WSC
2008
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2008
Most discrete event simulation frameworks are able to output simulation runs as a trace. The Network Simulator 2 (NS2) is a prominent example that does so to decouple generation o...
WSC
2008
14 years 1 months ago
2008
Combinatorial auctions, where buyers can bid on bundles of items rather than bidding them sequentially, often lead to more economically efficient allocations of financial resource...
WSC
2008
14 years 1 months ago
2008
Optimization
WSC
2008
14 years 1 months ago
2008
Companies in the metal industry want to find solutions for increasing the quality of service and productivity of the operation, but it is not an easy task to do, especially if the...
WSC
2008
14 years 1 months ago
2008
MKPLS (Multiway Kernel Partial Least Squares) methods are used to model the batch processes from process operational data. To improve the optimization performance, a batch-to-batc...
WSC
2008
14 years 1 months ago
2008
A simulation was commissioned to understand the interactions that constrain the capacity of a steel plant. The aim was for this to become a reusable tool that could evaluate the e...
WSC
2008
14 years 1 months ago
2008
In this paper we develop a two stage algorithm for scheduling call centers with strict SLAs and arrival rate uncertainty. The first cut schedule can be developed in less than a mi...
WSC
2008
14 years 1 months ago
2008
Cluster tools have been one of the proposed alternatives to improve operations performance in semiconductor fabrication. The benefits include high yield throughput, less contamina...
WSC
2008
14 years 1 months ago
2008
In the construction industry, a specialist subcontractor manages a taskforce of single-skilled laborers to work on multiple construction sites, aiming to minimize the total cost a...
WSC
2008
14 years 1 months ago
2008
Optimization and design of production and service operations has been a cornerstone of simulation applications for many years. Recently there has been increasing interest in excel...