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...
The re-use of a model by someone else than the original developer is still an open challenge. This paper presents composition structures and interface descriptions for discreteeve...
Proposed and developed is a framework and an extensible library of simulation modeling components for strategic sourcing and transportation. The components include items, supplier...
As the competition becomes more and more intense, many retail small store chain operators are eager to know how to evaluate new store locations quantitatively to support a scienti...
Variable annuities are very appealing to the investor. For example, in United States, sales volume on variable annuities grew to a record 184 billion in calendar year 2006. Howeve...
This paper addresses the on-going work of integrating supply chain research into the graduate curriculum in the form of a Supply Chain Modeling course. This course integrates rese...
Ricki G. Ingalls, Mario Cornejo, Chinnatat Methapa...
In an industrial fabrication shop, such as pipe spool and steel fabrication, a product usually travels in the system in the form of raw materials or components of the product. Dur...
In an assembly line with high labor proportion, the workforce planning and scheduling is a very complex problem. At the background of increasing labor costs, it is very important ...