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WSC
2007
13 years 6 months ago
Efficient suboptimal rare-event simulation
Much of the rare-event simulation literature is concerned with the development of asymptotically optimal algorithms. Because of the difficulties associated with applying these id...
Xiaowei Zhang, Jose Blanchet, Peter W. Glynn
WSC
2007
13 years 6 months ago
System and simulation modeling using SysML
Simulation languages and the GUIs supporting them may be excellent tools for creating simulation codes, but are not necessarily the best tools to use for creating descriptions of ...
Edward Huang, Randeep Ramamurthy, Leon F. McGinnis
WSC
2007
13 years 6 months ago
Simulation of passenger check-in at a medium-sized US airport
Delays in the check-in system at an airport vary with times of the day, day of the week, and types of check-in modes chosen by the passengers. Extensive data collection of the che...
Simone Appelt, Rajan Batta, Li Lin, Colin G. Drury
WSC
2007
13 years 6 months ago
Analysis and generation of random vectors with copulas
Copulas are used in finance and insurance for modeling stochastic dependency. They comprehend the entire dependence structure, not only the correlations. Here they are estimated ...
Johann Christoph Strelen, Feras Nassaj
WSC
2007
13 years 6 months ago
Efficient Monte Carlo methods for convex risk measures in portfolio credit risk models
We discuss efficient Monte Carlo (MC) methods for the estimation of convex risk measures within the portfolio credit risk model CreditMetrics. Our focus lies on the Utilitybased ...
Jörn Dunkel, Stefan Weber
WSC
2007
13 years 6 months ago
Simulating the patient move: transitioning to a replacement hospital
One of the more complex maneuvers a hospital system can perform is moving an entire patient population from an old facility to a replacement facility. All patients must be transpo...
Marshall Ashby, Martin J. Miller, David M. Ferrin,...
WSC
2007
13 years 6 months ago
Improving primary care access using simulation optimization
Primary care providers (PCPs) provide the majority of care patients receive during their lifetime. We consider the problem of determining the size and composition of physician pan...
Hari Balasubramanian, Ritesh Banerjee, Melissa Gre...
WSC
2007
13 years 6 months ago
Validating a network simulation testbed for army UAVs
Auburn University, through the Army’s Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) has been supporting the Unmanned Systems Initiative (USI) progra...
Stephen Hamilton, Colonel Timothy Schmoyer, J. A. ...
WSC
2007
13 years 6 months ago
Assessing tram schedules using a library of simulation components
Assessing tram schedules is important to assure an efficient use of infrastructure and for the provision of a good quality service. Most existing infrastructure modeling tools pr...
Elisangela Mieko Kanacilo, Alexander Verbraeck
WSC
2007
13 years 6 months ago
Generic simulation of automotive assembly for interoperability testing
Computer simulation is effective in improving the efficiency of manufacturing system design, operation, and maintenance. Most simulation models are usually tailored to address a n...
Deogratias Kibira, Charles R. McLean