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2007
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Stochastic trust region gradient-free method (strong): a new response-surface-based algorithm in simulation optimization
Response Surface Methodology (RSM) is a metamodelbased optimization method. Its strategy is to explore small subregions of the parameter space in succession instead of attempting ...
Kuo-Hao Chang, L. Jeff Hong, Hong Wan
WSC
2007
15 years 2 months ago
Agile optimization for coercion
Coercion combines flexible points, semi-automated optimization and expert guided manual code modification for adapting simulations to meet new requirements. Coercion can improve s...
Lingjia Tang, Paul F. Reynolds Jr.
WSC
2007
15 years 2 months ago
Simulating pandemic influenza risks of US cities
We describe the spatial Agent-Based Computational Laboratory that we have developed to study the pandemic influenza risks of US cities. This research presented a series of interes...
Catherine Dibble, Stephen Wendel, Kristofor Carle
WSC
2007
15 years 2 months ago
Stochastic rollout and justification to solve the resource-constrained project scheduling problem
The key question addressed by the resource-constrained project scheduling problem (RCPSP) is to determine the start times for each activity such that precedence and resource const...
Ningxiong Xu, Linda K. Nozick, Orr Bernstein, Dean...
WSC
2007
15 years 2 months ago
SBatch: a spaced batch means procedure for simulation analysis
We discuss SBatch, a simplified procedure for steady-state simulation analysis that is based on spaced batch means, incorporating many advantages of its predecessorsASAP3 and WAS...
Emily K. Lada, James R. Wilson