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WSC
2004
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Simulation-Based Optimization Using Simulated Annealing With Confidence Interval
This paper develops a variant of Simulated Annealing (SA) algorithm for solving discrete stochastic optimization problems where the objective function is stochastic and can be eva...
Talal M. Alkhamis, Mohamed A. Ahmed
WSC
2004
13 years 9 months ago
New Advances and Applications for Marrying Simulation and Optimization
This tutorial will focus on several new real-world applications that have been developed using an integrated set of methods, including Tabu Search, Scatter Search, Mixed Integer P...
Jay April, Marco Better, Fred Glover, James P. Kel...
WSC
2004
13 years 9 months ago
Overlapping Variance Estimators for Simulations
We examine properties of overlapped versions of the standardized time series area and Cram
Christos Alexopoulos, David Goldsman, Nilay Tanik ...
WSC
2004
13 years 9 months ago
Localization Using Discrete Event Simulation
In this paper, we focus on the implementation of a localization algorithm for sensor networks using a discrete event simulation (DES) architecture. In this implementation, DES is ...
Baybora Aksoy, Volkan Ustun, Jeffrey S. Smith
WSC
2004
13 years 9 months ago
Two-Step 3-Dimensional Sketching Tool for New Product Development
This paper discusses a two-step virtual reality based conceptual design tool that enables industrial designers to create sketches of their ideas in 3-dimensional space in real tim...
Ali Akgunduz, Hang Yu
WSC
2004
13 years 9 months ago
Sensitivity Analysis for Transient Single Server Queuing Models Using an Interpolation Approach
Simulation is an essential tool for performance evaluation of many practical systems where planners typically want to know how the system will perform under various parameter sett...
Mohamed A. Ahmed, Talal M. Alkhamis
WSC
2004
13 years 9 months ago
Comparative Factory Analysis of Standard FOUP Capacities
Wafers in a 300-mm semiconductor fabrication facility are transported throughout the factory in carriers called front opening unified pods (FOUPs). Two standard capacities of FOUP...
Kranthi Mitra Adusumilli, Robert L. Wright
WSC
2004
13 years 9 months ago
A Near Optimal Approach to Quality of Service Data Replication Scheduling
This paper describes an approach to real-time decisionmaking for quality of service based scheduling of distributed asynchronous data replication. The proposed approach addresses ...
Kevin Adams, Denis Gracanin, Dusan Teodorovic
WSC
2004
13 years 9 months ago
A Framework for Adaptive Synchronization of Distributed Simulations
Increased complexity of simulation models and the related modeling needs for global supply chains have necessitated the execution of simulations on multiple processors. While dist...
Bertan Altuntas, Richard A. Wysk
WSC
2004
13 years 9 months ago
Simulation-Based Layout Planning of a Production Plant
This paper presents a study that uses simulation to improve shop floor performance by means of two layout types and certain operational parameters. In this study, an overview of t...
Mert Altinkilinc