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WSC
2001
13 years 11 months ago
Hybrid agent-based simulation for analyzing the national airspace system
Hybrid agent-based simulation is required to provide a mechanism for analyzing large-scale complex systems, such as the National Airspace System (NAS). The dynamic behavior of man...
Seungman Lee, Amy R. Pritchett, David Goldsman
WSC
2001
13 years 11 months ago
Distributed simulation with incorporated APS procedures for high-fidelity supply chain optimization
Tactical and operational planning for manufacturing enterprises are more important today than ever before as their supply chains span the globe. Two state-of-the-art technologies ...
Peter Lendermann, Boon-Ping Gan, Leon F. McGinnis
WSC
2001
13 years 11 months ago
An SLX-based microsimulation model for a two-lane road section
A car-following and lane-changing microsimulation model of a two-lane road section has been written in SLX (Simulation Language with eXtensibility) as part of an extensive researc...
Marco Lemessi
WSC
2001
13 years 11 months ago
A new approach to pricing American-style derivatives
This paper presents a new approach to pricing Americanstyle derivatives. By approximating the value function with a piecewise linear interpolation function, the option holder'...
Scott B. Laprise, Michael C. Fu, Steven I. Marcus,...
WSC
2001
13 years 11 months ago
Ford's power train operations: changing the simulation environment
This paper discusses the changes that were required to Ford's Power Train Operations (PTO) simulation environment to ensure the maximum benefit was gained from the investment...
John Ladbrook, Annette Januszczak
WSC
2001
13 years 11 months ago
How "overstaffing" at bottleneck machines can unleash extra capacity
Using simulation, Headway Technologies predicted that increasing staffing among a group of already lightly loaded machine operators--"overstaffing"--would significantly ...
Robert C. Kotcher
WSC
2001
13 years 11 months ago
Software for uniform random number generation: distinguishing the good and the bad
The requirements, design principles, and statistical testing approaches of uniform random number generators for simulation are briefly surveyed. An objectoriented random number pa...
Pierre L'Ecuyer
WSC
2001
13 years 11 months ago
Hierarchical modeling of a shipyard integrated with an external scheduling application
This paper presents a hierarchical approach on the simulation of large-scale discrete event systems used recently by Kiran Consulting Group (KCG) to model shipyard operations. Bec...
Ali S. Kiran, Tekin Cetinkaya, Juan Cabrera
WSC
2001
13 years 11 months ago
Simulation of rare events in transportation systems
Prior to the deployment of any new or replacement component within a transportation system, it should be demonstrated that the modified system meets or exceeds the safety requirem...
Lori M. Kaufman, Ted C. Giras
WSC
2001
13 years 11 months ago
Enabling smooth and scalable dynamic 3D visualization of discrete-event construction simulations
Visualizing simulated construction operations is an effective means of communicating the logic and the inner working of simulation models in a comprehensive and comprehendible man...
Vineet R. Kamat, Julio C. Martínez