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WSC
2004
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A Near Optimal Approach to Quality of Service Data Replication Scheduling
This paper describes an approach to real-time decisionmaking for quality of service based scheduling of distributed asynchronous data replication. The proposed approach addresses ...
Kevin Adams, Denis Gracanin, Dusan Teodorovic
WSC
2004
13 years 11 months ago
A Framework for Adaptive Synchronization of Distributed Simulations
Increased complexity of simulation models and the related modeling needs for global supply chains have necessitated the execution of simulations on multiple processors. While dist...
Bertan Altuntas, Richard A. Wysk
WSC
2004
13 years 11 months ago
Simulation-Based Layout Planning of a Production Plant
This paper presents a study that uses simulation to improve shop floor performance by means of two layout types and certain operational parameters. In this study, an overview of t...
Mert Altinkilinc
WSC
2001
13 years 11 months ago
A practical bottleneck detection method
This paper describes a novel method for detecting the bottleneck in a discrete event system by examining the average duration of a machine being active for all machines. The machi...
Christoph Roser, Masaru Nakano, Minoru Tanaka
WSC
2001
13 years 11 months ago
Graphical methods for robust design of a semiconductor burn-in process
Discrete-event simulation is a common tool for the analysis of semiconductor manufacturing systems. With the aid of a simulation model, and in conjunction with sensitivity analysi...
Scott L. Rosen, Chad A. Geist, Daniel A. Finke, Jy...
WSC
2001
13 years 11 months ago
Modelling and improving human decision making with simulation
Modelling human interaction and decision-making within a simulation presents a particular challenge. This paper describes a methodology that is being developed known as `knowledge...
Stewart Robinson, Thanos Alifantis, Robert Hurrion...
WSC
2001
13 years 11 months ago
Database driven factory simulation: a proof-of-concept demonstrator
The paper presents a database-based method to reduce the development time and project lead-time for large discreteevent simulation models of entire factories. The database used to...
Lars G. Randell, Gunnar S. Bolmsjö
WSC
2001
13 years 11 months ago
The use of simulation for process improvement at an ambulatory surgery center
This work has for objective building a simulation model to evaluate different alternatives of operation of a projected center for ambulatory surgery. For the construction of the m...
Francisco J. Ramis, Jorge L. Palma, Felipe F. Baes...
WSC
2001
13 years 11 months ago
Sizing a pilot production line using simulation
The semiconductor industry is rapidly expanding worldwide. With the continuing advancement of technology, companies are continually striving to develop and maintain cutting edge p...
Peng Qu, Geoffrey E. Skinner, Scott J. Mason
WSC
2001
13 years 11 months ago
Production scheduling validity in high level supply chain models
Although they focus on the big picture, high level supply chain models cannot gloss over the capacity of production nodes to meet production allocations. Capacity is not simply a ...
David J. Parsons, Richard A. Phelps