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WSC
2008
13 years 6 months ago
Using situational simulations to collect and analyze dynamic construction management decision-making data
In this paper we lay the foundations for studying decisionmaking in complex dynamic construction management scenarios using situational simulations as experimental testbeds. We dr...
Matt Watkins, Amlan Mukherjee, Nilufer Onder
WSC
2008
13 years 6 months ago
Automated execution of simulation studies demonstrated via a simulation of a car
In the automotive area, a huge number of different technologies were developed in the last couples of years. The car manufacturers have to meet the challenge of selecting the most...
Sven Dominka, Eduard Broecker, Frank Schiller
WSC
2008
13 years 6 months ago
Better than a petaflop: The power of efficient experimental design
Recent advances in high-performance computing have pushed computational capabilities to a petaflop (a thousand trillion operations per second) in a single computing cluster. This ...
Susan M. Sanchez
WSC
2008
13 years 6 months ago
Knowledge-based event control for flow-shops using simulation and rules
The requirements on production systems and their planning and control systems are constantly growing. Systems have to be flexible and provide viable solutions at the same time. Di...
Mark Aufenanger, Wilhelm Dangelmaier, Christoph La...
WSC
2008
13 years 6 months ago
Using data driven simulation to build inventory model
Many general-purpose simulation languages (such as ARENA, SLAM II, GPSS/H, SIMAN etc) have been the major simulation tools to simulate the demand-supply processes. They have made ...
Minghui Yang
WSC
2008
13 years 6 months ago
Simulation based optimization of multi-location transshipment problem with capacitated transportation
In this study, a single-item two-echelon inventory system where the items can be stored in each of N stocking locations is optimized using simulation. The aim of this study is to ...
Banu Yetkin Ekren, Sunderesh S. Heragu
WSC
2008
13 years 6 months ago
Clarifying CONWIP versus push system behavior using simulation
This research examines the performance of CONWIP versus "push" workload control in a simple, balanced manufacturing flowline. Analytical models and simulation experiment...
S. T. Enns, Paul Rogers
WSC
2008
13 years 6 months ago
A simulation framework for assessing the performance of cooperative transportation planning algorithms
In this paper, we suggest a framework that allows for the simulation-based performance assessment of algorithms for cooperative transportation planning. Therefore, we consider a c...
Ralf Sprenger, Lars Mönch
WSC
2008
13 years 6 months ago
How to build valid and credible simulation models
In this tutorial we present techniques for building valid and credible simulation models. Ideas to be discussed include the importance of a definitive problem formulation, discuss...
Averill M. Law
WSC
2008
13 years 6 months ago
An indirect workforce (re)allocation model for semiconductor manufacturing
Semiconductor industry is a capital intensive and knowledge intensive industry, in which human resource management and human capital enhancement is increasingly important. To main...
Chen-Fu Chien, Wen-Chih Chen, Shao-Chung Hsu