fabrication centers [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.53759-ref10">10</xref>] . The two main types of configuration are series and parallel systems. The SCM is a series type, and ERP (enterprise resource planning) is a parallel type. For a series class, the profit maximization is attainable under the demand speed given (shared), even if each heterogeneous agent (enterprises) pursues the self-goal in non-cooperation under indivisible environment.</p><p>Thus, each unit-optimization in profit gives the total optimization in sum under non-cooperation, and the point (balancing) occurs at near middle lead-time (reliability). This class is called the integral optimization, and might be governed by the Ellipse map and strategy in Matsui [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.53759-ref11">11</xref>] .</p><p>Our profit is corresponded to the marginal profit/value in Accounting/GDP, and it is similar to the medium criterion in [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.53759-ref12">12</xref>] . In the classics, A. Smith presents the first concept on the invisible hand in 1759 [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.53759-ref13">13</xref>] , prior to 1776. This concept might be near to that of medium criterion in our balancing issues.</p></sec><sec id="s2_2"><title>2.2. Medium Balancing Approach</title><p>The stochastic balancing problem is a class of the Conveyor-Serviced Production Station (CSPS) and its networks [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.53759-ref14">14</xref>] . This study is called the station-centered approach to the power-conveyor system, and this station is here corresponded to the individual bodies (human, house, enterprise, etc.) in the society or country.</p><p>In the body balancing system, the definition of stochastic balancing is here as follows: A stabling phenomenon of transient, bottlenecked vs. balanced, state of the object system. The balanced solution by this stochastic balancing becomes quasi-optimal.</p><p>Recently, the medium approach to the body-balancing system is outlined to SCM type in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref> [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.53759-ref12">12</xref>] . In <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x5.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>is the demand speed (cycle time), and also, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x6.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>and <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x7.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> are the medium criterion<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x8.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, and moving-standard inventory in the individual body, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x10.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x9.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, respectively.</p><p>The medium criterion, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x11.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, is controlled by<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x12.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, in which the parameters<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x13.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x14.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>and</p><p><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x15.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>are the cost coefficients (penalties) of inventory holdings, excess inventory and shortage inventory, respectively.</p><p>Now, the Newsvendor’s condition [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.53759-ref1">1</xref>] is the followings:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.53759-formula145"><label>(1)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x16.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>where <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x17.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is the distribution function of the inventory in the in the individual body,<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x18.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>.</p><p>Then, the balancing goal is given by the following objective function:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.53759-formula146"><label>(2)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x19.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>where <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x20.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is the weight factor<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x20.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x21.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>,<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x20.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x21.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x22.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>.</p><fig id="fig1"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref></label><caption><title> A body-balancing system of a supply chain (economics) in [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.53759-ref7">7</xref>] </title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x23.png"/></fig><p>An optimal condition (balancing) is assumed from the classical inequality and Matsui’s equation <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x24.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.53759-ref12">12</xref>] as follows:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.53759-formula147"><label>(3)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x25.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>In (3), <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x26.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>and <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x26.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x27.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> correspond to <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x26.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x27.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x28.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x26.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x27.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x28.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x29.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, respectively, and <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x26.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x27.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x28.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x29.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x30.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> means a balancing value at the equilibrium.</p></sec></sec><sec id="s3"><title>3. Two Balancing Principles</title><sec id="s3_1"><title>3.1. d-Balancing Principle</title><p>Two principles on the medium balancing are here presented and considered. At first, the <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x31.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>-balancing problem (2) is seen on the upper level of 2-level scheme in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>. This main problem is easily decomposed of the dual problem:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.53759-formula148"><label>(4)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x32.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>in the respective body of entity<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x33.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. Matsui’s point, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x33.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x34.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, is based on the so-called Chameleon’s criteria [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.53759-ref12">12</xref>] .</p><p>Now, the following condition is considered under the demand speed (cycle time), <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x36.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x36.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x35.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, and the exponential service with the mean, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x36.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x35.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x37.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>(supply speed). That is,</p><disp-formula id="scirp.53759-formula149"><label>(5)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x38.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>and the demand speed, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x39.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, is as follows:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.53759-formula150"><label>(6)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x40.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>On d-balancing, the following relation is obtained from (6):</p><disp-formula id="scirp.53759-formula151"><label>(7)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x41.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>Especially, for Poisson service, the optimal condition is</p><disp-formula id="scirp.53759-formula152"><label>(8)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x42.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>where <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x43.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is Poissonian type distribution.</p><p>These relations are outlined in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref>. From <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref> and Matsui’s equation [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.53759-ref12">12</xref>] , the balance equation is</p><disp-formula id="scirp.53759-formula153"><label>(9)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x44.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>and the balancing principle is</p><disp-formula id="scirp.53759-formula154"><label>(10)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x45.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>from (9) and the classic inequality.</p><fig id="fig2"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref></label><caption><title> Outline of rebalancing problem and Matsui’s equation<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x47.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula></title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x46.png"/></fig></sec><sec id="s3_2"><title>3.2. Network Flow Principle</title><p>On the lower level, the entity <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x48.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is state of the body <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x48.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x49.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and period<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x48.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x49.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x50.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, and the network flow <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x48.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x49.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x50.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x51.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is seen in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig3">Figure 3</xref>. This network flow would be behaviored under demand speed, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x48.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x49.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x50.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x51.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x52.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, in the body-centered balancing.</p><p>Now, the following notations are introduced in each <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x53.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x53.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x54.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> from [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.53759-ref14">14</xref>] :</p><p><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x55.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>: Order scheduled for body <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x55.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x56.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and period<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x55.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x56.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x57.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>;</p><p><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x58.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>: Expected demand in body <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x58.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x59.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and period<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x58.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x59.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x60.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>;</p><p><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x61.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>: Next inventory at the end of body <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x61.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x62.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and period <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x61.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x62.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x63.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula></p><p><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x64.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>.</p><p>where <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x65.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is the backorder position (quantity).</p><p>For each<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x66.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, the balance relation on demand and supply is from <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig3">Figure 3</xref> and [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.53759-ref15">15</xref>] as follows:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.53759-formula155"><label>(11)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x67.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>From (11), the second balancing principle is obtained as follows:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.53759-formula156"><label>(12)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x68.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>where the second and third terms of right hand are corresponded to the coordinating of the moving marginal inventory, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x69.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, and end inventory, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x69.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x70.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, at<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x69.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x70.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x71.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, respectively.</p><p>The equation (11) is similar to that of progressive control in [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.53759-ref12">12</xref>] . Thus, our network flow is governed under <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x72.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>-balancing by the order quantity, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x72.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x73.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, in (11).</p></sec></sec><sec id="s4"><title>4. Case of d-Balancing</title><sec id="s4_1"><title>4.1. Conveyor System with Stopper</title><p>The usual conveyor systems are the two types of the stations with or without stopper. These systems are treated in [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.53759-ref11">11</xref>] by a stochastic approach. This stochastic treatment aids at the minimization of the irregular interruption in delay and idleness at the series type.</p><p>A cost approach to the delay and idleness is seen in [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.53759-ref11">11</xref>] , and this balancing problem is considered by the 2- stage method. An example of stopper type is seen in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig4">Figure 4</xref>, the cycle time is 1.5 minutes, and the number of stations is<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x74.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>.</p><p>The Newsboy method to this case [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.53759-ref16">16</xref>] gives the penalty cost function as follows:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.53759-formula157"><label>(13)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x75.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>where the right hand consists of the objective of -th station:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.53759-formula158"><label>(14)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x76.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><fig id="fig3"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig3">Figure 3</xref></label><caption><title> SCM/GDP-economic system: A network flow representation with backorder</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x77.png"/></fig><fig id="fig4"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig4">Figure 4</xref></label><caption><title> Pitch diagram and buffers: another verification</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x78.png"/></fig><p>in which <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x79.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is the p.d.f. of work time at the <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x79.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x80.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>-th station.</p><p>Then, the optimal condition is obtained by a differenciation method in the followings:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.53759-formula159"><label>(15)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x81.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>The cycle time, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x82.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, is determined by the Equation (14), and this equation is here available in replace of (2).</p><p>For example, let us<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x83.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x83.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x84.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>and<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x83.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x84.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x85.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. From (15), the optimal cycle time, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x83.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x84.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x85.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x86.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, is given by <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x83.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x84.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x85.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x86.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x87.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> for the Erlangian with phase <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x83.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x84.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x85.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x86.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x87.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x88.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> in the work time of stations.</p></sec><sec id="s4_2"><title>4.2. Two Balancing Views</title><p>Now, let us apply the simulator of SALPS soft [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.53759-ref12">12</xref>] to this case. The simulation result is seen in <xref ref-type="table" rid="table1">Table 1</xref>, and the optimal cycle time, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x89.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, is <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x89.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x90.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> with a slight difference. In addition, the total cost would be negligible.</p><p>Another verification is considered by <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig5">Figure 5</xref>. From <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig5">Figure 5</xref>, the bottleneck of the system is seen in the stations, 2 <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x91.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and 5<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x91.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x92.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, in <xref ref-type="table" rid="table1">Table 1</xref>. The balancing hypothesis in (3) would be valid.</p><fig id="fig5"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig5">Figure 5</xref></label><caption><title> A two-stage supply chain system for balancing</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x93.png"/></fig><table-wrap id="table1" ><label><xref ref-type="table" rid="table1">Table 1</xref></label><caption><title> An verification of medium balancing: simulation trial case</title></caption><table><tbody><thead><tr><th align="center" valign="middle" ><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x94.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula></th><th align="center" valign="middle" >total cost</th><th align="center" valign="middle" ><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x95.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula></th><th align="center" valign="middle" ><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x96.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula></th><th align="center" valign="middle" ><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x97.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula></th><th align="center" valign="middle" ><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x98.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula></th></tr></thead><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >1.0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >469.5706</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.8773</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.6608</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.8541</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4.146</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >1.1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >91.20302</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.7790</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.6818</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.7973</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3.816</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >1.2</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >85.43137</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.6692</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.6804</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.7200</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3.408</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >1.3</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >84.78923 (SALPS)</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.5591</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.6604</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.6324</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2.970</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >1.4</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >84.88829 (optimal)</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.4561</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.6260</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.5423</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2.536</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >1.5</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >85.45898</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.3645</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.5813</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.4557</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2.130</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >1.6</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >86.13179</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.2862</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.5300</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.3761</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1.765</td></tr></tbody></table></table-wrap></sec></sec><sec id="s5"><title>5. Case of Network Flow</title><sec id="s5_1"><title>5.1. A Two-Stage Supply Chain</title><p>Next, let us consider the two-stage supply chain (SCM) of a franchise type in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig5">Figure 5</xref>. This case consists of a series of factory, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x99.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, and warehouse, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x99.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x100.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, and is seen in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig5">Figure 5</xref> [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.53759-ref16">16</xref>] .</p><p>In the case, the outflow is uncontrollable, and the system is only controllable by inflow.</p><p>For this case, the balancing problem is the minimization of the total inventory between suppliers. That is,</p><disp-formula id="scirp.53759-formula160"><label>(16)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x101.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>The objective (16) is here available in replace of (2).</p></sec><sec id="s5_2"><title>5.2. A SCM Simulation Practice</title><p>For this case, the <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x102.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> balancing table is presented and considered on the network flow balancing. The total inventory in one year is 5176, and is improved much more than the practice (8074).</p><p>From <xref ref-type="table" rid="table2">Table 2</xref>, the medium balancing holds except July, September and April as follows:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.53759-formula161"><label>(17)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x103.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>It is them noted that any bottleneck phenomena would be doubtful in July, September and April.</p><p>This result would show the effectiveness of medium balancing method, and the hypothesis (3) is ascertained.</p></sec></sec><sec id="s6"><title>6. Conclusions</title><p>This paper summarizes a recent approach (possibility) to the medium (Chameleon’s) balancing from conveyor system toward SCM/GDP-economic system. First, the body-balancing problem was briefly outlined. Next, the unified economics treatment to the physical balancing problem was presented.</p><p>Finally, an optimal condition of balancing was pointed out and verified at the view of Matsui’s equation and Chameleon’s criteria. The materials would give a shortcut way to the traditional balancing method, for example, much more than the 2-stage method [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.53759-ref11">11</xref>] . By the paper, the concept of balancing is utilized in physics and economics, and is extended to the science of discrete world.</p><p>By the further study, the GDP balancing of the country would become probably possible on the base of pro-</p><table-wrap id="table2" ><label><xref ref-type="table" rid="table2">Table 2</xref></label><caption><title> A <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x104.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> balancing table</title></caption><table><tbody><thead><tr><th align="center" valign="middle" >month</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >6</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >7</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >8</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >9</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >10</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >11</th></tr></thead><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" ><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x105.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >7000</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >5595</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >7874</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >6632</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >5624</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >8782</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >M-inventory <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x106.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >58 (0.4)</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >907 (0.5)</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1010 (0.6)</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2314 (0.7)</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1418 (0.5)</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >897 (0.5)</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >N-inventory <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x107.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >278 (0.4)</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >9(0)</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2057(0.5)</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1542 (0.4)</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1607 (0.4)</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >866 (0.4)</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >outflow</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >7723</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >7318</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >14356</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >18485</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >9122</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >15245</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >inflow</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1059</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2640</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >9549</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >15710</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >6522</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >8227</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >inventory</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >336</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >916</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3067</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3857</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3025</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1763</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >balance</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >78,178</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >84,974</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >54,502</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >47241</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >58,050</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >61,907</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >stock out</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >month</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >12</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >5</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" ><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x108.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >6104</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >10636</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >5856</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >13343</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >12626</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >7510</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >M-inventory <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x109.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1851 (0.5)</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >254 (0.5)</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2577 (0.5)</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >91 (0.3)</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2307 (0.1)</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2837 (0.5)</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >N-inventory <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/10-1500676x110.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1490 (0.4)</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1233 (0.4)</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >883 (0.4)</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >96 (0.4)</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1386 (0.4)</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2207 (0.5)</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >outflow</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >11,201</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >19,609</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >13,748</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >23,422</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >13,055</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >9904</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >inflow</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >8438</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >10460</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >11,352</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >10,266</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4122</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >6911</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >inventory</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3341</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1487</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3460</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >187</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3693</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4517</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >balance</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >23,779</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >75,988</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >35,552</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >126,559</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >83,958</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >29,870</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >stock out</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td></tr></tbody></table></table-wrap><p>gressive and autonomous control of marginal profit/value in GDP networks. 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