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WSC
2007
13 years 7 months ago
American option pricing under stochastic volatility: a simulation-based approach
We consider the problem of pricing American options when the volatility of the underlying asset price is stochastic. No specific stochastic volatility model is assumed for the st...
Arunachalam Chockalingam, Kumar Muthuraman
WSC
2007
13 years 7 months ago
Rare-event simulation for a multidimensional random walk with t distributed increments
We consider the problem of efficient estimation of first passage time probabilities for a multidimensional random walk with t distributed increments, via simulation. In addition...
Jose H. Blanchet, Jingchen Liu
WSC
2007
13 years 7 months ago
Guiding principles for conceptual model creation in manufacturing simulation
Conceptual models serve as abstractions of user’s perceptions of a system. The choice and detailing of these abstractions are key to model use and understanding for analyst and ...
Durk-Jouke van der Zee, Jack G. A. J. van der Vors...
WSC
2007
13 years 7 months ago
Manufacturing process management using a flexible modeling and simulation approach
The focus of this paper is a manufacturing system placed in Calabria (Italy) which produces high pressure hydraulic hoses. The objective is to implement a simulator to be used bot...
Duilio Curcio, Francesco Longo, Giovanni Mirabelli
WSC
2007
13 years 7 months ago
A supply chain paradigm to model business pprocesses at the Y-12 National Security Complex
The NNSA’s Y-12 National Security Complex is a manufacturing facility operated by BWXT Y-12. Y-12’s missions include ensuring the US’ nuclear weapons deterrent, storing nucl...
Reid L. Kress, Jack Dixon, Thomas M. Insalaco, Ric...
WSC
2007
13 years 7 months ago
Emergency departments nurse allocation to face a pandemic influenza outbreak
This study proposes a nurse allocation policy to manage patient overflow during a pandemic influenza outbreak. The objective is to minimize the number of patients waiting in queue...
Florentino Rico, Ehsan Salari, Grisselle Centeno
WSC
2007
13 years 7 months ago
Upgraded cellular automata based group-work interaction simulation
The simulation of group-work interaction is significant for Chinese enterprise organizational management. As a result, a cellular-automata based simulation model is put forward. T...
Dong Shengping, Hu Bin
WSC
2007
13 years 7 months ago
A simulation model with a low level of detail for container terminals and its applications
As trade among countries grows, the performance of container terminals is becoming more important than ever. In this paper, we present a 3D real-time-visualization containertermin...
Byung-Hyun Ha, Eun-Jung Park, Chan-Hee Lee
WSC
2007
13 years 7 months ago
Alternative thread scoring methods in qualitative event graphs
Event Graphs (EGs) and Simulation Graph Models provide a powerful and general modeling framework for discrete event simulation. Qualitative Event Graphs (QEGs) extend the EG frame...
Ricki G. Ingalls, Douglas J. Morrice