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WSC
2000
13 years 11 months ago
Simulation software: an Operational Research Society survey of academic and industrial users
Simulation modeling is being widely used in areas such as manufacturing, health, network communications and military. Such popularity of simulation has resulted in a large number ...
Vlatka Hlupic
WSC
2000
13 years 11 months ago
Quasi-Monte Carlo methods in cash flow testing simulations
What actuaries call cash flow testing is a large-scale simulation pitting a company's current policy obligation against future earnings based on interest rates. While life co...
Michael G. Hilgers
WSC
2000
13 years 11 months ago
Understanding the impact of equipment and process changes with a heterogeneous semiconductor manufacturing simulation environmen
Simulation models are useful to predict and understand the impact of changes to a manufacturing system. Typical factory simulation models include the parts being manufactured in t...
Jeffrey W. Herrmann, Brian F. Conaghan, Laurent He...
WSC
2000
13 years 11 months ago
SLX: the X is for extensibility
SLX, Simulation Language with Extensibility, is the newest member in Wolverine Software's family of simulation and animation software. SLX features unique extensibility mecha...
James O. Henriksen
WSC
2000
13 years 11 months ago
Generating "dependent" quasi-random numbers
Under certain conditions on the integrand, quasi-Monte Carlo methods for estimating integrals (expectations) converge faster asymptotically than Monte Carlo methods. Motivated by ...
Shane G. Henderson, Belinda A. Chiera, Roger M. Co...
WSC
2000
13 years 11 months ago
An underlying model for defeat mechanisms
Defeat mechanisms are strategies for achieving victory over an opponent. Although defeat mechanisms often rely on influencing the opponent psychologically and emotionally, most si...
Brent Heeringa, Paul R. Cohen
WSC
2000
13 years 11 months ago
Ranking and selection for steady-state simulation
We present and evaluate two ranking-and-selection procedures for use in steady-state simulation experiments when the goal is to find which among a finite number of alternative sys...
David Goldsman, William S. Marshall, Seong-Hee Kim...
WSC
2000
13 years 11 months ago
Predicting enemy force closure with simulation
This paper presents a model and an analysis done to predict enemy force closure. The simulation replaces a pencil and ruler method that has been used by Department of Defense plan...
Mark R. Grabau, Michael D. Payne
WSC
2000
13 years 11 months ago
Variance reduction techniques for value-at-risk with heavy-tailed risk factors
The calculation of value-at-risk (VAR) for large portfolios of complex instruments is among the most demanding and widespread computational challenges facing the financial industr...
Paul Glasserman, Philip Heidelberger, Perwez Shaha...
WSC
2000
13 years 11 months ago
Inventory management simulations at Cat Logistics
Simulation is used extensively by Caterpillar Logistics Services, Inc. (Cat Logistics) to determine an appropriate strategy for achieving clients' inventory and customer serv...
C. Ann Goodsell, Thomas J. Van Kley