WSC
2004
13 years 6 months ago
2004
In many practical applications of simulation it is desirable to optimize the levels of integer or binary variables that are inputs for the simulation model. In these cases, the ob...
WSC
2004
13 years 6 months ago
2004
Recursive simulation is the technique of having simulated decisionmakers themselves use simulation to inform their decisionmaking. Issues of efficiency require that the recursive ...
WSC
2004
13 years 6 months ago
2004
Facing the prospect of teaching a simulation course for the first time can be a bit overwhelming. This panel shares tips and strategies for teaching simulation based upon a wide v...
WSC
2004
13 years 6 months ago
2004
Simulation methods are extensively used in modeling complex scheduling problems. However, traditional layout of simulation models can become complicated when they are used to find...
WSC
2004
13 years 6 months ago
2004
The interactive, simulation-aided analysis of material flow systems is often done with the help of virtual reality. If a user wants to influence the simulation run, the simulation...
WSC
2004
13 years 6 months ago
2004
There is a general understanding in the simulation community that simulation is not reaching its full potential and is not widely used despite its well-known (among simulationists...
WSC
2004
13 years 6 months ago
2004
Simulation built on assumption and approximation has been traditionally utilized to make predictions prior to construction. Although there are many benefits of simulation such as ...
WSC
2004
13 years 6 months ago
2004
We describe a different approach to using XML to support the simulation modeling of supply chains. Instead of using XML to specify the simulation constructs, as most previous appr...
WSC
2004
13 years 6 months ago
2004
The labor intensive aspects of simulation development and maintenance make exploration of reuse essential. However, reuse is generally difficult to achieve in practice due to infl...
WSC
2004
13 years 6 months ago
2004
This paper describes a simulation system that monitors operations on a production floor, periodically creating a model of those operations, and running a simulation that predicts ...