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WSC
2001
13 years 7 months ago
An object-oriented paradigm for simulating postal distribution centers
Discrete-event simulation is an established tool for the design and management of large-scale mail sortation and distribution systems. Because the design of distribution facilitie...
K. Preston White, Brian Barney, Scott Keller, Robe...
WSC
2001
13 years 7 months ago
Why we need to offer a modeling and simulation engineering curriculum
This paper describes some identifiable trends in the manufacturing industry regarding the increased use of simulation tools, especially by small- to medium-sized companies. These ...
Leo J. De Vin, Mats Jägstam
WSC
2001
13 years 7 months ago
The design of a web-based training system for simulation analysis
Simulation beginners often spend a great amount of time to accumulate the knowledge as well as the experience to overcome the technical complexity of computer simulation. Limited ...
Yu-Hui Tao, Shin-Ming Guo
WSC
2001
13 years 7 months ago
Towards COTS distributed simulation using GRIDS
This paper reports on continuing work that concerns research into the development of a commercial off the shelf (COTS) distributed simulation environment (federation) using the Ge...
Simon J. E. Taylor, Rajeev Sudra, Tharumasegaram J...
WSC
2001
13 years 7 months ago
Simulation data exchange (SDX) implementation and use
Facility layouts of existing or proposed production systems often form the basis of a dynamic simulation study to prove the design concept and to determine if the required through...
David P. Sly, Shreekanth Moorthy
WSC
2001
13 years 7 months ago
Case study in modeling and simulation validation methodology
The military develops simulations to analyze nearly every aspect of defense. How accurate are these simulations and to what extent do they produce dependable results? Most guidanc...
Scott D. Simpkins, Eugene P. Paulo, Lyn R. Whitake...
WSC
2001
13 years 7 months ago
Simulating biotech manufacturing operations: issues and complexities
The Biotech industry is still an emerging application area for simulation techniques. This paper describes the hierarchical discrete event simulation efforts at Bayer Corporation&...
Prasad V. Saraph
WSC
2004
13 years 7 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
2001
13 years 7 months ago
Practical approaches for validating a construction simulation
This paper presents three methods implemented in the activity-based construction modeling and simulation (ABC) system for validating a construction simulation. The first method re...
Jonathan Jingsheng Shi
WSC
2001
13 years 7 months ago
On the use of fuzzy clustering in construction simulation
This paper presents a methodology that integrates fuzzy clustering and computer simulation and demonstrates its use in modeling earthmoving operations. A simulation system (SimEar...
Mohamed Marzouk, Osama Moselhi