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WSC
2004
13 years 9 months ago
Simulation in Context: Using Data Farming for Decision Support
Data Farming leverages high performance computing to run simple models many times. This process allows for the exploration of massive parameter spaces relatively quickly. This pap...
Philip S. Barry, Matthew T. K. Koehler
WSC
2004
13 years 9 months ago
Optimal Computing Budget Allocation Under Correlated Sampling
We consider the optimal computing budget allocation (OCBA) problem where the simulated designs are correlated. The exact optimal allocation is presented for two designs, and an ap...
Michael C. Fu, Jian-Qiang Hu, Chun-Hung Chen, Xiao...
WSC
2004
13 years 9 months ago
Enhancing Simulation Education with a Virtual Presentation Tool
This paper describes a research plan to address the undergraduate learning challenges encountered when teaching an introductory simulation course in Industrial Engineering program...
David He, Pat Banerjee
WSC
2004
13 years 9 months ago
Coupled Heuristic and Simulation Scheduling in a Highly Variable Environment
The topic of this paper is workforce scheduling in a highly variable environment
Olga Bagatourova, Sudhakar K. Mallya
WSC
2004
13 years 9 months ago
Efficient Pricing of Barrier Options with the Variance-Gamma Model
We develop an efficient Monte Carlo algorithm for pricing barrier options with the variance gamma model (Madan, Carr, and Chang 1998). After generalizing the double-gamma bridge s...
Athanassios N. Avramidis
WSC
2004
13 years 9 months ago
A Meta-Heuristic Based on Simulated Annealing for Solving Multiple-Objective Problems in Simulation Optimization
This paper presents a new meta heuristic algorithm based on the search method called simulated annealing, and its application to solving multi objective simulation optimization pr...
Eduardo Alberto Avello, Felipe F. Baesler, Reinald...
WSC
2004
13 years 9 months ago
Coordination in a Supply Chain for Bulk Chemicals
A chemical plant in The Netherlands uses large annual supplies of a bulk chemical. A number of suppliers deliver their parcels from overseas by short sea vessel to a transshipment...
Henk de Swaan Arons, Eelco van Asperen, Rommert De...
WSC
2004
13 years 9 months ago
Assessing Obstacle Location Accuracy in the Remus Unmanned Underwater Vehicle
Navy personnel use the REMUS unmanned underwater vehicle to search for submerged objects. Navigation inaccuracies lead to errors in predicting the location of objects and thus inc...
Timothy E. Allen, Arnold H. Buss, Susan M. Sanchez