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WSC
2008
13 years 12 months ago
Distributed simulation in industry - a survey Part 3 - the HLA standard in industry
Distributed simulation, more specifically the HLA standard, is hardly applied in industry. We have conducted an extensive survey with COTS (commercial off-the-shelf) simulation pa...
Csaba Attila Boer, Arie de Bruin, Alexander Verbra...
WSC
2008
13 years 12 months ago
Displaying statistical point estimators: The leading-digit procedure
We propose a procedure for reporting a statistical point estimator and its precision for statistical experiments such as simulation experiments. Based on three criteria --loss of ...
Wheyming Tina Song, Bruce W. Schmeiser
WSC
2008
13 years 12 months ago
Evaluating the transient behavior of queueing systems via simulation and transfer function modeling
Characterizing the transient behavior of queueing systems is a difficult problem, which has been addressed by either simplified analytical models or simulation. We seek to capture...
Jingang Liu, Feng Yang
WSC
2008
13 years 12 months ago
Discrete Rate Simulation using linear programming
Discrete Rate Simulation (DRS) is a modeling methodology that uses event based logic to simulate linear continuous processes and hybrid systems. These systems are concerned with t...
Cecile Damiron, Anthony Nastasi
WSC
2008
13 years 12 months ago
Representing layout information in the CMSD specification
Developing mechanisms for the efficient exchange of information between simulations and other manufacturing tools is a critical problem. For many areas of manufacturing, neither r...
Frank Riddick, Y. Tina Lee
WSC
2008
13 years 12 months ago
An analytical model for conveyor based AMHS in semiconductor wafer fabs
This paper proposes an analytical model useful in the design of conveyor-based Automated Material Handling Systems (AMHS) to support semiconductor manufacturing. The objective is ...
Dima Nazzal, Andrew Johnson, Hector J. Carlo, Jesu...
WSC
2008
13 years 12 months ago
Monte Carlo and discrete-event simulations in C and R
The Monte Carlo and discrete-event simulation code associated with the Simulation 101 pre-conference workshop (offered at the 2006, 2007, and 2008 Winter Simulation Conferences) i...
Barry Lawson, Lawrence Mark Leemis
WSC
2008
13 years 12 months ago
Offline commissioning of a PLC-based control system using arena
In this paper, we address a generalized method of mapping a control system simulation model to the PLC emulator being tested using model variables and PLC tags under the offline c...
Jeffery S. Smith, Younchol Cho
WSC
2008
13 years 12 months ago
Discrete event simulation: Optimizing patient flow and redesign in a replacement facility
This study observed the challenges of taking an existing facility's inpatient volumes and procedures and projecting them into a replacement facility with differently sized un...
Marshall Ashby, David M. Ferrin, Martin J. Miller,...