2006年mcmB题翻译

准备mcm中。。。

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PROBLEM B: Wheel Chair Access at Airports

One of the frustrations with air travel is the need to fly through multiple airports, and each stop generally requires each traveler to change to a different airplane.
航空旅行最令人沮丧的就是需要飞过很多的飞机场，每一站需要每个旅客更换一个不同的飞机。
This can be especially difficult for people who are not able to easily walk to a different flight's waiting area.
这对于那些走路不轻松的人来说走到另一个候机厅是特别困难。
One of the ways that an airline can make the transition easier is to provide a wheel chair and an escort to those people who ask for help.
一种便捷的方法就是提供一个轮椅和一个托运。
It is generally known well in advance which passengers require help, but it is not uncommon to receive notice when a passenger first registers at the airport.
大家都提前知道谁需要帮助，但是一般一个第一次来这个机场的顾客会收到一个通知。
In rare instances an airline may not receive notice from a passenger until just prior to landing.
很少见的情况，航空公司直到落地前还不能从一个乘客那里受到通知。

Airlines are under constant pressure to keep their costs down.
航空公司保持成本的压力很大。
Wheel chairs wear out and are expensive and require maintenance.
轮椅磨损和本身的价格以及维护费用。
There is also a cost for making the escorts available.
还有一个费用是托运支持。
Moreover, wheel chairs and their escorts must be constantly moved around the airport so that they are available to people when their flight lands.
但是，轮椅和托运必须不断在机场运转，使他们在飞机落地式能够提供给人们。
In some large airports the time required to move across the airport is nontrivial.
在一些大的飞机场，穿过飞机场所需要的时间是一定得。
The wheel chairs must be stored somewhere, but space is expensive and severely limited in an airport terminal.
轮椅必须被存放到某处，但是空间很贵，并且在飞机场空间也很有限。
Also, wheel chairs left in high traffic areas represent a liability risk as people try to move around them.
而且，放在交通繁忙地区的轮椅当人们试图穿越该地区时是很危险地。
Finally, one of the biggest costs is the cost of holding a plane if someone must wait for an escort and becomes late for their flight.
最后，很大的一个开支就是holding a plane，如果当某个人必须要等待托运从而错过了航班。
The latter cost is especially troubling because it can affect the airline's average flight delay which can lead to fewer ticket sales as potential customers may choose to avoid an airline.
后一种开销特别恼人，因为这回影响航空公司的平均航班延误，这会影响机票销售，因为潜在的顾客会选择不乘飞机。

Epsilon Airlines has decided to ask a third party to help them obtain a detailed analysis of the issues and costs of keeping and maintaining wheel chairs and escorts available for passengers.
Epsilon航空公司决定让一个第三方来帮助他们得到这个问题的详细的分析，和继续为乘客提供轮椅以及托运的费用。
The airline needs to find a way to schedule the movement of wheel chairs throughout each day in a cost effective way.
航空公司需要找到一个方式来调度轮椅一整天的移动，使得费用最少。
They also need to find and define the costs for budget planning in both the short and long term.
他们也需要找到并且确定短期和长期预算的费用。

Epsilon Airlines has asked your consultant group to put together a bid to help them solve their problem.
Epsilon航空公司要求你的咨询团队来提供一个方案来帮助他们解决问题。
Your bid should include an overview and analysis of the situation to help them decide if you fully understand their problem.
你的方案应该包括一个overview，analysis of the situation，这些来帮助他们决定是否你完全理解了他们的问题。
They require a detailed description of an algorithm that you would like to implement which can determine where the escorts and wheel chairs should be and how they should move throughout each day.
他们需要一个详细的Description of an algorithm，你想要实现的，决定了托运和轮椅应该在哪，他们每天如何移动。
The goal is to keep the total costs as low as possible. Your bid is one of many that the airline will consider.
目标是保证总费用尽可能的低。你的方案是航空公司会考虑的众多方案中的一个。
You must make a strong case as to why your solution is the best and show that it will be able to handle a wide range of airports under a variety of circumstances.
必须做一个有说服的例子，说明在你的情况下是最好的，展示出他将会广泛的适用于情况以及各种飞机场。

Your bid should also include examples of how the algorithm would work for a large (at least 4 concourses), a medium (at least two concourses), and a small airport (one concourse) under high and low traffic loads.
你的方案应该包括算法如何使用的例子，一个大型（四个大厅），一个中型（2个大厅），一个小型的飞机场，分成高和低两种吞吐量。
You should determine all potential costs and balance their respective weights.
你应该决定所有的潜在费用以及平衡他们各自的权重。
Finally, as populations begin to include a higher percentage of older people who have more time to travel but may require more aid, your report should include projections of potential costs and needs in the future with recommendations to meet future needs.
最后，正如人们开始预测的一个很高比重的老年人，他们需要更多的时间来履行，但是很多需要更多的帮助，你的报告应该包括未来潜在费用和需求，满足未来的需求。