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WSC
2008
13 years 9 months ago
A preliminary study of optimal splitting for rare-event simulation
Efficiency is a big concern when using simulation to estimate rare-event probabilities, since a huge number of simulation replications may be needed in order to obtain a reasonabl...
John F. Shortle, Chun-Hung Chen
WSC
2008
13 years 9 months ago
Empowering decision support with simulation technology - Scenario Navigator
The commercial simulation environments that are available today focus primarily on the development of simulation models. They are designed for a single user. They provide animatio...
Edwin Valentin, Renk A. Bijlsma, Vincent de Gast
WSC
2008
13 years 9 months ago
Reliable simulation with input uncertainties using an interval-based approach
Uncertainty associated with input parameters and models in simulation has gained attentions in recent years. The sources of uncertainties include lack of data and lack of knowledg...
Ola Ghazi Batarseh, Yan Wang
WSC
2008
13 years 9 months ago
A framework for real-time simulation of heavy construction operations
This paper describes a framework of real-time simulation for modeling heavy construction operations. Compared with the traditional offline simulation that uses stationary inputs, ...
Lingguang Song, Fernando Ramos, Katie Arnold
WSC
2008
13 years 9 months ago
Guidelines for commercial off-the-shelf Simulation Package interoperability
Commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) Simulation Packages (CSPs) are widely used visual interactive modeling environments such as ArenaTM, AnylogicTM, FlexsimTM, Simul8TM, WitnessTM, et...
Simon J. E. Taylor, Stephen John Turner, Steffen S...
WSC
2008
13 years 9 months ago
Design guidelines for simulation building blocks
Component based or building block based simulation model development is regularly mentioned as an interesting new development and a potential field of research. Most of the commer...
Alexander Verbraeck, Edwin Valentin
WSC
2008
13 years 9 months ago
Comparing designs for computer simulation experiments
The use of simulation as a modeling and analysis tool is wide spread. Simulation is an enabling tool for experimenting virtually on a validated computer environment. Often the und...
Rachel T. Johnson, Bradley Jones, John W. Fowler, ...
WSC
2007
13 years 9 months ago
Generic simulation of automotive assembly for interoperability testing
Computer simulation is effective in improving the efficiency of manufacturing system design, operation, and maintenance. Most simulation models are usually tailored to address a n...
Deogratias Kibira, Charles R. McLean
WSC
2008
13 years 9 months ago
How to build better models: Applying agile techniques to simulation
For simulation practitioners, the common steps in a simulation modeling engagement are likely familiar: problem assessment, requirements specification, model building, verificatio...
James T. Sawyer, David M. Brann
WSC
2007
13 years 9 months ago
Teaching simulation to business students summary of 30 years' experience
I summarize my experience from having taught simulation to over 7000 students for over 30 years; to undergraduate, graduate and Ph. D. business students, executives and high schoo...
Ingolf Ståhl