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WSC
2007
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Exploiting web service techniques for composing simulation models
Two basic approaches to simulation model composition can be distinguished, depending on whether the unit of composition is a model specification according to a certain modeling f...
Mathias Röhl, Florian Marquardt, Adelinde M. ...
WSC
2007
14 years 1 months ago
Simulation framework for complex manufacturing systems with automated material handling
In this paper, we suggest a framework that allows for the simulation-based performance assessment of complex manufacturing systems with Automated Material Handling Systems (AMHS)....
Rene Driessel, Lars Mönch
WSC
2007
14 years 1 months ago
How to synthesize nets from languages: a survey
In this paper we present a survey on methods for the synthesis of Petri nets from behavioral descriptions given as languages. We consider place/transition Petri nets, elementary P...
Robert Lorenz, Sebastian Mauser, Gabriel Juh&aacut...
WSC
2007
14 years 1 months ago
SBatch: a spaced batch means procedure for simulation analysis
We discuss SBatch, a simplified procedure for steady-state simulation analysis that is based on spaced batch means, incorporating many advantages of its predecessorsASAP3 and WAS...
Emily K. Lada, James R. Wilson
WSC
2007
14 years 1 months ago
Using simulation to predict market behavior for outbound call centers
In the last few years, the call center industry has considerably grown especially the outbound call center area, such as telemarketing. The productivity of the call centers has si...
Paulo J. de Freitas Filho, Geovani Ferreira da Cru...
WSC
2007
14 years 1 months ago
Fortieth anniversary special panel: Landmark papers
To celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the Winter Simulation Conference, we have selected ten landmark papers from the four decades of the conference. In this article, we review...
David Goldsman, James O. Henriksen, Pierre L'Ecuye...
WSC
2007
14 years 1 months ago
Statistical analysis of simulation output data: the practical state of the art
One of the most important but neglected aspects of a simulation study is the proper design and analysis of simulation experiments. In this tutorial we give a stateof-the-art prese...
Averill M. Law
WSC
2007
14 years 1 months ago
Simulation of scheduled ordering policies in distribution supply chains
In this paper we study a decentralized distribution supply chain with one supplier and many newsvendor-type retailers that face exogenous end-customer demands. Using total supply ...
Lucy G. Chen, Srinagesh Gavirneni
WSC
2007
14 years 1 months ago
Determining safety stocks in the presence of workload-dependent lead times
Most classical stochastic inventory models assume that replenishment lead times are independent of the amount of orders placed. This assumption is clearly problematic in capacitat...
Seza Orcun, Sila Çetinkaya, Reha Uzsoy
WSC
2007
14 years 1 months ago
Agent-based simulation for collaborative cranes
Most of the materials and components for a construction project are lifted by cranes. Much research has been done for path planning, motion control, and online navigation to reduc...
Cheng Zhang, Amin Hammad