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WSC
2007
13 years 7 months ago
Partial cross training in call centers with uncertain arrivals and global service level agreements
Inbound call center operations are challenging to manage; there is considerable uncertainty in estimates of arrival rates, and the operation is often subject to strict service lev...
Thomas R. Robbins, Terry P. Harrison, Deborah J. M...
WSC
2007
13 years 7 months ago
Statistical analysis of simulation output: state of the art
This paper reviews statistical methods for analyzing output data from computer simulations. Specifically, it focuses on the estimation of steady-state system parameters. The esti...
Christos Alexopoulos
WSC
2007
13 years 7 months ago
An elliptical cryptographic algorithm for RF wireless devices
In this paper, we propose a new asymmetric cryptographic algorithm (HOOD CRYPT) based on the Elliptical Curve Cryptographic approach. The algorithm describes how an orthogonal fre...
Robert Steven Owor, Khalil Dajani, Zephyrinus Okon...
WSC
2007
13 years 7 months ago
Towards a framework for healthcare simulation
The changing needs of healthcare provision around the world are forcing service designers and decision makers to adopt new tools in design and evaluation of processes. Apart from ...
Tillal Eldabi, Terry Young
WSC
2007
13 years 7 months ago
Classification analysis for simulation of machine breakdowns
Machine failure is often an important factor in throughput of manufacturing systems. To simplify the inputs to the simulation model for complex machining and assembly lines, we ha...
Lanting Lu, Christine S. M. Currie, Russell C. H. ...
WSC
2007
13 years 7 months ago
The optimizing-simulator: merging simulation and optimization using approximate dynamic programming
There has long been a competition between simulation and optimization in the modeling of problems in transportation and logistics, machine scheduling and similar highdimensional p...
Warren B. Powell
WSC
2007
13 years 7 months ago
Organising insights into simulation practice
Developments in simulation methodology have been so successful that simulation methods are used in many different domains, and many of these applications are based on discrete eve...
Michael Pidd, Stewart Robinson
WSC
2007
13 years 7 months ago
Visualization of users' activities in a specific environment
Evaluation of user interface design is usually based on usability testing methods. In this paper we analyzed and described the user behavior in the form of the user model. The use...
Zdenek Mikovec, Ivo Malý, Pavel Slaví...
WSC
2007
13 years 7 months ago
Supporting parametrization of business games for multiple educational settings
The parametrization of business games benefits from the usage of a multi-tier architecture and software services. This paper shows that the multi-tier concept supports parametriz...
Stijn-Pieter A. van Houten, Alexander Verbraeck
WSC
2007
13 years 7 months ago
Enabling industrial scale simulation/emulation models
OLE Process Control (OPC) is an industry standard that facilitates the communication between PCs and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC). This communication allows for the testin...
Michael Johnstone, Douglas C. Creighton, Saeid Nah...