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WSC
2007
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Simulation of time to first water application for the First Interstate Bank fire
On May 4, 1988 a fire occurred after hours on the 12th floor of the First Interstate Bank building, a 62 story steelframe office tower in Los Angeles California. The sprinkler sys...
Robert Till
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WSC
2008
15 years 9 months ago
A simulation study of interventions to reduce appointment lead-time and patient no-show rate
A problem in health care is the lengthy waiting time for patients to receive an appointment. Long appointment delays cause patient dissatisfaction with the health care clinic and ...
Ronald E. Giachetti
WSC
2007
15 years 9 months ago
A simulation model to improve warehouse operations
Warehouse or distribution centre managers have to decide how to collect the products to fulfill customers requests but also where to locate the products (SKUs) and how much space ...
Jean Philippe Gagliardi, Jacques Renaud, Angel Rui...
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WSC
2008
15 years 9 months ago
Preventive what-if analysis in symbiotic simulation
The what-if analysis process is essential in symbiotic simulation systems. It is responsible for creating a number of alternative what-if scenarios and evaluating their performanc...
Heiko Aydt, Stephen John Turner, Wentong Cai, Malc...
WSC
2007
15 years 9 months ago
The range of predictions for calibrated agent-based simulation models
Agent-based simulation is increasingly used to study systems in many areas of business and science. Using agentbased simulation for prediction could be very valuable. However, the...
DongFang Shi, Roger J. Brooks