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2007
15 years 14 days ago
Using simulation to predict market behavior for outbound call centers
In the last few years, the call center industry has considerably grown especially the outbound call center area, such as telemarketing. The productivity of the call centers has si...
Paulo J. de Freitas Filho, Geovani Ferreira da Cru...
WSC
2007
15 years 14 days ago
Parallel cross-entropy optimization
The Cross-Entropy (CE) method is a modern and effective optimization method well suited to parallel implementations. There is a vast array of problems today, some of which are hig...
Gareth E. Evans, Jonathan M. Keith, Dirk P. Kroese
WSC
2007
15 years 14 days ago
Simulation metamodels for modeling output distribution parameters
Metamodels are functions with calibrated parameters, used actions and simplifications of the simulation model. A metamodel exposes the system’s input-output relationship and ca...
Isabel R. Santos, Pedro R. Santos
WSC
2007
15 years 14 days ago
Modeling bioterrorism preparedness with simulation in rural healthcare system
As a result of the anthrax letter incidents in 2001, concerns about terrorists’ use of biological agents have increased dramatically at government state and federal levels. The ...
Lisa Patvivatsiri, Elliot J. Montes Jr., Ouyang Xi
WSC
2007
15 years 14 days ago
Applying parallel and distributed simulation to remote network emulation
Many of today’s military services and applications run on geographically distributed sites and need to be tested and evaluated under realistic scenarios with many unpredictable ...
Yan Gu, Richard Fujimoto