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WSC
2001
13 years 5 months ago
EZStrobe: general-purpose simulation system based on activity cycle diagrams
This paper introduces EZStrobe, a very simple but powerful general-purpose simulation system. Although designed for modeling construction operations, EZStrobe is domain independen...
Julio C. Martínez
WSC
2001
13 years 5 months ago
A simulation of the mission crew workload in a multi mission aircraft
The increased tasking and reduced manning of a multi mission aircraft put pressures on the mission-crew in terms of their workload, mixture of skill and the training required. Thi...
Phillip Martin, Christopher Watson, Andy Skinner
WSC
2001
13 years 5 months ago
On the impact of concurrent downloads
Concurrent downloads accelerate information access speed for individual web users. The speed-up comes from multiple connections launched for one subject download, which leads to u...
Yong Liu, Weibo Gong, Prashant J. Shenoy
WSC
2001
13 years 5 months ago
Reducing input parameter uncertainty for simulations
Parameters of statistical distributions that are input to simulations are typically not known with certainty. For existing systems, or variations on existing systems, they are oft...
Szu Hui Ng, Stephen E. Chick
WSC
2001
13 years 5 months ago
Dispatching heuristic for wafer fabrication
As the semiconductor industry moves into the next millennium, companies increasingly will be faced with production obstacles that impede their ability to remain competitive. Effec...
Loo Hay Lee, Loon Ching Tang, Soon Chee Chan
WSC
2001
13 years 5 months ago
Hybrid agent-based simulation for analyzing the national airspace system
Hybrid agent-based simulation is required to provide a mechanism for analyzing large-scale complex systems, such as the National Airspace System (NAS). The dynamic behavior of man...
Seungman Lee, Amy R. Pritchett, David Goldsman
WSC
2001
13 years 5 months ago
Distributed simulation with incorporated APS procedures for high-fidelity supply chain optimization
Tactical and operational planning for manufacturing enterprises are more important today than ever before as their supply chains span the globe. Two state-of-the-art technologies ...
Peter Lendermann, Boon-Ping Gan, Leon F. McGinnis
WSC
2001
13 years 5 months ago
An SLX-based microsimulation model for a two-lane road section
A car-following and lane-changing microsimulation model of a two-lane road section has been written in SLX (Simulation Language with eXtensibility) as part of an extensive researc...
Marco Lemessi
WSC
2001
13 years 5 months ago
A new approach to pricing American-style derivatives
This paper presents a new approach to pricing Americanstyle derivatives. By approximating the value function with a piecewise linear interpolation function, the option holder'...
Scott B. Laprise, Michael C. Fu, Steven I. Marcus,...
WSC
2001
13 years 5 months ago
Ford's power train operations: changing the simulation environment
This paper discusses the changes that were required to Ford's Power Train Operations (PTO) simulation environment to ensure the maximum benefit was gained from the investment...
John Ladbrook, Annette Januszczak