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WSC
2004
13 years 6 months ago
Practical 3D Animation of Multiply Articulated Construction Equipment
This paper presents research that led to the design and implementation of practical 3D animation methods to visualize multiply-articulated construction equipment in 3D animations ...
Vineet R. Kamat, Julio C. Martínez
WSC
2004
13 years 6 months ago
Numerical Accuracy Issues in Using Excel for Simulation Studies
Many researchers use Excel to perform simulations, but with each upgrade to Excel
Kellie B. Keeling, Robert J. Pavur
WSC
2004
13 years 6 months ago
Stochastic Approximation with Simulated Annealing as an Approach to Global Discrete-Event Simulation Optimization
This paper explores an approach to global, stochastic, simulation optimization which combines stochastic approximation (SA) with simulated annealing (SAN). SA directs a search of ...
Matthew H. Jones, K. Preston White
WSC
2004
13 years 6 months ago
Variance-Based Sampling for Cycle Time - Throughput Confidence Intervals
In the analysis of a manufacturing system, the analyst is often interested in the change in mean cycle time as a function of different throughput (start rate) levels. Since the va...
Rachel T. Johnson, Sonia E. Leach, John W. Fowler,...
WSC
2004
13 years 6 months ago
Using Autonomous Modular Material Handling Equipment for Manufacturing Flexibility
This paper describes a modular autonomous material handling equipment solution for flexible automation. Discrete Event Simulation is in this case used as a tool for shortening tim...
Björn Johansson, Edward J. Williams, Tord Ale...
WSC
2004
13 years 6 months ago
Supply Chain Management Tradeoffs Analysis
Supply chain management involves understanding complex interactions between many factors and using the understanding to achieve balance between conflicting objectives. Simulation ...
Sanjay Jain
WSC
2004
13 years 6 months ago
Single-Threaded Specification of Process-Interaction Formalism in Java
In order to support the conceptualization and specification of simulation models of complex systems, several formalisms or world views exist. Petri nets, differential equations, d...
Peter H. M. Jacobs, Alexander Verbraeck
WSC
2004
13 years 6 months ago
Participatory Ergonomics Using VR Integrated with Analysis Tools
This paper presents our work on the integrated use of simulation tools in real time for participatory occupational ergonomic studies. The focus of this paper is a synergistic syst...
Shaikh Imtiyaz, Uma Jayaram, Sankar Jayaram, Craig...
WSC
2004
13 years 6 months ago
Approaches for Modeling Individuals Within Organizational Simulations
The human behavior modeling community has traditionally been divided into those addressing individual behavior models, and those addressing organizational and team models. And yet...
Eva Hudlicka, Greg L. Zacharias
WSC
2004
13 years 6 months ago
A Unified Approach for Finite-Dimensional, Rare-Event Monte Carlo Simulation
We consider the problem of estimating the small probability that a function of a finite number of random variables exceeds a large threshold. Each input random variable may be lig...
Zhi Huang, Perwez Shahabuddin