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WSC
2008
14 years 1 months ago
Clarifying CONWIP versus push system behavior using simulation
This research examines the performance of CONWIP versus "push" workload control in a simple, balanced manufacturing flowline. Analytical models and simulation experiment...
S. T. Enns, Paul Rogers
WSC
2008
14 years 1 months ago
A simulation framework for assessing the performance of cooperative transportation planning algorithms
In this paper, we suggest a framework that allows for the simulation-based performance assessment of algorithms for cooperative transportation planning. Therefore, we consider a c...
Ralf Sprenger, Lars Mönch
WSC
2008
14 years 1 months ago
How to build valid and credible simulation models
In this tutorial we present techniques for building valid and credible simulation models. Ideas to be discussed include the importance of a definitive problem formulation, discuss...
Averill M. Law
WSC
2008
14 years 1 months ago
An indirect workforce (re)allocation model for semiconductor manufacturing
Semiconductor industry is a capital intensive and knowledge intensive industry, in which human resource management and human capital enhancement is increasingly important. To main...
Chen-Fu Chien, Wen-Chih Chen, Shao-Chung Hsu
WSC
2008
14 years 1 months ago
Multi-product lot merging/splitting algorithms for a semiconductor wafer fabrication
This paper focuses on a lot merging/splitting problem in a semiconductor wafer fabrication facility. In the fab, two or more lots can be merged into a single lot if routes and all...
June-Young Bang, Jae-Hun Kang, Bong-Kyun Kim, Yeon...
WSC
2008
14 years 1 months ago
A methodology for unit testing actors in proprietary discrete event based simulations
CT This paper presents a dependency injection based, unit testing methodology for unit testing components, or actors, involved in discrete event based computer network simulation v...
Mark E. Coyne, Scott R. Graham, Kenneth M. Hopkins...
WSC
2008
14 years 1 months ago
Tunnel_Sim: Decision support tool for planning tunnel construction using computer simulation
Tunnel construction are essentially infrastructure projects that includes many interfered and sophisticated tasks. This paper presents a decision support tool, Tunnel_Sim, for pla...
Mohamed Marzouk, Moatassem Abdallah, Moheeb Elsaid
WSC
2008
14 years 1 months ago
Connecting the top-down to the bottom-up: Pricing CDO under a Conditional Survival (CS) model
In this paper, we use exact simulation to price CDO under a new dynamic model, the Conditional Survival (CS) model, which provided excellent calibration to both iTraxx tranches an...
Xian Hua Peng, Steven G. Kou
WSC
2008
14 years 1 months ago
Partial-modular DEVS for improving performance of cellular space wildfire spread simulation
Simulation of wildfire spread remains to be a challenging task. In previous work, a cellular space fire spread simulation model has been developed based on the Discrete Event Syst...
Yi Sun, Xiaolin Hu
WSC
2008
14 years 1 months ago
Conceptual simulation modeling: The structure of domain specific simulation environment
This study focuses on the development of a conceptual simulation modeling tool that can be used to structure a domain specific simulation environment. The issues in Software Engin...
Kitti Setavoraphan, Floyd H. Grant