WSC 2007:
Washington, DC, USA Shane G. Henderson , Bahar Biller , Ming-Hua Hsieh , John Shortle , Jeffrey D. Tew , Russell R. Barton (Eds.):
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2007, Washington, DC, USA, December 9-12, 2007.
WSC 2007, ISBN 1-4244-1306-0
Opening session:
opening session
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Landmark papers:
landmark papers 1
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Landmark papers:
landmark papers 2
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Introductory tutorials:
introduction to simulation
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Introductory tutorials:
generating uncertainty effectively
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W. David Kelton :
Representing and generating uncertainty effectively.
38-42
Introductory tutorials:
optimization via approximate dynamic programming
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Warren B. Powell :
The optimizing-simulator: merging simulation and optimization using approximate dynamic programming.
43-53
Introductory tutorials:
fundamentals of simulation modeling
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Introductory tutorials:
modeling and generating input processes
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Introductory tutorials:
statistical analysis of output data
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Averill M. Law :
Statistical analysis of simulation output data: the practical state of the art.
77-83
Introductory tutorials:
designing simulation experiments
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Susan M. Sanchez :
Work smarter, not harder: guidelines for designing simulation experiments.
84-94
Introductory tutorials:
agent-based simulation
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Introductory tutorials:
successful practice
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Advanced tutorials:
inside discrete-event simulation software
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Advanced tutorials:
verification and validation
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Advanced tutorials:
multi-agent simulation
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Advanced tutorials:
statistical analysis:
state of the art
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Advanced tutorials:
ranking and selection
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Advanced tutorials:
real options valuation
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Advanced tutorials:
regression models and experiment designs
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Jack P. C. Kleijnen :
Regression models and experimental designs: a tutorial for simulation analysts.
183-194
Advanced tutorials:
tackling the right problem:
hard and soft methods
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Michael Pidd :
Making sure you tackle the right problem: linking hard and soft methods in simulation practice.
195-204
Vendor track A - papers:
Vanguard Software Corp. and SAIC
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Vendor track A - papers:
applied materials and PMC corporation
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Vendor track A - papers:
Imagine That, Inc.
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Simulation 101:
simulation 101
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Ph.D. plenary:
PhD colloquium plenary
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Clinics:
aggregating subsystem models
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Clinics:
correlated inputs
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Cross-fertilization 1:
cross-fertilization I
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Cross-fertilization 2:
cross-fertilization II
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Cross-fertilization 3:
cross-fertilization III
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Glenn Shafer :
Game-theoretic probability and defensive forecasting.
272-280
Analysis methodology A:
ranking and selection procedures
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Enver Yücesan :
A tournament framework for the ranking and selection problem.
297-302
Analysis methodology A:
output analysis
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conf/wsc/AlexopoulosAAG07
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Analysis methodology A:
experimental designs for simulation
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Ning Zheng ,
Theodore Allen :
Subset selection and optimization for selecting binomial systems applied to supersaturated design generation.
331-339
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Russell C. H. Cheng :
Determining efficient simulation run lengths for real time decision making.
340-345
Analysis methodology A:
simulation optimization
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Kuo-Hao Chang ,
L. Jeff Hong ,
Hong Wan :
Stochastic trust region gradient-free method (strong): a new response-surface-based algorithm in simulation optimization.
346-354
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Analysis methodology A:
advances in rare-event simulation methodology
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Analysis methodology A:
rare-event simulation
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Analysis methodology A:
combining simulation and optimization
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Analysis methodology A:
advances in simulation output analysis
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conf/wsc/Aktaran-KalayciGW07
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Analysis methodology A:
input modeling
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Analysis methodology B:
recent advances in optimization and analysis
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Analysis methodology B:
recent advances in ranking and selection
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Marvin K. Nakayama :
Single-stage multiple-comparison procedure for quantiles and other parameters.
530-534
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E. Jack Chen :
Indifference-zone subset selection procedures: using sample means to improve efficiency.
535-543
Analysis methodology B:
recent advances in simulation analysis
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He Zhang ,
Wai Kin Chan :
Mathematical programming-based perturbation analysis for GI/G/ 1 queues.
553-559
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Modeling methodology A:
distributed simulation I
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Jun Wang ,
Carl Tropper :
Optimizing time warp simulation with reinforcement learning techniques.
577-584
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Modeling methodology A:
distributed simulation II
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conf/wsc/StrassburgerSL07
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Modeling methodology A:
petri nets I
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Modeling methodology A:
petri nets II - related methods and techniques
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Mark Fleischer :
Transformations for accelerating MCMC simulations with broken ergodicity.
658-666
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Modeling methodology A:
networks and composition
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Modeling methodology A:
visualization I
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Helmut Doleisch :
SIMVIS: interactive visual analysis of large and time-dependent 3D simulation data.
712-720
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Modeling methodology A:
visualization II
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Peter Kemper :
A trace-based visual inspection technique to detect errors in simulation models.
747-755
Modeling methodology A:
insights and design strategies in conceptual modeling
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Modeling methodology A:
modeling and manufacturing
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Modeling methodology B:
composition between concepts and implementations
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Paul Gustavson ,
Tram Chase :
Building composable bridges between the conceptual space and the implementation space.
804-814
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Modeling methodology B:
composing and reusing models
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Modeling methodology B:
multi-resolution and composition
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conf/wsc/UhrmacherEJMJB07
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Modeling methodology B:
optimization/experiments
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Risk analysis:
tutorial:
Monte Carlo simulation in financial engineering
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Risk analysis:
risk management and sensitivity analysis
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Risk analysis:
credit risk
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Jörn Dunkel ,
Stefan Weber :
Efficient Monte Carlo methods for convex risk measures in portfolio credit risk models.
958-966
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Risk analysis:
derivative security pricing
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Risk analysis:
portfolio optimization
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Scott T. Nestler :
Non-Gaussian asset allocation in the federal thrift savings plan.
1004-1012
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Martin B. Haugh ,
Ashish Jain :
Path-wise estimators and cross-path regressions: an application to evaluating portfolio strategies.
1013-1020
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Jingjing Lu ,
Merrill W. Liechty :
An empirical comparison between nonlinear programming optimization and simulated annealing (SA) algorithm under a higher moments Bayesian portfolio selection framework.
1021-1027
Simulation interoperability/manufacturing:
manufacturing simulation interoperability
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Simulation interoperability:
panel:
distributed simulation in industry
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conf/wsc/LendermannHMMST07
Simulation interoperability:
ontology-based interoperability I
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Simulation interoperability:
ontology-based interoperability II
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Levent Yilmaz :
Using meta-level ontology relations to measure conceptual alignment and interoperability of simulation models.
1090-1099
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Emergency response/homeland security:
disaster decision systems
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Robert Till :
Simulation of time to first water application for the First Interstate Bank fire.
1135-1138
Emergency response/homeland security:
bioterrorist disaster planning
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conf/wsc/PatvivatsiriMX07
Emergency response/homeland security:
policy analysis for insurgencies and hazardous material entry
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Rakesh Nune ,
Pamela M. Murray-Tuite :
Comparision of potential paths selected by a malicious entity with hazardous materials: minimization of time vs. minimization of distance.
1161-1167
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Edward G. Anderson Jr. :
An initial simulation model for aiding policy analysis in urban insurgencies.
1168-1176
Emergency response/homeland security:
risk assessment for public health and cyber security
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Emergent behavior:
emergent behavior
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Dong Shengping ,
Hu Bin :
Upgraded cellular automata based group-work interaction simulation.
1207-1215
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Emergent behavior:
emergent bahavior model characterizations
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Brian F. Tivnan :
Modeling organizational adaptation: a replication of Levinthal's model of emergent order.
1241-1246
Public systems applications:
panel:
mass egress and evacuations
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conf/wsc/SamuelsonZTMPGDM07
Public systems applications:
public systems modeling I
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Public systems applications:
public systems modeling II
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Xiaolin Hu ,
Yi Sun :
Agent-based modeling and simulation of wildland fire suppression.
1275-1283
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Jiang Wu ,
Bin Hu :
Modeling and simulation of group behavior in e-government implementation.
1284-1291
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Military applications:
military keynote
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Military applications:
UAV simulation
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Military applications:
military communications
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Military applications:
military modeling
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Military applications:
operational use of military simulation
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Military applications:
advanced techniques in military simulation
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Military applications:
security in military simulation
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Health care/advanced tutorial:
joint healthcare/advanced tutorial session
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Sally C. Brailsford :
Advances and challenges in healthcare simulation modeling: tutorial.
1436-1448
Health care:
applying simulation to health care
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Murat M. Gunal ,
Michael Pidd :
Interconnected DES models of emergency, outpatient, and inpatient departments of a hospital.
1461-1466
Health care:
clinical models
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Meyer Katzper :
Roles for autonomous physiologic agents; an oxygen supply and demand example.
1483-1486
Health care:
health services
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conf/wsc/BalasubramanianBGD07
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Ian W. Gibson :
An approach to hospital planning and design using discrete event simulation.
1501-1509
Health care:
outpatient and ED models
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Ruth Davies :
"See and Treat" or "See" and "Treat" in an emergency department.
1519-1522
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Soemon Takakuwa ,
Daisuke Katagiri :
Modeling of patient flows in a large-scale outpatient hospital ward by making use of electronic medical records.
1523-1531
Health care:
epidemic models
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Jon Parker :
A flexible, large-scale, distributed agent based epidemic model.
1543-1547
Health care:
spatial epidemic models
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Steven Naron ,
Segev Wasserkrug :
Utilizing model characteristics to obtain efficient parallelization in the context of agent based epidemiological models.
1555-1561
Health care:
hospital strategic management
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Health care:
improving health care operations
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Manufacturing applications:
productivity improvement
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Manufacturing applications:
lean manufacturing
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Silvanus T. Enns :
"Pull" replenishment performance as a function of demand rates and setup times under optimal settings.
1624-1632
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Manufacturing applications:
automation and material handling
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Ahad Ali ,
Robert de Souza :
Modeling and simulation of hard disk dive final assembly using a HDD template.
1641-1650
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Ardavan Asef-Vaziri :
Evaluation of operational policies in the design phase of material handling networks.
1651-1654
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Manufacturing applications:
resource planning
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Hoay Hoon Ong :
Establishing man-machine ratio using simulation.
1663-1666
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conf/wsc/JohanssonJSLRLSK07
Manufacturing applications:
warehousing and distribution
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Semiconductor manufacturing:
modeling and analysis of semiconductor manufacturing
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Oliver Rose :
Improved simple simulation models for semiconductor wafer factories.
1708-1712
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Rene Driessel ,
Lars Mönch :
Simulation framework for complex manufacturing systems with automated material handling.
1713-1721
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Semiconductor manufacturing:
semiconductor manufacturing performance improvement
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Semiconductor manufacturing:
semiconductor manufacturing equipment modeling
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Semiconductor manufacturing:
AMHS modeling approaches and distributed simulation
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Dima Nazzal ,
Ahmed El-Nashar :
Survey of research in modeling conveyor-based automated material handling systems in wafer fabs.
1781-1788
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Simulation-based scheduling:
applied simulation-based scheduling
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conf/wsc/DangelmaierMAS07
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Simulation-based scheduling:
simulation-based scheduling algorithms
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Adeline T. H. Ang ,
Appa Iyer Sivakumar :
Online multiobjective single machine dynamic scheduling with sequence-dependent setups using simulation-based genetic algorithm with desirability function.
1828-1834
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George Jiri Mejtsky :
A metaheuristic algorithm for simultaneous simulation optimization and applications to traveling salesman and job shop scheduling with due dates.
1835-1843
Simulation-based scheduling:
user friendliness
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Transportation and supply chain applications:
information modeling for supply chain simulation
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Transportation and supply chain applications:
new modeling methods:
agent, grid and multi-fidelity
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Andreas Gregoriades :
Towards a user-centred road safety management method based on road traffic simulation.
1905-1914
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Transportation and supply chain applications:
simulation-based supply chain optimization
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Transportation and supply chain applications:
simulation of complex supply chains
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William J. Sawaya :
Using empirical demand data and common random numbers in an agent-based simulation of a distribution network.
1947-1952
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Transportation and supply chain applications:
supply chain modeling and analysis
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Kim Bang Salling ,
Steen Leleur :
Appraisal of airport alternatives in Greenland by the use of risk analysis and Monte Carlo simulation.
1986-1993
Transportation and supply chain applications:
container terminals and warehouses
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Construction engineering and project management:
integrated information management
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Ian Flood :
Project planning using an interactive, structured modeling environment.
2019-2027
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conf/wsc/FishwickEYMARS07
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Construction engineering and project management:
analysis of construction operations I
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Construction engineering and project management:
analysis of construction operations II
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conf/wsc/PalaniappanSBW07
Construction engineering and project management:
resource analysis and process optimization
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Jin-Lee Kim :
Permutation-based elitist genetic algorithm using serial scheme for large-sized resource-constrained project scheduling.
2112-2118
Construction engineering and project management:
modeling and managing change
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Construction engineering and project management:
advanced schedule analysis
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Gunnar Lucko :
Flexible modeling of linear schedules for integrated mathematical analysis.
2159-2167
Construction engineering and project management:
visualization and interactive simulation
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Amir H. Behzadan ,
Vineet R. Kamat :
Enabling smooth and scalable dynamic 3d visualization of discrete-event construction simulations in outdoor augmented reality.
2168-2176
General applications:
special topics I
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General applications:
business performance
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Yifei Tan ,
Soemon Takakuwa :
Predicting the impact on business performance of enhanced information system using business process simulation.
2203-2211
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General applications:
business services models
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Richard B. Lam :
Agent-based simulations of service policy decisions.
2241-2246
General applications:
call centers
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Juan M. Huerta :
A model for contact center analysis and simulation.
2259-2265
General applications:
telecommunications
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General applications:
special topics II
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Abdullah Konak :
Combining network reductions and simulation to estimate network reliability.
2301-2305
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Simulation education:
panel:
what I wish they would have taught me in school
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conf/wsc/StandridgeFJFH07
Simulation education:
using simulation to teach other concepts
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Ingolf Ståhl :
Teaching simulation to business students summary of 30 years' experience.
2327-2335
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Simulation education:
education beyond the university walls
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Beverly Biel Kuch :
Developing and implementing a high school simulation course to provide rigor and relevance to the curriculum.
2344-2352
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David Goldsman :
A simulation course for high school students.
2353-2356
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Poster session:
general posters
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conf/wsc/Mallor-GimenezAB07
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conf/wsc/Montoya-TorresR07
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Thomas F. Brady :
Modeling the Indiana coal rail transportation infrastructure.
2367
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Hongmei Chi ,
Lang Zhao :
A conceptual model to support the integration of inter-organizational healthcare information systems.
2368
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Ville Mattila :
Flight time allocation for a fleet of aircraft through reinforcement learning.
2373
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Thomas Wiedemann :
SOA-conform modeling as a high-level standard for discrete modeling and simulation.
2380
Case studies:
operations and inventory
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Erin Murphy :
A comparison of inventory optimization and discrete-event simulation for supply chain analysis.
2383
Case studies:
check-in and check-out simulations
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Gareth Coville :
Passenger simulation modeling to identify optimum customs staffing levels at LAX.
2386
Case studies:
successful simulation strategies
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Marietsa Louise McCreary :
Tips and tricks for using simulation doe to assess the complex interactions of your process.
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Anette Van der Merwe :
Stochastic modelling as a decision making tool in an integrated green-brown fields growth program at the Sasol Secunda site, South Africa.
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modeling innovations and applications I
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conf/wsc/Retzlaff-RobertsE07
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Radhesh B. Nair :
How can dynamic disease modeling support strategic marketing at pharmaceutical & biotech companies?
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modeling innovations and applications II
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Landmark papers from the first 40 years
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Robert G. Sargent :
A tutorial on verification and validation of simulation models (1984).
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Peter W. Glynn :
Stochastic approximation for Monte Carlo optimization (1986).
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Pierre L'Ecuyer :
Efficient and portable 32-bit random variate generators (1986).
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conf/wsc/ShahabuddinNHGG07
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conf/wsc/PritskerMRWDHEBWKRAB07 A. Alan B. Pritsker ,
David L. Martin ,
Janet S. Reust ,
Mary Ann Flanigan Wagner ,
O. Patrick Daily ,
Ann M. Harper ,
Erick B. Edwards ,
Leah E. Bennett ,
James R. Wilson ,
Michael E. Kuhl ,
John P. Roberts ,
Margaret D. Allen ,
James F. Burdick :
Organ transplantation policy evaluation (1995).
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