WSC 2010: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Proceedings of the 2010 Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2010, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 5-8 December 2010. WSC 2010
Keynote
Simon Bradley: Keynote address. 1
Vendor Presentations



Bob Diamond, David Krahl, Anthony Nastasi, Peter Tag: ExtendSim advanced techology: Integrated simulation database. 32-39
Keyhoon Ko, Seock K. Yoo, Byung H. Kim, Bum C. Park, Eui S. Park: Simulation based FAB scheduler: SeePlan®. 40-48
Introductory Tutorials

Carley Jurishica: Practical advice for organizations new to simulation. 59-64
Averill M. Law: Statistical analysis of simulation output data: The practical state of the art. 65-74
Russell R. Barton: Simulation experiment design. 75-86
David T. Sturrock: Tips for successful practice of simulation. 87-94
Sandeep Juneja: Monte Carlo methods in finance: An introductory tutorial. 95-103
Vijay Gehlot, Carmen Nigro: An introduction to systems modeling and simulation with Colored Petri Nets. 104-118
Victor Middleton: Simulating small unit military operations with agent-based models of complex adaptive systems. 119-134
Wai Kin (Victor) Chan, Young-Jun Son, Charles M. Macal: Agent-based simulation tutorial - simulation of emergent behavior and differences between agent-based simulation and discrete-event simulation. 135-150
Advanced Tutorials
Thomas J. Schriber, Daniel T. Brunner: Inside discrete-event simulation software: How it works and why it matters. 151-165
Robert G. Sargent: Verification and validation of simulation models. 166-183
Raghu Pasupathy, Bruce W. Schmeiser: The initial transient in steady-state point estimation: Contexts, a bibliography, the mse criterion, and the MSER statistic. 184-197
Johanna Mela, Ricardo Velez Osuna, Asko Riitahuhta, Timo Lehtonen: Landscape for analysing the business effects of utilizing design support simulations. 198-209
Claude Dennis Pegden: Advanced tutorial: Overview of simulation world views. 210-215
Simon J. E. Taylor, Navonil Mustafee, Shane Kite, Chris Wood, Stephen John Turner, Steffen Straßburger: Improving simulation through advanced computing techniques: Grid computing and simulation interoperability. 216-230
Theodore T. Allen, David N. Vuckovich: An open-source Population Indifference Zone-based algorithm for simulation optimization. 231-241
Avraham Shtub: Project management simulation with PTB Project Team Builder. 242-253
Roberto F. Lu, Shuguang Song: A tutorial on concepts and measures of manufacturing processes dependence. 254-267
Simulation Education

Theodore T. Allen, Nixon Davis: A simple agent-based social impact theory model of student STEM selection. 278-289
Durk-Jouke van der Zee, Kathy Kotiadis, Antuela A. Tako, Mike Pidd, Osman Balci, Andreas Tolk, Mark Elder: Panel discussion: Education on conceptual modeling for simulation - challenging the art. 290-304

Michael Pidd, Stewart Robinson, Ruth Davies, Kathryn Hoad, Russell Cheng: PhD training in simulation: NATCOR. 339-343
Reid Kress, Alma Cemerlic, Jessica Kress, Jacob Varghese: Discrete event simulation class for engineering graduate students. 344-352
Modeling Methodology
Andreas Tolk, Saikou Y. Diallo: Using a formal approach to simulation interoperability to specify languages for ambassador agents. 359-370
Charles M. Macal: To agent-based simulation from System Dynamics. 371-382
Vincent Bakker, Albert Molderink, Maurice G. C. Bosman, Johann Hurink, Gerard J. M. Smit: On simulating the effect on the energy efficiency of smart grid technologies. 393-404
Qian Zhang, Nathaniel Osgood: Summary function elasticity analysis for an individual-based System Dynamics model. 405-416
Timothy R. B. Taylor, David N. Ford, Andrew Ford: Improving model understanding using statistical screening. 417-427
Dean S. Hartley III: Comparing validation results for two DIME/PMESII models: Understanding coverage profiles. 428-440
P. M. Picucci, Susan K. Numrich: Mission-driven needs: Understanding the military relevance of socio-cultural capabilities. 454-465
Tobin A. Bergen-Hill, Ernest H. Page: Out-of-order execution and structural equivalence of simulation models. 466-478
Çagri Tekinay, Mamadou D. Seck, Michele Fumarola, Alexander Verbraeck: A context-based multi-perspective modeling and simulation framework. 479-489
Alexander Steiniger, Adelinde M. Uhrmacher: Modeling and simulation for user assistance in smart environments. 490-499
Antuela A. Tako, Christos Vasilakis, Kathy Kotiadis: A participative modelling framework for developing conceptual models in healthcare simulation studies. 500-512
Peter Dungan, Cathal Heavey: Proposed visual wiki system for gathering knowledge about discrete event systems. 513-521
Durk-Jouke van der Zee, Bart Holkenborg: Conceptual modelling for simulation-based serious gaming. 522-534
Stefan Rybacki, Jan Himmelspach, Enrico Seib, Adelinde M. Uhrmacher: Using workflows in M&S software. 535-545
Deniz Cetinkaya, Alexander Verbraeck, Mamadou D. Seck: Applying a model driven approach to component based modeling and simulation. 546-553
Daiheng Ni: A spectrum of traffic flow modeling at multiple scales. 554-566
S. M. Niaz Arifin, Gregory J. Davis, Steve Kurtz, James E. Gentile, Ying Zhou, Gregory R. Madey: Divide and conquer: A four-fold docking experience of agent-based models. 575-586
Bart G. W. Craenen, Georgios K. Theodoropoulos: Interfacing multi-agent models to distributed simulation platforms: The case of PDES-MAS. 587-594
Shahab Sheikh-Bahaei, C. Anthony Hunt: Simulating plausible mechanisms for changing hepatic xenobiotic clearance patterns. 595-607
Allan Clark, Jane Hillston, Stephen Gilmore, Peter Kemper: VERIFICATION AND TESTING OF BIOLOGICAL MODELS. 620-630
Zhen Liu, Umme Juka Mobassera, Clifford A. Shaffer, Layne T. Watson, Yang Cao: Multistate modeling and simulation for regulatory networks. 631-642
Giancarlo Guizzardi, Gerd Wagner: Towards an ontological foundation of discrete event simulation. 652-664
Christopher D. Carothers, Kalyan S. Perumalla: On deciding between conservative and optimistic approaches on massively parallel platforms. 678-687
Jason Liu, Raju Rangaswami, Ming Zhao: Model-driven network emulation with virtual time machine. 688-696
Tanmay Khirwadkar, Kien C. Nguyen, David M. Nicol, Tamer Basar: Methodologies for evaluating game theoretic defense against DDoS attacks. 697-707
Guangyu Zou, Levent Yilmaz: Exploratory simulation of collective innovative behavior in global participatory science communities. 708-719
Virginia Dignum, Frank Dignum, Sjoukje A. Osinga, Gert Jan Hofstede: Normative, cultural and cognitive aspects of modelling policies. 720-732
John A. Sokolowski, Catherine M. Banks: Investigating social dynamics and global connectivity: An agent-based modeling approach. 733-740
John A. Miller, Jun Han, Maria Hybinette: Using Domain Specific Language for modeling and simulation: ScalaTion as a case study. 741-752
Ross Gore, Paul F. Reynolds Jr.: Improved methods and measures for computing dynamic program slices in stochastic simulations. 753-764
Khaldoon Al-Zoubi, Gabriel A. Wainer: Managing simulation Workflow patterns using dynamic service-oriented compositions. 765-777
Huaiyu Liu, Mic Bowman, Robert Adams, John Hurliman, Dan Lake: Scaling virtual worlds: Simulation requirements and challenges. 778-790
Gerd Wagner: Model-driven engineering of Second-Life-style simulations. 791-798
Paul A. Fishwick, Amy Jo Coffey, Rasha Kamhawi, Julie Henderson: An experimental design and preliminary results for a cultural training system simulation. 799-810
Namhun Kim, Ling Rothrock, Jaekoo Joo, Richard A. Wysk: An affordance-based formalism for modeling human-involvement in complex systems for prospective control. 811-823
Hui Xi, Young-Jun Son, Seungho Lee: An integrated pedestrian behavior model based on Extended Decision Field Theory and Social Force model. 824-836
Michel Lizotte, François Rioux: Image-Scenarization: A computer-aided approach for agent-based analysis and design. 837-848
Kevin L. Mills, Edward J. Schwartz, Jian Yuan: How to model a TCP/IP network using only 20 parameters. 849-860
Reid Kress, Alma Cemerlic, Jessica Kress, Jacob Varghese: Inverse discrete event modeling for facility parameter estimation. 861-868
Wheyming Tina Song, Yi-chun Chen: Simulation input models: Relationships among eighty univariate distributions displayed in a matrix format. 869-878
Daniel Hauschildt, Jürgen Kemper, Nicolaj Kirchhof, Benedict Juretko, Holger Linde: Real-time scene simulator for Thermal Infrared Localization. 879-890
Stefan Potyra, Matthias Sand, Volkmar Sieh, Dietmar Fey: Seamless high speed simulation of VHDL components in the context of comprehensive computing systems using the virtual machine faumachine. 891-902
Andreas Tolk, Wim Huiskamp, Harald Schaub, Paul K. Davis, Gary L. Klein, James A. Wall: Towards methodological approaches to meet the challenges of human, social, cultural, and behavioral (HSCB) modeling. 912-924
Analysis Methodology

Jirka Poropudas, Kai Virtanen: Simulation metamodeling in continuous time using dynamic Bayesian networks. 935-946
K. Preston White, William W. Franklin: Parametric expression for MSER with geometrically decaying bias. 957-964
Peter W. Glynn, Xiaowei Zhang: A regenerative bootstrap approach to estimating the initial transient. 965-970
Anup C. Mokashi, Jeremy J. Tejada, Saeideh Yousefi, Ali Tafazzoli, Tianxiang Xu, James R. Wilson, Natalie M. Steiger: Performance comparison of MSER-5 and N-Skart on the simulation start-up problem. 971-982
Wendy Lu Xu, Barry L. Nelson: Empirical stochastic branch-and-bound for optimization via simulation. 983-994
Susan R. Hunter, Raghu Pasupathy: Large-deviation sampling laws for constrained simulation optimization on finite sets. 995-1002
Sujin Kim, Dali Zhang: Convergence properties of direct search methods for stochastic optimization. 1003-1011
Russell Cheng: Random search in high dimensional stochastic optimization. 1012-1023
Jennifer McNeill Bekki, Barry L. Nelson, John W. Fowler: Bootstrapping-based fixed-width confidence intervals for ranking and selection. 1024-1033
Reza Yaesoubi, Stephen D. Roberts, Robert W. Klein: A modification of Cheng'S method: An alternative Factor Screening method for stochastic simulation models. 1034-1047
Jun Yin, Szu Hui Ng, Kien Ming Ng: A Bayesian metamodeling approach for stochastic simulations. 1055-1066
Wei Xie, Barry L. Nelson, Jeremy Staum: The influence of correlation functions on stochastic kriging metamodels. 1067-1078
Matthew S. Maxwell, Shane G. Henderson, Huseyin Topaloglu: Identifying effective policies in approximate dynamic programming: Beyond regression. 1079-1087
Ilya O. Ryzhov, Martin R. Valdez-Vivas, Warren B. Powell: Optimal learning of transition probabilities in the two-agent newsvendor problem. 1088-1098
Warren R. Scott, Warren B. Powell, Hugo P. Simão: Calibrating simulation models using the knowledge gradient with continuous parameters. 1099-1109
Feng Yang, Jingang Liu: Transient analysis of general queueing systems via simulation-based transfer function modeling. 1110-1122
Andrey Torzhkov, Puneet Sharma, Amit Chakraborty: Robust estimation of multivariate jump-diffusion processes via Dynamic Programming. 1123-1132
Yen-Ping Leow-Sehwail, Ricki G. Ingalls: Estimating the probability of an event execution in Qualitative Discrete Event Simulation. 1133-1144
Christopher M. Healey, Sigrún Andradóttir, Seong-Hee Kim: A minimal switching procedure for constrained ranking and selection. 1145-1151
Shen Yan, Enlu Zhou, Chun-Hung Chen: Efficient simulation budget allocation for selecting the best set of simplest good enough designs. 1152-1159
Bahar Biller, Canan Gunes: Capturing parameter uncertainty in simulations with correlated inputs. 1167-1177
Alessandro Arlotto, Noah Gans, Stephen E. Chick: Optimal employee retention when inferring unknown learning curves. 1178-1188


Jiaqiao Hu, Ping Hu: An approximate Annealing Search algorithm to global optimization and its connection to stochastic approximation. 1223-1234
Rolf Waeber, Peter Frazier, Shane G. Henderson: Performance measures for Ranking and Selection procedures. 1235-1245
Eunji Lim: Response surface computation via simulation in the presence of convexity. 1246-1254
Raghu Pasupathy, Bruce W. Schmeiser: Root finding via DARTS - Dynamic Adaptive Random Target Shooting. 1255-1262
Héctor Cancela, Pierre L'Ecuyer, Gerardo Rubino, Bruno Tuffin: Combination of conditional Monte Carlo and approximate zero-variance importance sampling for network reliability estimation. 1263-1274
Melike Meterelliyoz, Christos Alexopoulos, David Goldsman: Reflected variance estimators for simulation. 1275-1282
Gabriella Dellino, Jack P. C. Kleijnen, Carlo Meloni: Parametric and distribution-free bootstrapping in robust simulation-optimization. 1283-1294
Zhaolin Hu, Jing Cao, L. Jeff Hong: Robust simulation of environmental policies using the DICE model. 1295-1305
Hamidreza Eskandari, Mohamad Darayi, Christopher D. Geiger: Using simulation optimization as a decision support tool for supply chain coordination with contracts. 1306-1317
Timothy Highley, Ross Gore, Cameron Snapp: Granularity of weighted averages and use of rate statistics in AggPro. 1318-1329
Military Applications
Leslie Esher, Stacey Hall, Eva Regnier, Paul J. Sanchez, James A. Hansen, Dashi Singham: Simulating pirate behavior to exploit environmental information. 1330-1335
Keebom Kang, Mary McDonald: Impact of logistics on readiness and life cycle cost: a design of experiments approach. 1336-1346
Kenneth L. Byers, Timothy H. Chung, Rachel T. Johnson: Modeling and analysis of tactical installation protection missions. 1347-1355
Patricia Moorhead, Gregory Campbell: A movement options analysis simulation tool for the Canadian Operational Support Command. 1356-1365
Nick A. Brown: Model flexibility: Development of a generic data-driven simulation. 1366-1375
Adam MacKenzie, John O. Miller, Raymond R. Hill: An exploration of the effects of maintenance manning on Combat Mission Readiness utilizing agent based modeling. 1376-1382
William Kaczynski, Lawrence M. Leemis, John H. Drew: Modeling and analyzing transient military air traffic control. 1395-1406
Matthew F. Dabkowski, Samuel H. Huddleston, Paul Kucik, David S. Lyle: Shaping senior leader officer talent: how personnel management decisions and attrition impact the flow of Army Officer talent throughout the Officer Career Model. 1407-1418
W. Scott Neal Reilly, James Niehaus, Peter Weyhrauch: Modeling Ground Soldier situational awareness for constructive simulation with rules. 1431-1443
James Decraene, Mahinthan Chandramohan, Malcolm Yoke-Hean Low, Chwee Seng Choo: Evolvable simulations applied to Automated Red Teaming: A preliminary study. 1444-1455
Jouni Pousi, Jirka Poropudas, Kai Virtanen: Game theoretic simulation metamodeling using stochastic kriging. 1456-1467
Arnold H. Buss, Ahmed Al Rowaei: A comparison of the accuracy of discrete event and discrete time. 1468-1477
Jonathan K. Alt, Stephen Lieberman: Representing dynamic social networks in discrete event social simulation. 1478-1489
Elvis S. Liu, Georgios K. Theodoropoulos: A fast parallel matching algorithm for continuous interest management. 1490-1500
Scott Gallant, Chris Gaughan: Systems engineering for distributed live, virtual, and constructive (LVC) simulation. 1501-1511
David W. Mutschler: Employing proxies to improve parallel discrete event simulation performance. 1512-1521
Manufacturing Applications
Ozgur Kabadurmus, Onkar Pathak, Jeffrey S. Smith, Alice E. Smith, Haluk Yapicioglu: A simulation methodology for online process control of hot mix asphalt (HMA) production. 1522-1533
Pavel Vik, Luís Dias, Guilherme A. B. Pereira, José António Oliveira, Ricardo Abreu: Using SIMIO for the specification of an integrated automated weighing solution in a Cement plant. 1534-1546
Bikram Sharda, Scott J. Bury: Bottleneck analysis of a chemical plant using discrete event simulation. 1547-1555
Charles Harrell, Seth Winsor, Greg Teichert: Increasing throughput in an automated packaging line with irreducible complexity. 1567-1573
Ashish Devikar, Karthik Krishna Vasudevan, Nikhil Garge, Edward J. Williams, Rajesh Welekar: Evaluating the performance of a complex power and free conveyor system in a flexible manufacturing environment. 1574-1583
Mehmet Ali Ilgin, Surendra M. Gupta: Use of sensor embedded products for end of life processing. 1584-1591
Farhad Azadivar, Sharon M. Ordoobadi: A simulation model to justify remanufacturing policies. 1592-1600
Xi Zhou, Michael E. Kuhl: Design and development of a sustainability toolkit for simulation. 1601-1612
Gonca Altuger, Constantin Chassapis: Manual assembly line operator scheduling using hierarchical preference aggregation. 1613-1623
José Arnaldo Barra Montevechi, Fabiano Leal, Alexandre Ferreira de Pinho, Rafael Florencio da Silva Costa, Mona Liza Moura de Oliveira, Andre Luis Faustino da Silva: Conceptual modeling in simulation projects by mean adapted IDEF: An application in a Brazilian tech company. 1624-1635
Catherine Brickner, Dennis Indrawan, Derrick Williams, Srinivas R. Chakravarthy: Simulation of a stochastic model for a service system. 1636-1647
Matthias Fischer, Hendrik Renken, Christoph Laroque, Guido Schaumann, Wilhelm Dangelmaier: Automated 3D-motion planning for ramps and stairs in intra-logistics material flow simulations. 1648-1660
Anders Skoogh, John Michaloski, Nils Bengtsson: Towards continuously updated simulation models: combining automated raw data collection and automated data processing. 1678-1689
Falk Stefan Pappert, Evangelos Angelidis, Oliver Rose: Framework for simulation based scheduling of assembly lines. 1690-1698

Nathan Koflanovich, Peter Hartman: Live modernizations of automated material handling systems: Bridging the gap between design and startup using emulation. 1716-1726
Min-Suk Ko, Gi-Nam Wang, Hye S. Shin, Sang C. Park: Machine control level simulation of an AS/RS in the automotive industry. 1727-1738
Roberto L. Seijo-Vidal, Sonia M. Bartolomei-Suarez: Testing line optimization based on mathematical modeling from the metamodels obtained from a simulation. 1739-1749
Honggang Wang, David Echeverría Ciaurri, Louis J. Durlofsky: Use of retrospective optimization for placement of oil wells under uncertainty. 1750-1757
Stuart Jinks, Jim Scanlan, Philippa Reed, Steve Wiseall: Utilising dynamic factory simulation to improve unit cost estimation and aid design decisions. 1758-1766
Onur M. Ülgen, Scott J. Bury, Roberto Lu, Edward J. Williams, Demet C. Wood: Panel discussion: Business processes for applying de simulation effectively in manufacturing companies. 1767-1773
Leonardo Chwif, Jerry Banks, Marcos Ribeiro Pereira Barretto: Estimating the implementation time for discrete-event simulation model building. 1774-1785
Cristina Azcárate, Rosa Blanco, Fermín Mallor: Including Management Policies in a Renewable Energy System Simulation Model. 1786-1796
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Chandandeep Singh Grewal, S. T. Enns, Paul Rogers: Dynamic adjustment of replenishment parameters using optimum-seeking simulation. 1797-1808
Yuerong Chen, Shengyong Wang: Investigating the impacts of dynamic pricing and price-sensitive demand on an inventory system in the presence of supply disruptions. 1809-1819
Enrico Briano, Claudia Caballini, Pietro Giribone, Roberto Revetria: Using system dynamics for short life cycle supply chains evaluation. 1820-1832
Manuel D. Rossetti, Yisha Xiang: Simulating backlog and load building processes in a two-echelon inventory system. 1833-1845
Lin Li, Karthik Sourirajan, Kaan Katircioglu: Empirical methods for two-echelon inventory management with service level constraints based on simulation-regression. 1846-1859
Loo Hay Lee, Huei Chuen Huang, Peng Huang: Flight assignment plan for an air cargo inbound terminal. 1872-1881
Miao He, Jacqueline Morris, Tao Qin: Quantifying the value of RFID in air cargo handling process: A simulation approach. 1882-1889
Sumit Kunnumkal, Huseyin Topaloglu: Simulation-based methods for booking control in network revenue management. 1890-1897
Tom Sandeman, Chris Fricke, Peter Bodon, Chris Stanford: Integrating optimization and simulation - A comparison of two case studies in mine planning. 1898-1910
Kanna Miwa, Soemon Takakuwa: Optimization and analysis of staffing problems at a retail store. 1911-1923
Eelco van Asperen, Bram Borgman, Rommert Dekker: Evaluating container stacking rules using simulation. 1924-1933
EunSu Lee, Kambiz Farahmand: Simulation of a base stock inventory management system integrated with transportation strategies of a logistic network. 1934-1945
Pawel Pawlewski, Marek Fertsch: Modeling and simulation method to find and eliminate bottlenecks in production logistics systems. 1946-1956
Yun Bae Kim, Jinsoo Park, Seho Kee, Kiburm Song, Mi Ae Han: Real time location system in support of bayesian network. 1957-1966
U. Hari Prasad, Srinagesh Gavirneni: A simulation approach to estimate the value of information in maritime supply chains. 1967-1975
Min Zeng, Malcolm Yoke-Hean Low, Wen-Jing Hsu, Shell-Ying Huang, Fan Liu, Cho Aye Win: Automated stowage planning for large containerships with improved safety and stability. 1976-1989
Marcelo Moretti Fioroni, Sydney Santos Cordeiro, Luiz Augusto Gago Franzese, Luiz Francisco da Silva, Caio Eduardo Zanin, Vitor Luciano de Almeida Benevides, Jose Alexandre Sereno Quintans, Lucia Dini Pereira, Isac Reis de Santana, Paulo Savastano: Matching production planning and ship arrival scheduling by simulation. 1990-1997
Nurcin Celik, Young-Jun Son: State estimation of a supply chain using improved resampling rules for particle filtering. 1998-2010
Shigeki Umeda, Fang Zhang: A simulation modeling framework for supply chain system analysis. 2011-2022
Mario Marin, Yanshen Zhu, Luz Alba Andrade, Erwin Atencio, Carlos Boya, Carlos Mendizabal: Supply chain and hybrid modeling: The Panama Canal operations and its salinity diffusion. 2023-2033
Peter Lendermann, Boon-Ping Gan, Nirupam Julka, Arnd Schirrmann, Gan Helge Fromm: Unlocking value from component exchange contracts in aviation using simulation-based optimisation. 2034-2045
Seokgi Lee, Vittaldas V. Prabhu: Simulation-based control for green transportation with high delivery service. 2046-2056
Dwayne Henclewood, Angshuman Guin, Randall Guensler, Michael Hunter, Richard Fujimoto: Real-time data driven arterial simulation for performance measures estimation. 2057-2069
Ricky Andriansyah, Pascal Etman, Jacobus E. Rooda: Aggregate modeling for flow time prediction of an end-of-aisle order picking workstation with overtaking. 2070-2081
Yan Liu, Soemon Takakuwa: Enhancing simulation as a decision-making support tool for a crossdocking center in a dynamic retail-distribution environment. 2089-2100
Vanina G. Cafaro, Diego C. Cafaro, Carlos A. Méndez, Jaime Cerdá: Oil-derivatives pipeline logistics using discrete-event simulation. 2101-2113
João José de Assis Rangel, Andre Prado Cunha, Leandro Rangel de Azevedo, Dalessandro Soares Vianna: A simulation model to evaluate sugarcane supply systems. 2114-2125
Thiago Barros Brito, Rodolfo Celestino dos Santos Silva, Rui Carlos Botter, Newton Narciso Pereira, Afonso Celso Medina: Discrete event simulation combined with multi-criteria decision analysis applied to steel plant logistics system planning. 2126-2137

Michele Fumarola, Mamadou D. Seck, Alexander Verbraeck: An approach for loosely coupled discrete event simulation models and animation components. 2161-2170
Healthcare Applications
Sean Carr, Stephen Roberts: Planning for infectious disease outbreaks: A geographic disease spread, clinic location, and resource allocation simulation. 2171-2184
Travis Worth, Reha Uzsoy, Erika Samoff, Anne-Marie Meyer, Jean-Marie Maillard, Aaron M. Wendelboe: Modelling the response of a public health department to infectious disease. 2185-2198
Hamed Yarmand, Julie S. Ivy, Stephen D. Roberts, Mary W. Bengtson, Neal M. Bengtson: Cost-effectiveness analysis of vaccination and self-isolation in case of H1N1. 2199-2210
Catherine Dibble: Effective real-time allocation of pandemic interventions. 2211-2220
Sigrún Andradóttir, Wenchi Chiu, David Goldsman, Mi Lim Lee, Kwok-Leung Tsui, David N. Fisman, Beate Sander, Azhar Nizam: Simulation of strategies for containing pandemic influenza. 2221-2229
Natalia E. Lizon, Dionne M. Aleman, Brian Schwartz: Incorporating healthcare systems in pandemic models. 2230-2236
Parastu Kasaie, W. David Kelton, Abolfazl Vaghefi, S. G. R. Jalali Naini: Toward optimal resource-allocation for control of epidemics: An agent-based-simulation approach. 2237-2248
Sean Barnes, Bruce L. Golden, Edward A. Wasil: A dynamic patient network model of hospital-acquired infections. 2249-2260
Bryan Pearce, Narges Hosseini, Kevin Taaffe, Nathan Huynh, Shannon Harris: Modeling interruptions and patient flow in a preoperative hospital environment. 2261-2270
Tillal Eldabi, Gyuchan T. Jun, John Clarkson, Con Connell, Jonathan H. Klein: Model driven healthcare: Disconnected practices. 2271-2282
Mohsen Jahangirian, Simon J. E. Taylor, Terry Young: Economics of modeling and simulation: Reflections and implications for healthcare. 2283-2292
Sally C. Brailsford, Shivam M. Desai, Joe Viana: Towards the holy grail: Combining system dynamics and discrete-event simulation in healthcare. 2293-2303
Thomas Rohleder, Todd R. Huschka, Jason Egginton, Dan O'Neil, Naomi Woychick: Modeling care teams at Mayo Clinic. 2304-2314
Adrian Ramirez Nafarrate, John W. Fowler, Teresa Wu: Bi-criteria analysis of ambulance diversion policies. 2315-2326
Moez Charfeddine, Benoît Montreuil: Integrated agent-oriented modeling and simulation of population and healthcare delivery network: Application to COPD chronic disease in a Canadian region. 2327-2339
Khaled Ismail, Waleed Abo-Hamad, Amr Arisha: Integrating balanced scorecard and simulation modeling to improve Emergency Department performance in Irish hospitals. 2340-2351
Benjamin de Mendonca, Andrew Phibbs, Joshua Vandermeer, Zbigniew J. Pasek: Use of simulation in support of analysis and improvement of blood collection process. 2352-2363
Yann Ferrand, Michael J. Magazine, Uday S. Rao: Comparing two operating-room-allocation policies for elective and emergency surgeries. 2364-2374
Rouba Ibrahim, Ward Whitt: Delay predictors for customer service systems with time-varying parameters. 2375-2386
Jonathan E. Helm, Marcial Lapp, Brendan D. See: Characterizing an effective hospital admissions scheduling and control management system: A genetic algorithm approach. 2387-2398
Arun Chockalingam, Krishna Jayakumar, Mark A. Lawley: A stochastic control approach to avoiding Emergency Department overcrowding. 2399-2411
Tianyin Liu, Bin Hu: Modeling and simulation of teachers occupational stress diffusion in China. 2412-2421
Pedro Marinho Sizenando Silva, Luiz Ricardo Pinto: Emergency medical systems analysis by simulation and optimization. 2422-2432
Sada Soorapanth, Stephen E. Chick: Cost-utility analysis of behavioral interventions for HIV-infected persons to reduce HIV transmission in the USA. 2433-2443
Alia Stanciu, Luis G. Vargas, Jerrold H. May: A revenue management approach for managing operating room capacity. 2444-2454
Lene Berge Holm, Fredrik A. Dahl: Simulating the influence of a 45% increase in patient volume on the emergency department of Akershus University Hospital. 2455-2461
Martha A. Centeno, Helida R. Dodd, Manuel Aranda, Yuly Sanchez: A simulation study to increase throughput in an endoscopy center. 2462-2473
MASM: Semiconductor Manufacturing
Andreas Klemmt, Jan Lange, Gerald Weigert, Frank Lehmann, Jens Seyfert: A multistage mathematical programming based scheduling approach for the photolithography area in semiconductor manufacturing. 2474-2485
Mengying Fu, Moeed Haghnevis, Ronald G. Askin, John W. Fowler, Muhong Zhang: Machine qualification management for a semiconductor back-end facility. 2486-2492
Oleh Sobeyko, Lars Mönch: Genetic algorithms to solve a single machine multiple orders per job scheduling problem. 2493-2503
Christoph Pickardt, Jürgen Branke, Torsten Hildebrandt, Jens Heger, Bernd Scholz-Reiter: Generating dispatching rules for semiconductor manufacturing to minimize weighted tardiness. 2504-2515
Zhugen Zhou, Oliver Rose: A pull/push concept for toolgroup workload balance in wafer fab. 2516-2522
Jonathan Levy, Richard Burda, Thomas Stahlecker: Method for determining amount of product released into a time sensitive operation. 2523-2530
Raha Akhavan-Tabatabaei, Juan Jose Ucros, J. George Shanthikumar: Application of Erlang distribution in cycle time estimation of toolsets with wip-dependent arrival and service in a single product-type single failure-type environment. 2531-2540
Casper Veeger, Pascal Etman, Jacobus E. Rooda, Ivo J. B. F. Adan: Single-server aggregation of a re-entrant flow line. 2541-2552
Hans Ehm, Stefan Heilmayer, Thomas Ponsignon, Tim Russland: A discussion of object-oriented process modeling approaches for discrete manufacturing on the example of the semiconductor industry. 2553-2562
Wolfgang Scholl, Boon-Ping Gan, Ming Li Peh, Peter Lendermann, Daniel Noack, Oliver Rose, Patrick Preuss: Towards realization of a high-fidelity simulation model for short-term horizon forecasting in wafer fabrication facilities. 2563-2574
Jesus A. Jimenez, Alexander Grosser, Charitha Adikaram, Victoria Davila, Robert Wright, Michael Bell: AMHS factors enabling small wafer lot manufacturing in semiconductor wafer fabs. 2575-2585
Kamil Erkan Kabak, Cathal Heavey, Vincent Corbett: Performance improvement for a wet bench tool. 2586-2593
Juan Sebastian Borrero, Raha Akhavan-Tabatabaei: A Markov Decision Process model for optimal policy making in the maintenance of a single-machine single-product toolset. 2594-2605
James P. Ignizio: The impact of operation-to-tool dedications on factory stability. 2606-2613
Risk Analysis
Jianqiang Hu, Jun Tong, Tie Liu, Rongzeng Cao, Bo Yang: A two-level loan portfolio optimization problem. 2614-2619

Caleb Krell, Hank Grant: Naïve learning algorithms utilized for the prediction of stock prices to compare economic models of decision making. 2642-2654
Paul Glasserman, Xingbo Xu: Importance sampling for tail risk in discretely rebalanced portfolios. 2655-2665
Yingjie Hu, Jianqiang Hu, Yifan Xu, Fengchun Wang, Rongzeng Cao: Contamination control in food supply chain. 2678-2681
Shilan Jin, Jun Zhuang, Zigeng Liu: Monte Carlo simulation-based supply chain disruption management for wargames. 2682-2693
Maxime Dion, Pierre L'Ecuyer: American option pricing with randomized quasi-Monte Carlo simulations. 2705-2720
Nan Chen, Yanchu Liu: Pathwise derivative methods on single-asset American option sensitivity estimation. 2721-2731
Paul Glasserman, Behzad Nouri: Contingent capital with discrete conversion from debt to equity. 2732-2741
Fang Chu, Marvin K. Nakayama: Confidence intervals for quantiles and value-at-risk when applying importance sampling. 2751-2761
Guangwu Liu: Importance sampling for risk contributions of credit portfolios. 2771-2781
Ming Liu, Barry L. Nelson, Jeremy Staum: Simulation on demand for pricing many securities. 2782-2789
Pu Huang, Dharmashankar Subramanian, Jie Xu: An importance sampling method for portfolio CVaR estimation with Gaussian copula models. 2790-2800
Santanu Dey, Sandeep Juneja: Multidimensional Fourier inversion using importance sampling with application to option pricing. 2801-2809
Jose H. Blanchet, Jingchen Liu, Xuan Yang: Monte Carlo for large credit portfolios with potentially high correlations. 2810-2820
Ming Liu, Barry L. Nelson, Jeremy Staum: An efficient simulation procedure for point estimation of expected shortfall. 2821-2831
Networks
Hyon Kwak, Brett Borghetti: Reducing communication detection and eavesdropping using mobile agent relay networks. 2832-2841
Eric Bouillet, Parijat Dube: Streaming workload generator for testing Billing Mediation Platform in telecom industry. 2842-2852
Thomas R. Robbins, Deborah J. Medeiros, Terry P. Harrison: Does the Erlang C model fit in real call centers? 2853-2864
Martin J. Fischer, Denise M. Bevilacqua Masi, John F. Shortle, Chun-Hung Chen: Simulating non-stationary congestion systems using splitting with applications to cyber security. 2865-2875
Nandakishore Santhi, Guanhua Yan, Stephan Eidenbenz: CyberSim: Geographic, temporal, and organizational dynamics of malware propagation. 2876-2887
Abdullah Konak: Estimating path loss in wireless local area networks using ordinary kriging. 2888-2896
Sadan Kulturel-Konak, Abdullah Konak: Simulation optimization embedded particle swarm optimization for Reliable Server Assignment. 2897-2906
James Haught, Kenneth Hopkinson, Nathan Stuckey, Michael Dop, Alexander Stirling: A Kalman filter-based prediction system for better network context-awareness. 2927-2934
Dong (Kevin) Jin, David M. Nicol: Fast simulation of background traffic through Fair Queueing networks. 2935-2946
Ahmet Zengin, Hessam S. Sarjoughian: DEVS-Suite simulator: A tool teaching network protocols. 2947-2957
Brian Cloteaux: Modeling affiliations in networks. 2958-2967
Khaldoon Al-Zoubi, Gabriel A. Wainer: Rise: Rest-ing heterogeneous simulations interoperability. 2968-2980
Rutger Claes, Tom Holvoet: Maintaining a distributed symbiotic relationship using delegate MultiAgent systems. 2981-2990
Joseph Idziorek: Discrete event simulation model for analysis of horizontal scaling in the cloud computing model. 3004-3014
Project Management and Construction
Ian Flood: Foresight versus simulation: Construction planning using graphical constraint-based modeling. 3015-3024
Amr Kandil, Ahmed Samer Ezeldin, Sherif Farghal, Tarek Mahfouz: Clustered simulation for the simulation of large repetitive construction projects. 3025-3036
Gunnar Lucko, Richard C. Thompson: Derivation and assessment of interest in cash flow calculations for time-cost optimizations in construction project management. 3037-3048
David N. Ford: Integrating simulation into the research and teaching of Construction Engineering and Management: Reflections on experience. 3049-3055
Simaan M. AbouRizk, Stephen Hague, Yasser Mohamed, Aminah Robinson Fayek: An HLA-based bidding game with intelligent virtual player. 3056-3068
John E. Taylor: Closing the loop between project network simulation research and pedagogy. 3069-3075
Seyed Mohsen Shahandashti, Burcu Akinci, James H. Garrett Jr., Lucio Soibelman: Identification of information requirements using simulation for supporting construction productivity assessment. 3076-3087
Pei Tang, Amlan Mukherjee, Nilufer Onder: Strategy optimization and generation for construction project management using an interactive simulation. 3088-3099
Suyang Dong, Vineet R. Kamat: Robust mobile computing framework for visualization of simulated processes in Augmented Reality. 3111-3122
Corey A. Tebo, Amlan Mukherjee, Nilufer Onder: A multipurpose simulation platform for decision-making in construction management. 3123-3131
Gunnar Lucko, Perakath C. Benjamin, Kannan Swaminathan, Michael G. Madden: Comparison of manual and automated simulation generation approaches and their use for construction applications. 3132-3144
Elie Azar, Carol C. Menassa: A conceptual framework to energy estimation in buildings using agent based modeling. 3145-3156
Annie R. Pearce, Kristen L. Sanford Bernhardt, Michael J. Garvin: Sustainability and socio-enviro-technical systems: Modeling total cost of ownership in capital facilities. 3157-3169
Changbum Ahn, Wenjia Pan, SangHyun Lee, Feniosky Peña-Mora: Lessons learned from utilizing discrete-event simulation modeling for quantifying construction emissions in pre-planning phase. 3170-3176
Simaan M. AbouRizk, Yasser Mohamed, Hosein Taghaddos, Farzaneh Saba, Stephen Hague: Developing complex distributed simulation for industrial plant construction using High Level Architecture. 3177-3188
Yang Zhang, Elmira Moghani, Simaan M. AbouRizk, Siri Fernando: 3D CAD modeling and visualization of the tunnel construction process in a distributed simulation environment. 3189-3200
Jin-Lee Kim: Integrated genetic algorithm and its applications for construction resource optimization. 3212-3219
Jin-Lee Kim: Examining the relationship between algorithm stopping criteria and performance using elitist genetic algorithm. 3220-3227
Nurcin Celik, Hui Xi, Dong Xu, Young-Jun Son: Simulation-based workforce assignment considering position in a social network. 3228-3240
Karin Ailland, Hans-Joachim Bargstädt, Sebastian Hollermann: Construction process simulation in bridge building based on significant day-to-day data. 3250-3261
Khaled Nassar, Mohamed El Masry, Hesham Osman: Simulating the effect of access road route slection on wind farm construction. 3272-3282
Dina Atef, Hesham Osman, Moheeb Ibrahim, Khaled Nassar: A simulation-based planning system for wind turbine construction. 3283-3294
Kunhee Choi, Young Hoon Kwak, Byunggu Yu: Quantitative model for determining incentive/disincentive amounts through schedule simulations. 3295-3306
Scheduling Applications
Zohar Feldman, Avishai Mandelbaum: Using simulation-based Stochastic Approximation to optimize staffing of systems with Skills-Based-Routing. 3307-3317
Nara Yeon, Taesik Lee, Hoon Jang: Outpatients appointment scheduling with multi-doctor sharing resources. 3318-3329
Thomas Ponsignon, Lars Mönch: Architecture for simulation-based performance assessment of planning approaches in semiconductor manufacturing. 3341-3349
John Pastrana, Mario Marin, Magdy Helal, Carlos Mendizabal: Enterprise scheduling: Hybrid and hierarchical issues. 3350-3362
Juhani Heilala, Jari Montonen, Paula Jarvinen, Sauli Kivikunnas, Matti Maantila, Jarkko Sillanpaa, Tero Jokinen: Developing simulation-based Decision Support Systems for customer-driven manufacturing operation planning. 3363-3375
Bin Li, Wenfeng Li: Modeling and simulation of container terminal logistics systems using Harvard architecture and agent-based computing. 3396-3410
Marja Paju, Juhani Heilala, Markku Hentula, Antti Heikkila, Björn Johansson, Swee Leong, Kevin Lyons: Framework and indicators for a Sustainable Manufacturing Mapping methodology. 3411-3422
Sanjay Jain, Deogratias Kibira: A framework for multi-resolution modeling of sustainable manufacturing. 3423-3434
Adrien Boulonne, Björn Johansson, Anders Skoogh, Mark Aufenanger: Simulation data architecture for sustainable development. 3435-3446
Homeland Security
David R. Kalasky, Michael Coffman, Melanie De Grano, Kevin Field: Simulation-based manpower planning with optimized scheduling in a distributed multi-user environment. 3447-3459
Sanjay Jain, Charles W. Hutchings, Y. Tina Lee, Charles R. McLean: A knowledge sharing framework for homeland security modeling and simulation. 3460-3471
Gandolf R. Finke, Amanda J. Schmitt, Mahender Singh: Modeling and simulating supply chain schedule risk. 3472-3481
Edgar C. Portante, James A. Kavicky, Stephen M. Folga, Brian A. Craig, Leah E. Talaber, Gustav R. Wulfkuhle: Simulating the seismic performance of a large-scale electric network in the U.S. Midwest. 3482-3493
Manuel D. Rossetti, Qingbiao Ni: Simulating large-scale evacuation scenarios in commercial shopping districts - methodologies and case study. 3494-3505
Chuljin Park, Seong-Hee Kim, Ilker T. Telci, Mustafa M. Aral: Designing optimal water quality monitoring network for river systems and application to a hypothetical river. 3506-3513
PhD Colloquium
Leon F. McGinnis: Life after the PhD: What I wish I had known sooner. 3514-3519



