SIMULATION 101 SOFTWARE: WORKSHOP AND BEYOND (2009)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
The C source code associated with the Simulation 101 preconference workshop (offered at the 2006 and 2007 Winter Simulation Conferences) is presented here. This paper begins with general instructions...
Proceedings of the 2007 Winter Simulation Conference (2009)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton
ESTIMATING TRANCHE SPREADS BY LOSS PROCESS SIMULATION A credit derivative is a path dependent contingent claim on the aggregate loss in a portfolio of credit sensitive securities. We estimate the...
Universidade Federal de Itajubá (2009)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
The objective of this article is to apply the Design of experiments technique along with the Discrete Events Simulation technique in an automotive process. The benefits of the design of experiments...
Manufacturing Systems Integration Division, (2009)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
The need for interoperability of information systems among supply chain partners has been recognized. A number of standards have been or are being developed to ensure interoperability of applications...
Proceedings of the 2007 Winter Simulation Conference (2009)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton
VISUAL EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION OF CLIMATE-RELATED SIMULATION DATA Large, heterogeneous volumes of simulation data are calculated and stored in many disciplines, e.g. in climate and climate impact...
Proceedings of the 2007 Winter Simulation Conference (2009)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton
Ontologies allow researchers, domain experts, and software agents to share a common understanding of the concepts and relationships of a domain. The past few years have seen the publication of...
TOWARDS A USER-CENTRED ROAD SAFETY MANAGEMENT METHOD BASED ON ROAD TRAFFIC SIMULATION (2009)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton
One of the most important gaps in road safety management practises is the lack of mature methods for estimating reliability. Road safety performance assessment systems have been developed; however,...
MODELING AND SIMULATION OF HARD DISK DIVE FINAL ASSEMBLY USING A HDD TEMPLATE (2009)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
A HDD template is designed and developed for modeling and simulation for final assembly of hard disk drive (HDD) manufacturing using Arena. The designed HDD template is a high flexibility and good...
SIMULATION FRAMEWORK FOR COMPLEX MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS WITH AUTOMATED MATERIAL HANDLING (2009)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton
In this paper, we suggest a framework that allows for the simulation-based performance assessment of complex manufacturing systems with Automated Material Handling Systems (AMHS). Therefore, we...
MEASURING MANUFACTURING THROUGHPUT USING TAKT TIME ANALYSIS AND SIMULATION (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton
This paper is motivated by a case study performed at a company that manufactures two main types of customized products. In an effort to significantly increase their throughput capability, the company...
Proceedings of the 2007 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton
We study the one-dimensional root finding problem for increasing convex functions. We give gradient-free algorithms for both exact and inexact (stochastic) function evaluations. For the stochastic...
AN EXPLORATION-BASED TAXONOMY FOR EMERGENT BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS IN SIMULATIONS ABSTRACT (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
Emergent behaviors in simulations require explanation, so that valid behaviors can be separated from design or coding errors. We present a taxonomy, to be applied to emergent behaviors of unknown...
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton
In this paper we describe a technique for efficient parallelization of digital wave guide network (DWN) models based on an interpretation of the finite difference time domain (FDTD) method for...
Proceedings of the 2007 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton
ASSESSING TRAM SCHEDULES USING A LIBRARY OF SIMULATION COMPONENTS Assessing tram schedules is important to assure an efficient use of infrastructure and for the provision of a good quality service....
USING FLEXIBLE POINTS IN A DEVELOPING SIMULATION OF SELECTIVE DISSOLUTION IN ALLOYS ABSTRACT (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
Coercion is a semi-automated simulation adaptation technology that uses subject-matter expert insight about model abstraction alternatives, called flexible points, to change the behavior of a...
Proceedings of the 2007 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton
SUPPLY CHAIN SIMULATION MODELING MADE EASY: AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH Simulation modeling and analysis requires skills and scientific background to be implemented. This is vital for this powerful...
Proceedings of the 2007 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton
A METAMODEL-BASED REPRESENTATION METHOD FOR REUSABLE SIMULATION MODEL The composition and reuse of simulation model is currently a hot research topic in the area of complex system modeling and...
Proceedings of the 2007 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton
Semiconductor wafer fabrication facilities (wafer fabs) are among the most complex production facilities. A large product variety, hundreds of processing steps per product, hundreds of machines of...
ABSTRACT RANKING AND SELECTION TECHNIQUES WITH OVERLAPPING VARIANCE ESTIMATORS (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
Some ranking and selection (R&S) procedures for steadystate simulation require an estimate of the asymptotic variance parameter of each system to guarantee a certain probability of correct...
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton
The problem of optimizing decision variables in a singlestage replenishment loop with capacity-constrained batch processing is examined. Simulation and response surface methods are used to model...
COMPOSING SIMULATION MODELS USING INTERFACE DEFINITIONS BASED ON WEB SERVICE DESCRIPTIONS (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton
Using models in different contexts poses major integration challenges, ranging from technical to conceptual levels. Independently of each other developed model components cannot be expected to...
Proceedings of the 2007 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton
A SIMULATION-BASED ALGORITHM FOR SUPPLY CHAIN OPTIMIZATION In a supply chain, there are wide variety of problems, such as transportation scheduling problems and warehouse location problems. These...
Proceedings of the 2007 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton
Task durations are subject to uncertainty and they can be influenced by the resources assigned. Commonly there is the opportunity to assign workers to tasks, which require a secondary skill they...
ABSTRACT SIMULATION-BASED, ONTOLOGY DRIVEN RESOURCE PLAN DEVELOPMENT (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
This paper describes the use of a planning ontology of the domain of Aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul [MRO] at a USAF depot to produce a discrete event simulation model of the aircraft ramp....
SIMULATION IMPLEMENTS DEMAND-DRIVEN WORKFORCE SCHEDULER FOR SERVICE INDUSTRY ABSTRACT (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
Simulation has long been a significant and powerful force for the improvement of manufacturing operations. More recently, it has been used to increase the efficiency, efficacy, and economy of service...
ABSTRACT EXTENSION OF THE DIRECT OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM FOR NOISY FUNCTIONS (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
DIRECT (DIviding RECTangles) is a deterministic global optimization algorithm for bound-constrained problems. The algorithm, based on a space-partitioning scheme, performs both global exploration and...
MODELING BIOTERRORISM PREPAREDNESS WITH SIMULATION IN RURAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
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 problem of...
HIERARCHICAL PLANNING AND MULTI-LEVEL SCHEDULING FOR (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
Simulation of dynamic complex systems—specifically, those comprised of large numbers of components with stochastic behaviors—for the purpose of probabilistic risk assessment faces challenges in...
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton
As well as knowledge of computing, statistics and modelling, a successful simulation analyst needs to develop ways to understand the important features of an application domain. The last two decades...
ANALYSIS AND GENERATION OF RANDOM VECTORS WITH COPULAS (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
Copulas are used in finance and insurance for modeling stochastic dependency. They comprehend the entire dependence structure, not only the correlations. Here they are estimated from measured samples...
Proceedings of the 2007 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton
This paper describes an innovative framework, iFAO-Simo, which integrates optimization, simulation and GIS (geographic information system) techniques to handle complex spatial facility network...
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
Agent-based models (ABMs) are powerful in describing structured epidemiological processes involving human behavior and local interaction. The joint behavior of the agents can be very complex and...
SIMULATION OF CONTINUOUS BEHAVIOR USING DISCRETE TOOLS: ORE CONVEYOR TRANSPORT ABSTRACT (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
The modeling of systems mixing discrete and continuous behavior is a challenge for model builders. Sometimes, the continuous part is important, but small near the complex decision making situation...
SPECIAL PURPOSE SIMULATION TEMPLATE FOR WORKFLOW ANALYSIS IN CONSTRUCTION ABSTRACT (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
Workflow analysis is an important component in the simulation of construction operations. It involves creating a specific number of work requests for a crew every time period, computing outputs such...
Proceedings of the 2007 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton
EXPLOITING WEB SERVICE TECHNIQUES FOR COMPOSING SIMULATION MODELS Two basic approaches to simulation model composition can be distinguished, depending on whether the unit of composition is a model...
FROM DOMAIN ONTOLOGIES TO MODELING ONTOLOGIES TO EXECUTABLE SIMULATION MODELS ABSTRACT (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
Ontologies allow researchers, domain experts, and software agents to share a common understanding of the concepts and relationships of a domain. The past few years have seen the publication of...
ABSTRACT AN ELLIPTICAL CRYPTOGRAPHIC ALGORITHM FOR RF WIRELESS DEVICES (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
In this paper, we propose a new asymmetric cryptographic algorithm (HOOD CRYPT) based on the Elliptical Curve Cryptographic approach. The algorithm describes how an orthogonal frequency division...
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton
We study an approximation for the zero-variance change of measure to estimate the probability of a rare event in a continuous-time Markov chain. The rare event occurs when the chain reaches a given...
AGENT-MODEL VALIDATION BASED ON HISTORICAL DATA (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
Combat, unlike many real-world processes, tends to be singular in nature. That is, there are not multiple occurrences from which to hypothesize a probability distribution model of the real-world...
ABSTRACT EXTENSION OF THE DIRECT OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM FOR NOISY FUNCTIONS (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
DIRECT (DIviding RECTangles) is a deterministic global optimization algorithm for bound-constrained problems. The algorithm, based on a space-partitioning scheme, performs both global exploration and...
Proceedings of the 2007 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton
A WEB-BASED SIMULATION OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM FOR INDUSTRIAL SCHEDULING Many real-world production systems are complex in nature and it is a real challenge to find an efficient scheduling method that...
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
Agility, speed and flexibility in production networks are required in today's global competition in the flat world. The accuracy of order date delivery promises is a key element in customer...
AN OBJECT-ORIENTED FRAMEWORK FOR SIMULATING (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton
In this paper, we discuss the design and use of an objectoriented framework for simulating full truckload (FTL) networks. We present a context for how the framework can be used through its...
Proceedings of the 2007 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
USING ONTOLOGIES FOR SIMULATION INTEGRATION This paper describes the motivations, methods, and solution concepts for the use of ontologies for simulation model integration. Ontological analysis has...
Proceedings of the 2007 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton
SIMULATION OF PASSENGER CHECK-IN AT A MEDIUM-SIZED US AIRPORT Delays in the check-in system at an airport vary with times of the day, day of the week, and types of check-in modes chosen by the...
Proceedings of the 2007 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
In this paper, we investigate results on relationship between different semantics of place/transition Petri nets based on labelled partial orders. We also discuss relationships between so called...
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
It is a common practice to use simulation for validating different types of control and planning algorithms. However, the science of how to rigorously integrate simulation and decision models is not...
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton
This paper describes a preliminary architecture to support user interaction with 3D animations. These interactions are able affect the state of the concurrent discrete-event simulation driving the...
Proceedings of the 2007 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton
Agent-based modeling and simulation (ABMS) is a new approach to modeling systems comprised of autonomous, interacting agents. ABMS promises to have far-reaching effects on the way that businesses use...
Proceedings of the 2007 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
SIMIO: A NEW SIMULATION SYSTEM BASED ON INTELLIGENT OBJECTS Over the 50 year history of discrete event simulation the growth in applications has been facilitated by some key advances in modeling that...
Proceedings of the 2007 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton
A CO-DESIGN MODELING APPROACH FOR COMPUTER NETWORK SYSTEMS Co-design modeling is considered key toward handling the complexity and scale of network systems. The ability to separately specify the...
REAL-TIME PREDICTION IN A STOCHASTIC DOMAIN VIA SIMILARITY-BASED DATA-MINING ABSTRACT (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
This paper introduces an application and a methodology to predict future states of a process under real-time requirements. The real-time functionality is achieved by creating a Bayesian tree via...
GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR CONCEPTUAL MODEL CREATION IN MANUFACTURING SIMULATION (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
Conceptual models serve as abstractions of user’s perceptions of a system. The choice and detailing of these abstractions are key to model use and understanding for analyst and project...
Proceedings of the 2007 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton
HIERARCHICAL DISTRIBUTED SIMULATION FOR 300MM WAFER FAB Distributed simulation promises benefits in large-scale simulations, such as in high fidelity simulation of 300mm wafer fabs, although these...
Proceedings of the 2007 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton
SimVis is a novel technology for the interactive visual analysis of large and complex flow data which results from Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation. The new technology which has been...
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
The automated analysis of model specifications is an area that historically receives little attention in the simulation research community but which can offer significant benefits. A common objective...
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
There exist many problem agnostic frameworks and algorithms for parallel simulation. However, creating parallel simulation models that take advantage of characteristics specific to either the problem...
ABSTRACT SBatch: A SPACED BATCH MEANS PROCEDURE FOR SIMULATION ANALYSIS (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
We discuss SBatch, a simplified procedure for steady-state simulation analysis that is based on spaced batch means, incorporating many advantages of its predecessors ASAP3 and WASSP while avoiding...
A SUPPLY CHAIN PARADIGM TO MODEL BUSINESS PPROCESSES AT THE Y-12 NATIONAL SECURITY COMPLEX (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton
The NNSA’s Y-12 National Security Complex is a manufacturing facility operated by BWXT Y-12. Y-12’s missions include ensuring the US ’ nuclear weapons deterrent, storing nuclear materials, and...
Proceedings of the 2007 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton
PREDICTING CLUSTER TOOL BEHAVIOR WITH SLOW DOWN FACTORS Cluster tools are representatives of a special kind of tool where process times of jobs depend on the combination in which they are processed...
TOWARDS A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR VISUAL ANALYTICS OF TIME AND TIME-ORIENTED DATA (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
Time is an important data dimension with distinct characteristics that is common across many application domains. This demands specialized methods in order to support proper analysis and...
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton
Visualization is a powerful method for verifying, validating, and communicating the results of a simulated model. Lack of visual understanding about a simulated model is one of the major reasons...
ABSTRACT USING SIMULATION TO PREDICT MARKET BEHAVIOR FOR OUTBOUND CALL CENTERS (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
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 significantly...
Proceedings of the 2007 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton
ENABLING INDUSTRIAL SCALE SIMULATION / EMULATION MODELS OLE Process Control (OPC) is an industry standard that facilitates the communication between PCs and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC). This...
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
To celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the Winter Simulation Conference, we have selected ten landmark papers from the four decades of the conference. In this article, we review these landmark...
SIMULATION METAMODELS FOR MODELING OUTPUT DISTRIBUTION PARAMETERS (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
Metamodels are functions with calibrated parameters, used as abstractions and simplifications of the simulation model. A metamodel exposes the system’s input-output relationship and can be used as...
ABSTRACT MULTISCALE MODELS OF BACTERIAL POPULATIONS (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
We present a hybrid model of the interactions within (multiple-species) populations of bacteria in a developing biofilm which integrates continuum models of population processes (e.g., diffusion of...
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
In today’s highly competitive business environment, the speed of a company’s response to changes by adapting its own business processes is vital to its survival. In this paper, we propose a...
AN EXPLORATION-BASED TAXONOMY FOR EMERGENT BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS IN SIMULATIONS ABSTRACT (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
Emergent behaviors in simulations require explanation, so that valid behaviors can be separated from design or coding errors. We present a taxonomy, to be applied to emergent behaviors of unknown...
ABSTRACT ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION POLICY EVALUATION (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
This paper on the UNOS Liver Allocation Model (uLAM) describes the building of a simulation model that supports policy evaluation for a national medical problem. The modeling and simulation...
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION TO MODELING AND GENERATING PROBABILISTIC INPUT PROCESSES FOR SIMULATION (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
Planning, scheduling and effective management of contingencies are crucial for the successful management of construction projects. In this paper we explore a mathematical representation of...
Proceedings of the 2007 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton
One of the most important but neglected aspects of a simulation study is the proper design and analysis of simulation experiments. In this tutorial we give a stateof-the-art presentation of what the...
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
Nowadays, many companies rely on computer systems and networks for functions such as order entry, customer support, supply chain management, and employee administration. Therefore, reliability and...
INTEGRATION OF UNDERWATER SONAR SIMULATION WITH A GEOGRAFICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
This paper discusses the integration of a geographical information system (GIS) with a simulation model of the sensors (active and passive) used as components of a detection system on US Navy ships....
ABSTRACT WORK SMARTER, NOT HARDER: GUIDELINES FOR DESIGNING SIMULATION EXPERIMENTS (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
We present the basic concepts of experimental design, the types of goals it can address, and why it is such an important and useful tool for simulation. A well-designed experiment allows the analyst...
Proceedings of the 2007 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton
Generation of traces from a simulation model and their analysis is a powerful and common mean to debug simulation models. In this paper, we define a measure of progress for simulation traces and...
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
Statistical selection procedures can identify the best of a finite set of alternatives, where “best ” is defined in terms of the unknown expected value of each alternative’s simulation output....
ABSTRACT HOW TO SYNTHESIZE NETS FROM LANGUAGES- A SURVEY (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
In this paper we present a survey on methods for the synthesis of Petri nets from behavioral descriptions given as languages. We consider place/transition Petri nets, elementary Petri nets and Petri...
ABSTRACT DEFENSE AND HOMELAND SECURITY APPLICATIONS OF MULTI-AGENT SIMULATIONS (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
Department of Defense and Homeland Security analysts are increasingly using multi-agent simulation (MAS) to examine national security issues. This paper summarizes three MAS national security studies...
Proceedings of the 2007 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton
Coercion combines flexible points, semi-automated optimization and expert guided manual code modification for adapting simulations to meet new requirements. Coercion can improve simulation adaptation...
ALTERNATIVE THREAD SCORING METHODS IN QUALITATIVE EVENT GRAPHS (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
Event Graphs (EGs) and Simulation Graph Models provide a powerful and general modeling framework for discrete event simulation. Qualitative Event Graphs (QEGs) extend the EG framework to a...
ABSTRACT GAME-THEORETIC PROBABILITY AND DEFENSIVE FORECASTING (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
theory can replace measure theory as a foundation for classical probability theory, discrete and continuous (Probability and Finance: Its Only a Game!, Wiley 2001). In the game-theoretic framework,...
Proceedings of the 2007 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton
Generation of traces from a simulation model and their analysis is a powerful and common mean to debug simulation models. In this paper, we define a measure of progress for simulation traces and...
ABSTRACT RECENT ADVANCES IN SIMULATION FOR SECURITY PRICING (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
Computational methods play an important role in modern finance. Through the theory of arbitragefree pricing, the price of a derivative security can be expressed as the expected value of its payouts...
ABSTRACT GAME-THEORETIC PROBABILITY AND DEFENSIVE FORECASTING (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
theory can replace measure theory as a foundation for classical probability theory, discrete and continuous (Probability and Finance: Its Only a Game!, Wiley 2001). In the game-theoretic framework,...
TOWARDS A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR VISUAL ANALYTICS OF TIME AND TIME-ORIENTED DATA (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
Time is an important data dimension with distinct characteristics that is common across many application domains. This demands specialized methods in order to support proper analysis and...
USING INTELLIGENT AGENTS TO UNDERSTAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND RETAIL PRODUCTIVITY (2008)
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...
Intelligent agents offer a new and exciting way of understanding the world of work. In this paper we apply agentbased modeling and simulation to investigate a set of problems in a retail context....
S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton
We study an approximation for the zero-variance change of measure to estimate the probability of a rare event in a continuous-time Markov chain. The rare event occurs when the chain reaches a given...