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...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, John T. Carr, Osman Balci
The purpose of this paper is to present a series of questions (or indicators) for assessing the verity and validity of the artifacts produced during the entire object-oriented simulation model...
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....
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
EFFECTIVE REAL-TIME SIMULATIONS OF EVENT-BASED SYSTEMS This paper presents a set of novel tools that allow the efficient simulation, at fixed time steps, of event-based dynamic systems. The so-called...
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...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Theodore Allen
We propose “low cost response surface methods ” (LCRSM) that typically require half the experimental runs of standard response surface methods based on central composite and Box Behnken designs...
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 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
JAVABEANS-BASED FRAMEWORK FOR CONSTRUCTION SIMULATION The modeling and analysis of construction processes is gaining recognition in the construction industry. Recent developments such as Java-based...
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...
ABSTRACT A FRAMEWORK FOR RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY FOR SIMULATION OPTIMIZATION (2008)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, H. Gonda Neddermeijer
We develop a framework for automated optimization of stochastic simulation models using Response Surface Methodology. The framework is especially intended for simulation models where the calculation...
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 ANALYZING TRANSFORMATION-BASED SIMULATION METAMODELS (2008)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Emily K. Lada, ...
We present a technique for analyzing a simulation metamodel that has been constructed using a variancestabilizing transformation. To compute a valid confidence interval for the expected value of the...
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...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Soemon Takakuwa, The Chubu Branch
The distribution warehouse is located between manufacturers and customers. Storage facilities are designed around four primary functions: holding, consolidation, break-bulk, and mixing. In addition,...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, John T. Carr
The purpose of this paper is to present a series of questions (or indicators) for assessing the verity and validity of the artifacts produced during the entire object-oriented simulation model...
STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS IN VERIFICATION, VALIDATION, (2008)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Robert G. Sargent, Averill M. Law
Six simulation professionals present their views on the directions that they believe that verification, validation, and accreditation research should take. Two of the six are active verification,...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Jeffrey W. Herrmann
Simulation models are useful to predict and understand the impact of changes to a manufacturing system. Typical factory simulation models include the parts being manufactured in the factory and the...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Osman Balci
A comprehensive and detailed verification, validation, and accreditation (VV&A) plan and its proper execution are crucially important for the successful accreditation of a modeling and simulation...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Osman Balci
A modeling and simulation (M&S) application is built for a specific purpose and its acceptability assessment is carried out with respect to that purpose. The accreditation decision for an M&S...
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...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Boon Ping Gan, Li Liu, ...
The effective practice of supply chain management (SCM) is crucial to improve corporations ’ competitive advantage. Many corporations have built simulation models to facilitate the application of...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
SIMULATION IN A BOX (A GENERIC REUSABLE MAINTENANCE MODEL) Simulation models can be time-consuming to build and often multiple models are built to simulate similar systems that have small...
ABSTRACT NEUTRAL TEMPLATE LIBRARIES FOR EFFICIENT DISTRIBUTED SIMULATION (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Within A Manufacturing, System Engineering Platform
The MISSION project develops an environment for integrated applications of simulation tools which can be offered by different vendors. The template library supports the generation of models from the...
PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF SIMULATING SYSTEMS HAVING ARRIVAL PROCESSES WITH LONG-RANGE DEPENDENCE (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
Analysis of network traffic indicates that packet arrival processes have significant stochastic dependence. It has been suggested that this dependence is so strong as to be wellmodeled by long-range...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
Various aspects of being a professional are discussed in this paper. These include personal qualities, lifetime professional development, professional responsibilities, job responsibilities, service,...
INTEGRATING COLD WEATHER IMPACTS ON HUMAN PERFORMANCE INTO ARMY M&S APPLICATIONS (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
Exposure to cold weather has deleterious effects on the performance of soldiers. Gross and fine motor skills as well as cognitive ability are all diminished by exposure to low ambient temperatures....
AN UPDATE ON A SUCCESSFUL SIMULATION PROJECT: THE UNOS LIVER ALLOCATION MODEL (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
of the cadaveric liver allocation system in the United States. ULAM was created by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) in collaboration with Pritsker Corporation/Symix Systems, to permit...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Paulo Garcia Martins
In this work we want to show the importance of visualization, interfaces and re-design techniques through 3D modeling, animations and VRML in the developing of the simulation games for education or...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
ALPHA/Sim is a general-purpose, discrete-event simulation tool. ALPHA/Sim allows a user to graphically build a simulation model, enter input data via integrated forms, execute the simulation model,...
ABSTRACT MODEL COMPOSABILITY AS A RESEARCH INVESTMENT: RESPONSES TO THE FEATURED PAPER (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Paul C. Davis, C. Michael Overstreet, ...
Responses to the featured paper are provided by four authors who represent different elements of the simulation research community: industry, private research laboratory, and university. As is...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
SIMPHONY – AN INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION SIMULATION This paper discusses Simphony as an integrated environment for building special purpose simulation tools for modeling construction...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
We describe a framework for analyzing simulation output in order to find solutions that will work well after implementation. We show how the use of a loss function that incorporates both system mean...
SIMULATION BASED COMPARISON OF SEMICONDUCTOR AMHS ALTERNATIVES: (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Continuous Flow, Vs. Overhead Monorail
Automation is an essential component in today’s semiconductor manufacturing As factories migrate to 300 mm technology, automated handling becomes increasingly important for variety of ergonomic,...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
FACILITATING LEVEL THREE CACHE STUDIES USING SET SAMPLING We discuss some of the difficulties present in trace collection and trace-driven cache simulation. We then describe our multiprocessor...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Sarayuth Poolsup, Salil Deshpande
CLUSTER TOOL SIMULATION ASSISTS THE SYSTEM DESIGN Designing semiconductor cluster tool systems is a complicated task due to the nature of automatic operations and various configurations of modules...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
A simulation model was developed and tested using Taylor II to justify the implementation of a Flexible Manufacturing Cell (FMC). The current production capacity at the existing Continuous Flow (CF)...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
AN ENTERPRISE MODELING AND ANALYSIS TOOLKIT A fully integrated modeling and analysis toolkit, which facilitates multi-perspective knowledge capturing, sharing and reusing, is necessary for today’s...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Simon A. Colby
This paper describes the use and development of an artillery synthetic environment. This SE will be used to support system concept development and validation for long range and smart munitions. It...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
3D VISUALIZATION OF SIMULATED CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS Significant advances have been made in the field of construction process modeling. However, no convenient graphical support tools exist that can...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
TEACHING SYSTEM MODELING, SIMULATION AND VALIDATION Simulation is used in the design process of dynamic systems. The results of simulation are employed for validating a model, and they are helpful...
ABSTRACT A JAVA-BASED SIMULATION MANAGER FOR WEB-BASED SIMULATION (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Charles Marr, Christopher Storey, ...
This paper discusses a Web-based simulation manager program that executes an Application Service Provider (ASP) event for a customer who does not possess the inhouse capability to program complex...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
This paper presents an approach to the operational analysis of future space transportation systems. The approach combines knowledge from government and industry space operation and design experts,...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
SMART MODELING – BASIC METHODOLOGY AND ADVANCED TOOLS The paper discusses how a complex simulation project can be executed efficiently and effectively following simple basic methodology, and using...
ABSTRACT OPTIMAL PRODUCTION-DISTRIBUTION PLANNING IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Using A Hybrid, Simulation-analytic Approach
Production-distribution planning is the most important activity in supply chain management (SCM). To solve this planning problem, either analytic or simulation approaches have been used. However...
USING LATTICE RULES FOR VARIANCE REDUCTION IN SIMULATION (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Christiane Lemieux
Quasi-Monte Carlo methods are designed to improve upon the Monte Carlo method for multidimensional numerical integration by using a more regularly distributed point set than the i.i.d. sample...
ABSTRACT AUTOMATIC RANDOM VARIATE GENERATION FOR SIMULATION INPUT (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, W. Hörmann
We develop and evaluate algorithms for generating random variates for simulation input. One group called automatic, or black-box algorithms can be used to sample from distributions with known...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
ORGANIZATION AND SELECTION OF RECONFIGURABLE MODELS This paper introduces the concept of reconfigurable simulation models and describes how these models can be used to support simulation-based...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Yun Bae Kim, Deok Seon Roh
Simulating rare events in telecommunication networks such as estimation for cell loss probability in Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) networks requires a major simulation effort due to the slight...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
ANALYSIS OF SIMULATION FACTORIAL EXPERIMENTS BY EDF RESAMPLE STATISTICS The output from simulation factorial experiments can be complex and may not be amenable to standard methods of estimation like...
ABSTRACT “PLUG AND TEST ” – SOFTWARE AGENTS IN VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Adelinde M. Uhrmacher, Bernd G. Kullick
James- A Java Based agent modeling environment for simulation has been developed to support the compositional construction of test beds for multi-agent systems and their execution in distributed...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
I survey several mathematical techniques and results that are useful in the context of stochastic simulation. The concepts are introduced through the study of a simple model of ambulance operation to...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Paul E. Joustra, ...
This paper describes the development of a traffic-modeling tool as an Arena template and two applications of it: one to evaluate alternative designs for the road network on the premises of Amsterdam...
ABSTRACT PARTITIONING PARALLEL SIMULATION OF WIRELESS NETWORKS (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Azzedine Boukerche, Alessandro Fabbri
In this paper, we present a simulation testbed for wireless and mobile telecommunication systems, a two-stage PCS parallel simulation testbed which makes use of a conservative scheme at Stage 1, and...
ABSTRACT RANKING AND SELECTION FOR STEADY-STATE SIMULATION (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, David Goldsman
We present and evaluate two ranking-and-selection procedures for use in steady-state simulation experiments when the goal is to find which among a finite number of alternative systems has the largest...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
SIMULATION EDUCATION: PAST REFLECTIONS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS The results of two surveys of persons concerned with simulation education in the 1974-76 timeframe are compared with the results of a 1997...
ABSTRACT EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN FOR SIMULATION (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, W. David Kelton
This tutorial introduces some of the ideas, issues, challenges, solutions, and opportunities in deciding how to experiment with a simulation model to learn about its behavior. Careful planning, or...
ABSTRACT DYNAMIC COMPONENT SUBSTITUTION IN WEB-BASED SIMULATION (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Dhananjai Madhava Rao, Philip A. Wilsey
Recent breakthroughs in communication and software engineering has resulted in significant growth of web-based computing. Web-based techniques have been employed for modeling, simulation, and...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Matthew W. Rohrer
Whether designing a new system or modifying an existing one, engineers want to take the guesswork out of finding the best possible solution. While there are many analysis methods for designing...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
WHY DO SIMPLE WAFER FAB MODELS FAIL IN CERTAIN SCENARIOS? Previous work has proved that simple simulation models are sufficient for analyzing the behavior of complex wafer fabs in certain scenarios....
IMPROVED DECISION PROCESSES THROUGH SIMULTANEOUS SIMULATION AND TIME DILATION (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Paul Hyden
Simulation models are often not used to their full potential in the decision-making process. The default simulation strategy of simple serial replication of fixed length runs means that we often...
ABSTRACT WEB-BASED MODELING AND SIMULATION (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, S. Narayanan
This paper introduces the emerging area of web-based simulations and presents an overview of the opportunities and challenges in this field. This introduction begins with an outline of the World Wide...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Simon Dennis, Ben King, ...
Business processes are increasingly key to the success of companies in the service industry. It is important that these processes are designed and maintained to deliver the most cost effective and...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Leonardo Chwif, Marcos Ribeiro, ...
Nowadays the size and complexity of models is growing more and more, forcing modelers to face some problems that they were not accustomed to. Before trying to study ways to deal with complex models,...
A SIMULATION-BASED COST MODELING METHODOLOGY FOR EVALUATION OF (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Interbay Material, Handling In, ...
In the next generation of semiconductor wafer fabrication facilities, decisions concerning material handling systems will be a major factor in initial facility cost, operational cost, production...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Robert De Souza
This paper is framed to address the preliminary approach towards process-oriented collaborative inventory management in supply chains, taking advantage of multiagent technology in terms of modeling...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
Micro-robots will soon be available for deployment by the thousands. Consequently, controlling and coordinating a force this large to accomplish a prescribed task is of great interest. This paper...
ABSTRACT INTEGRATING OPTIMIZATION AND SIMULATION: RESEARCH AND PRACTICE (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Michael C. Fu, John S. Carson, ...
The integration of optimization and simulation has become nearly ubiquitous in practice, as most discrete-event simulation packages now include some type of optimization routine. This panel...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Charles R. Standridge
We have developed and applied modeling, simulation, and analysis capabilities for addressing strategic and tactical logistics problems in the chemical industry. These problems have to do with...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, James D. Arthur, Richard E. Nance
VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION WITHOUT INDEPENDENCE: A RECIPE FOR FAILURE Verification and validation (V&V) is a prominent technical area within simulation, attested to by the 12 tutorial sessions...
THE MONARC TOOLSET FOR SIMULATING LARGE NETWORK-DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING SYSTEMS (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Iosif C. Legrand, Harvey B. Newman
The next generation of High Energy Physics experiments have envisaged the use of network-distributed Petabytescale data handling and computing systems of unprecedented complexity. The general concept...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
This article examines how a discrete event simulation can be developed to evaluate the impact of real options on a research and development project. Previous work with real options has been primarily...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
On average more than 1000 tornado touchdowns hit the continental U.S. every year causing significant human and economic losses. In order to manage tornado risk, we need to assess tornado hazard, the...
AVATAR KINEMATICS MODELING FOR TELECOLLABORATIVE VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
This paper introduced the application of a more efficient mathematical representation of the kinematics of avatars, or digital human beings, in telecollaborative virtual reality environments (VRE)....
ABSTRACT ADAPTIVE IMPORTANCE SAMPLING SIMULATION OF QUEUEING NETWORKS Pieter-Tjerk de Boer (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Telematics Systems
In this paper, a method is presented for the efficient estimation of rare-event (overflow) probabilities in Jackson queueing networks using importance sampling. The method differs in two ways from...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Wang Lixin, Francis Tay, ...
This paper focuses on the production scheduling in MEMS (Micro-Electro Mechanical System) manufacturing. The whole MEMS production process can be organized into 3 sub-processes, i.e., the wafer...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
This tutorial describes some ways that Bayesian methods address problems that arise during simulation studies. This includes quantifying uncertainty about input distributions and parameters,...
The Qualitative Simulation Graph Methodology (QSCM) (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Ricki G. Ingalls
The Qualitative Simulation Graph Methodology (QSGM) is well suited to address the PERT scheduling with resources problem. The coverage property of QSGM has two important implications for the PERT...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
Seven panelists, all simulation consultants, give their view of the future of simulation. There is some consistency in the views with four areas being mentioned by three of the panelists, and four...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
We summarize progress achieved on an interactive land use VRML application (ILUVA) with servlet assist. The purpose of this application is to enable one to take a virtual land area and add buildings,...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Jerry Banks
This introduction begins with an example of simulation done by hand. Modeling concepts in simulation are then introduced based on the example. Next, the advantages and disadvantages of simulation are...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Harold S. Balaban, Robert T. Brigantic, ...
This paper presents the results of a simulation model designed to estimate aircraft Mission Capable Rates (MCR) for the United States Air Force. This simulation model originated out of the need to...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, James Ritchie-dunham, Douglas J. Morrice, ...
In this paper, we describe a simulation game designed to quantify the benefits of an enterprise resource planning system coupled with the balanced scorecard framework in an extended enterprise. We...
TOWARD A STANDARD PROCESS: THE USE OF UML FOR DESIGNING SIMULATION MODELS (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
Designing complex simulation models is a task essentially associated with software engineering. In this paper, the Unified Modeling Language (UML) is used to specify simulation models. It is shown...
SIMULATION IN DAILY FACTORY OPERATION: ‘SETTING THE LINE BOGEY IN AUGUSTA’ (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Gordon D. Rehn
The John Deere Augusta Works uses discrete event simulation in predicting assembly line output as a function of varying model and option mix quantities in daily production schedules. The most unique...
LINKING SPATIALLY EXPLICIT PARALLEL CONTINUOUS AND DISCRETE MODELS (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
This paper advocates the use of mobile agents for linking simulations running on different computers. A Mobile Component approach is proposed to enhance reusability of existing simulations and to...
ABSTRACT ANALYZING TRANSFORMATION-BASED SIMULATION METAMODELS (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Emily K. Lada, ...
We present a technique for analyzing a simulation metamodel that has been constructed using a variancestabilizing transformation. To compute a valid confidence interval for the expected value of the...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
ON HYBRID COMBINATION OF QUEUEING AND SIMULATION This paper aims to and illustrate that simulation and queuing theory can and should go hand in hand for a variety of practical problems, both in...
THE USE OF SIMULATION MODELING FOR INTERMODAL CAPACITY ASSESSMENT (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Beth C. Kulick, James T. Sawyer
Simulation modeling that has been successfully used to analyze intermodal capacity issues for a wide variety of facilities. Simulation technology provides an analysis mechanism for large intermodal...
ABSTRACT MAXIMIZING DELIVERY PERFORMANCE IN SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER FABRICATION FACILITIES (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Scott J. Mason
This paper is motivated by the problem of scheduling customer orders (jobs) in a semiconductor fabrication facility (“wafer fab”) to maximize delivery performance when the jobs have non-identical...
ABSTRACT SIMFONE′: AN OBJECT-ORIENTED SIMULATION FRAMEWORK (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Manuel D. Rossetti
This paper presents an overview of a software design framework for the development of object-oriented simulations. The framework is documented using the Unified Modeling Language (UML) and is divided...
ABSTRACT OUTPUT ANALYSIS PROCEDURES FOR COMPUTER SIMULATIONS (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, David Goldsman
This paper concerns the statistical analysis of output from discrete-event computer simulations. In particular, we discuss problems involving terminating simulations, the initialization of...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
AN UNDERLYING MODEL FOR DEFEAT MECHANISMS Defeat mechanisms are strategies for achieving victory over an opponent. Although defeat mechanisms often rely on influencing the opponent psychologically...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
A REVIEW OF WEB BASED SIMULATION: WHITHER WE WANDER? This paper considers a variety of new technologies for discrete-event simulation software development. Environments and languages for web based...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
Discrete-event simulation is widely used to analyse and improve the performance of manufacturing systems. The related optimization problem often includes integer design variables and is defined by...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
Investigation of the performance and operation of complex systems in manufacturing or other environments, analytical models of these systems become very complicated. Because of the complex stochastic...
ABSTRACT USING AGENT-BASED MODELING TO CAPTURE AIRPOWER STRATEGIC EFFECTS (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Richard K. Bullock
Airpower’s strength lies in quickly striking the enemy directly where they are vulnerable while being unhampered by geography and surface forces. Airpower theory suggests the effects of these...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
VERIFICATION, VALIDATION, AND ACCREDITATION OF SIMULATION MODELS This paper discusses verification, validation, and accreditation of simulation models. The different approaches to deciding model...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Susan M. Sanchez, Tom Ogazon, ...
Despite the size and importance of the health care industry, simulation is less prevalent in health care than in other fields such as manufacturing, logistics, and military applications. Yet...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
GPSS/H was first placed into commercial service in November, 1977. Over the ensuing 23 years, it has become well known for its speed and dependability. In GPSS/H, the process-interaction world view...
ABSTRACT COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF INTERVAL JUMPING IN POWER-CONTROL SIMULATION (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, David M. Nicol
Computation of power control calculations is one of the most time-consuming aspects of simulating wireless communication systems. These calculations are critical to understanding how a wireless...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, John R. Surdu
A new approach to military planning and execution has been proposed. This approach seeks to merge planning and execution, and replaces reaction to events with anticipation of events. This paper...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
JAVA ENGINE FOR UML BASED HYBRID STATE MACHINES One of the approaches to modeling hybrid systems is to assign algebraic-differential equations describing the continuous behavior to states of state...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
MEDICAL EDUCATION AS A MODEL FOR SIMULATION EDUCATION Simulation professionals need to see themselves first as systems analysts, i.e., problem solvers, rather than just simulation users. As the...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
A SUPPLY CHAIN CASE STUDY OF A FOOD MANUFACTURING MERGER A large food manufacturer recently decided to merge with another food manufacturer of similar size. The companies anticipated dealing with...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
SIMULATION MODELLING: THE LINK BETWEEN CHANGE MANAGEMENT PANACEAS Although change management panaceas have been widely discussed in the business and management literature for several decades, not...
A METHOD FOR ACHIEVING STABLE DISTRIBUTIONS OF WIRELESS (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
A cellular engineer typically estimates system performance via simulation. Most cellular operations software provides data from which one can infer the average, busy hour, subscriber location...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Elif Akçalõ, Reha Uzsoy
In semiconductor manufacturing, furnaces are used for diffusion and deposition operations. A furnace is a batch processing machine, which can simultaneously process a number of lots together as a...
ABSTRACT SIMULATION BASED DECISION SUPPORT FOR FUTURE 300MM AUTOMATED MATERIAL HANDLING (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Mathias Schulz, Timothy D. Stanley, ...
Integrated factory models of semiconductor fabrication facilities allow conclusions to be drawn on the impact of a given Automated Material Handling System (AMHS) and interactions between material...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
is as complex as developing a Modeling and Simulation (M&S) application itself. For the purpose of structuring both Verification and Validation (V&V) activities and V&V results, we...
ABSTRACT AGENT-BASED SIMULATION OF DYNAMIC ONLINE AUCTIONS (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Hideyuki Mizuta
The need to understand dynamic behavior in auctions is increasing with the popularization of online auctions. Applications include designing auction mechanisms, bidding strategies, and server...
ABSTRACT EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS ENABLED BY MULTIRESOLULTION, (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Multiperspective Modeling, Paul K. Davis
The objective of exploratory analysis is to gain a broad understanding of a problem domain before going into details for particular cases. Its focus is understanding comprehensively the consequences...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
OPTIMIZING PRODUCTION WORK FLOW USING OPEMCSS A graphical discrete event simulation library is proposed for system simulation that is based on interacting concurrent processes. This library works...
SEEING IS BELIEVING: THE IMPORTANCE OF VISUALIZATION IN MANUFACTURING SIMULATION (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
Visualization has become a critical component of simulation technology. Today we can’t imagine doing a simulation without some kind of visualization to help communicate results and get better...
ABSTRACT A STOPPING PROCEDURE BASED ON PHI-MIXING CONDITIONS (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, E. Jack Chen, W. David Kelton
The use of batch means is a well-known technique for estimating the variance of mean point estimators computed from a simulation experiment. This paper discusses implementation of a sequential...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
JAVABEANS-BASED FRAMEWORK FOR CONSTRUCTION SIMULATION The modeling and analysis of construction processes is gaining recognition in the construction industry. Recent developments such as Java-based...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
This paper recognises that good communication and interaction are key factors to the success of a simulation project and suggests that groupware technology can increase the chances of success. To...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
Discrete event simulations often require a future event list structure to manage events according to their timestamp. The choice of an efficient data structure is vital to the performance of discrete...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
Activity based costing (ABC) has revolutionized product costing, planning, and forecasting in the last decade. It is based on a philosophy of estimation that: “it is better to be approximately...
ABSTRACT ELIMINATE BOTTLENECKS WITH INTEGRATED ANALYSIS TOOLS IN eM-PLANT (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Matthias U. Heinicke, Alan Hickman
To build a realistic simulation model is all very well- to add real value you must identify the major difficulties and generate better alternatives. Tecnomatix Technologies, developers of eM-Plant,...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Nam Kyoo Boots
This paper deals with estimating small tail probabilities of the steady-state waiting time in a GI/GI/1 queue with heavy-tailed (subexponential) service times. The problem of estimating infinite...
ABSTRACT AN INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE ON THE ROLE OF EQUIPMENT-BASED EARTHMOVING SIMULATION (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Luc Schmitz
Over the last two decades, simulation of construction operations has gained momentum in its ability to provide solutions and understand complex problems. However, there still remains a distinct gap...
A SURVEY OF SIMULATION OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, James R. Swisher, Sheldon H. Jacobson
Discrete-event simulation optimization is a problem of significant interest to practitioners interested in extracting useful information about an actual (or yet to be designed) system that can be...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
SCHEDULING FLOW-SHOPS WITH LIMITED BUFFER SPACES The work described in this paper attempts to validate the implicit assumption in traditional flow shop scheduling research that there is a buffer of...
ABSTRACT DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR TEACHING SIMULATION WITH EXPLORATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Heimo H. Adelsberger, Markus Bick, ...
Teaching the highly complex domain of simulation requires well-elaborated strategies for efficient education. In this paper we present a well-structured approach to define the requirements for...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
In order to develop, test, and validate control software for managing automated systems, laboratories have traditionally constructed experimental test beds using actual physical equipment (small...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Larry E. Owen, Yunlong Zhang, ...
This paper presents an overview of the concept and features of the CORSIM traffic simulation program and the TSIS package that provides an integrated, user-friendly interface and environment for...
MODELING IN A SUCCESSFUL SIMULATION STUDY (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Averill M. Law, Michael G. Mccomas
In this paper, we discuss the critical role of simulation input modeling in a successful simulation study. Two pitfalls in simulation input modeling are then presented and we explain how any analyst,...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Candace L. Conwell
Both government and industry are involved in the acquisition and development of modeling and simulation (M&S) products. The effectiveness and maturity of an organization’s acquisition process...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Stephen Kasputis
While there has been much attention paid to the applications of Modeling and Simulation (M&S) by the Department of Defense (DoD) lately, little has been done to address those broad technology...
ABSTRACT A MODEL-BASED APPROACH FOR COMPONENT SIMULATION DEVELOPMENT (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Perakath Benjamin, Dursun Delen, ...
The increasing complexity of systems has enhanced the use of simulation as a decision-support tool. Often, simulation is the only scientific methodology available to practitioners for the analysis of...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Lawrence Leemis
Discrete-event simulation models typically have stochastic elements that mimic the probabilistic nature of the system under consideration. Successful input modeling requires a close match between the...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
Robotic workcell simulation is a modeling-based problem solving approach developed for the design, analysis, and offline programming of robotic workcells. Current industrial practices show that...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
Modeling requires considerable knowledge of the various stages of the simulation process. The modeler needs to know a great deal of the system to be modeled (domain specific knowledge), the ins and...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Francois Panneton
A NEW CLASS OF LINEAR FEEDBACK SHIFT REGISTER GENERATORS An efficient implementation of linear feedback shift register sequences with a given characteristic polynomial is obtained by a new method. It...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
Simulations often operate on static datasets and data sources, but many simulations would benefit from access to dynamic data. This paper describes our work developing a software agent-based...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
Monte Carlo simulation is a popular method for pricing financial options and other derivative securities because of the availability of powerful workstations and recent advances in applying the tool....
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
We analyzed the effect of a number of controllable input parameters on cycle time distribution and other output variables in a complex semiconductor backend manufacturing system, using a data driven,...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Diane L. Evans, Lawrence M. Leemis
INPUT MODELING USING A COMPUTER ALGEBRA SYSTEM Input modeling that involves fitting standard univariate parametric probability distributions is typically performed using an input modeling package....
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
In this tutorial we present an introduction to simulationbased optimization, which is, perhaps, the “hottest ” topic in discrete-event simulation today. We give a precise statement of the problem...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
The Extend modeling environment provides an integrated structure for building simulation models and developing new simulation tools. This environment supports simulation modelers on a wide range of...
ABSTRACT ENSURING THE SUCCESSFUL ADOPTION OF DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
Discrete event simulation has long been recognized as a valuable tool for manufacturers, but converting the recognition of value into an embrace of the technology can be a challenge. Like most...
VERIFICATION, VALIDATION, AND ACCREDITATION IN THE LIFE CYCLE OF MODELS AND SIMULATIONS (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Jennifer Chew
Verification, validation, and accreditation (VV&A) activities should be an on-going process throughout the life cycle of models and simulations (M&S). It is important to note that there is no...
ABSTRACT UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS AERIAL REFUELING REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, William R. Gates
operates a fleet of KC130 aerial refueling tanker aircraft. This paper uses queuing and simulation models to examine the USMC KC130 tanker requirement, contrasts the results and explores the...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Enterprise Simulation, Framework For, ...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
SLX, Simulation Language with Extensibility, is the newest member in Wolverine Software’s family of simulation and animation software. SLX features unique extensibility mechanisms that allow users...
ABSTRACT SIMULATION BASED DESIGN FOR A SHIPYARD MANUFACTURING PROCESS (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, D. J. Medeiros, Mark Traband, ...
Discrete event simulation can be used for virtual prototyping of new manufacturing facilities. Models built for this purpose must be easy to use, flexible, and provide a realistic graphical view of...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
ADDING ANIMATION TO A SIMULATION USING PROOF™ Proof Animation ™ is a family of products for adding animation to discrete event simulations. Proof is available in a variety of versions, including...
A SIMULATION TEST-BED TO EVALUATE MULTI-AGENT CONTROL OF MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
Current research in the area of manufacturing planning and control has moved away from traditional centralized solutions towards distributed architectures that range from hierarchical to...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, John B. Gilmer, Frederick J. Sullivan
RECURSIVE SIMULATION TO AID MODELS OF DECISIONMAKING Recursive simulation involves a simulation, or an entity in the simulation, creating another instance of the same simulation, running it and using...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
SIMULATION AS A TOOL FOR RESOURCE MANAGEMENT The decision-making process is a very essential part of any construction operation. Simulation can be used as a tool to assist construction managers in...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
Exploratory analysis uses a low-resolution model for broad survey work. High-resolution simulation can sometimes be used to inform development and calibration of such a model. This paper is a case...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
A REAL OPTIONS DESIGN FOR QUALITY CONTROL CHARTS We develop a financial model for a manufacturing process where quality can be affected by an assignable cause. We evaluate the options associated with...
CONCEPTIONS OF CURRICULUM FOR SIMULATION EDUCATION (PANEL) (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Jerry Banks, Tuncer I. Ören
series of discussions, conversations, and exchanges on the topic of personnel to meet the current modeling and simulation demands of the civilian application and world
A COMPARISON OF FIVE STEADY-STATE (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, K. Preston White, Michael J. Cobb, ...
We compare the performance of five well-known truncation heuristics for mitigating the effects of initialization bias in the output analysis of steady-state simulations. Two of these rules are...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Marc S. Atkin, Paul R. Cohen
Many artificial intelligence techniques rely on the notion of a “state ” as an abstraction of the actual state of the world, and an “operator ” as an abstraction of the actions that take you...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
This paper presents a series of experiments that were conducted to investigate in the instationary behavior of a wafer fab after changes in product mix. The experiments were performed using a...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, The Sdi, Richard A. Phelps, ...
simulation toolset for solving problems of whole enterprises. It adds important capabilities to an existing simulation package, Extend™, which provides a robust simulation architecture and a wealth...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
In recent years simulation proved to be a useful technology to support the making of recurring decisions. This paper describes the integrated simulator concept and requirements to make simulation...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Natalie M. Steiger
We summarize the results of an extensive experimental performance evaluation of selected batch means procedures for building a confidence interval for a steady-state expected simulation response. We...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
This paper presents an automated system for optimizing earthmoving operations. The proposed system can assist earthmoving contractors, during bid preparation stage, in estimating the time and cost...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
SIMAIR: A STOCHASTIC MODEL OF AIRLINE OPERATIONS Airline transportation systems are inherently random. However, airline planning models do not explicitly consider stochasticity in operations. Because...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
MODELS AND REPRESENTATION OF THEIR OWNERSHIP Models, similar to other intellectual properties, are increasingly being treated as commodities worthy of protection. Providing ownership for models is...
ABSTRACT USING EMULATION TO VALIDATE A CLUSTER TOOL SIMULATION MODEL (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, H. Todd Lebaron
Getting the most productivity per square foot of clean room space is a common goal for today’s semiconductor fabs. Cluster tool throughput is an important factor in a tool’s productivity index....
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Chad D. Dejong, Seth A. Fischbein
Semiconductor fabrication facilities (fabs) continue to expand in both complexity and volume. As a result, integrated models are required to determine even high level impacts to key success...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
The dominance of the Internet in the development of information and communication technology has made Web-based distributed solutions increasingly attractive. Apart from providing other services, the...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
EFFECTIVE REAL-TIME SIMULATIONS OF EVENT-BASED SYSTEMS This paper presents a set of novel tools that allow the efficient simulation, at fixed time steps, of event-based dynamic systems. The so-called...
VERIFICATION OF CONTROLLER SOFTWARE (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
The basic idea of Soft-Commissioning (SoftCom) is to test industrial control software by connecting a controller, e. g. a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) to a commercial discrete event simulator...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
Analysis of large, complex systems requires simulations of hybrid-system dynamics, i.e., dynamics which are best described by a combination of continuous-time and discrete-event models, and their...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
Silk ® is a set of Java classes that support object-oriented, general-purpose simulation and animation using the Java programming language. Silk enables the development of complex, yet manageable...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Lee W. Schruben
MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING MODELS OF DISCRETE EVENT SYSTEM DYNAMICS Analytical models for the dynamics of some discrete event systems are introduced where the system trajectories are solutions to...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
Batching jobs in a manufacturing system is a very common policy in most industries. The main reasons for batching are avoidance of set ups and/or facilitation of material handling. Good examples of...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
QUASI-MONTE CARLO METHODS IN CASH FLOW TESTING SIMULATIONS What actuaries call cash flow testing is a large-scale simulation pitting a company’s current policy obligation against future earnings...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Edjair Mota
Discrete event simulation is frequently time-consuming either because modern dynamic systems, such as telecommunication networks, are becoming increasingly complex and/or a great number of...
ABSTRACT A FRAMEWORK FOR RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY FOR SIMULATION OPTIMIZATION (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, H. Gonda Neddermeijer
We develop a framework for automated optimization of stochastic simulation models using Response Surface Methodology. The framework is especially intended for simulation models where the calculation...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
ADAPTIVELY CHOOSING THE BEST PROCEDURE FOR SELECTING THE BEST SYSTEM This paper presents a method that uses initial sample data to choose between statistical procedures for identifying the simulated...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
This paper presents a component-based framework for designing simulation models and discusses its implementation in a package called Simkit. In this framework, Components are defined to be monolith...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
NEW RESULTS ON PROCEDURES THAT SELECT THE BEST SYSTEM USING CRN One use of simulation is to inform decision makers that seek to select the best of several alternative systems. The system with the...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Brett Walters, Jon French
The field element of the U.S. Army Research Lab (ARL) at
ABSTRACT MONTE CARLO SIMULATION EXPERIMENTS FOR ANALYSIS (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Of Hiv, ...
The field of infectious disease epidemiology has increasingly adopted stochastic simulation technologies to simulate complex infectious disease transmission systems. Such simulations have both...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
THE ARENA PRODUCT FAMILY: ENTERPRISE MODELING SOLUTIONS This paper introduces the Arena suite of products for modeling, simulation, and optimization highlighting product architecture and technology...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Peter Mullarkey, E. Francisco Blvd, ...
We describe the design and implementation of a generic, real-time, in-line output analysis procedure for controlling simulations of discrete manufacturing environments. We implemented this capability...
ABSTRACT LANGUAGE BASED SIMULATION MODELS AS MANAGEMENT TOOLS FOR ASSEMBLY LINES (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Thomas Schulze
This paper demonstrates that despite the trend to Point & Click environments, the traditional approach of using general-purpose simulation languages is still eligible. The authors share their...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Michael J. Evans
This paper considers the development of envelope methods as a tool for simulation. Envelope methods are based on the construction of simple envelopes to functions. The proposed envelopes are general,...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
This paper deals with the issue of how one can teach simulation in the most time-efficient way. We first distinguish between different types of student as regards their background and future needs....
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference Davis (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
SIMULATION-BASED ACQUISITION: AN IMPETUS FOR CHANGE The military has recently introduced simulation-based acquisition where simulation technologies would be applied throughout all phases of system...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
IMPORTANCE SAMPLING IN DERIVATIVE SECURITIES PRICING We formulate the importance sampling problem as a parametric minimization problem under the original measure and use a combination of...
SIMULATION AS EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT FOR PRODUCTION (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
The proposed implementation is a monitor system able to train operators for on-line real time manufacturing control in order to analyze the performance of a production process. This system integrates...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Sigurdur Ólafsson, Nithin Gopinath
We investigate a new algorithm for simulation-based optimization where the number of alternatives is finite but very large. This algorithm draws on recent work in adaptive random search and from...
ABSTRACT THE ARGESIM-COMPARISONS ON DISCRETE SIMULATION RESULTS AND EVALUATION (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Felix Breitenecker, Martin Lingl, ...
This paper describes how to set up courses in (advanced) simulation techniques based on ARGESIM/EUROSIM Comparisons. SNE has defined 13 Software Comparisons, of which 6 concern discrete models, and...
ABSTRACT USING SIMULATION FOR MANUFACTURING PROCESS (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
This paper presents a simulation study carried out to solve a problem of manufacturing process reengineering. The specific company in which the study took place is a medium size manufacturer of chest...
FINDING IMPORTANT INDEPENDENT VARIABLES THROUGH SCREENING DESIGNS: (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, A Comparison, Of Methods
Once a simulation model is developed, designed experiments may be employed to efficiently optimize the system. Designed experiments are used on “real” production systems as well. The first step...
ABSTRACT AGENT-DIRECTED SIMULATION – CHALLENGES TO MEET DEFENSE AND CIVILIAN REQUIREMENTS (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Tuncer I. Ören, S. K. Numrich, ...
The aim of this panel session is to point out the importance of agent-directed simulation, as a scientific concept and technological possibility, to enhance the potential of simulation in both...
ABSTRACT MODELING FOR ENGINEERING AND ENGAGEMENT LEVEL SIMULATIONS (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Robert M. Mcgraw, Richard A. Macdonald
Today’s industrial and defense communities are increasingly reliant on the use simulation to reduce cost. At times, due to their stove-piped nature, these simulations themselves have resulted in a...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
The growing popularity of stochastic discrete event simulation in areas such as telecommunication, combined with much marketing hype about ease of use, has coaxed some practitioners into a misguided...
ABSTRACT SIMULATION METHODS FOR ANALYSIS OF TRAFFIC PROCESSES IN ATM NETWORKS (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Kenneth Y. Jo
This paper presents efficient simulation methods for analyzing modern, large-scale networks and evaluating their performance attributes. Characterizing traffic flows from multiple sources and...
VENTURE LAUNCH: USE OF SIMULATION TO SUPPORT STRATEGIC OPERATIONAL DECISIONS (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
This paper describes how discrete-event simulation enhanced a traditional process design effort for a new media company in pre-launch mode. Because the company’s business model is new, and thus its...
Systems Dynamics Modeling in Supply Chain Management: Research Review (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
Management has only recently re-emerged after a lengthy
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
A VIRTUAL TEXTBOOK FOR MODELING AND SIMULATION The theory of modeling and simulation is well defined in result of about 30 years of research and practice. There are commonly accepted approaches and...
ABSTRACT JOINT WARFARE SYSTEM (JWARS) VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION LESSONS LEARNED (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Jwars V
VA) has been responsible for conducting the verification and validation (V&V) of the JWARS simulation since September of 1997. This paper describes the lessons learned during the conduct of the...
ABSTRACT DISTRIBUTED WEB-BASED SIMULATION OPTIMIZATION (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Yuh-chuyn Luo, Enver Yücesan
Web technology is having a significant impact on computer simulation. Most of the effort in web-based simulation is aimed at modeling, particularly at building simulation languages and at creating...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, José A. Díaz
Cuba is one of the world’s major sugar producers, producing on average more than five millions tons per year. The sugar cane harvest is a huge logistical operation in which between 45 and 50...
AUTOMATED MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEM TRAFFIC CONTROL BY MEANS OF NODE BALANCING (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
This paper presents a logistic algorithm that improves traffic conditions in a network-like automated material handling system (AMHS). The algorithm uses a lookahead procedure and series of nodal...
VIRTUAL MACHINES FOR MESSAGE BASED, REAL-TIME AND INTERACTIVE SIMULATION (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Hansoo Kim, Chen Zhou
An advanced processing machine interacts with the material handling system, personnel and cell or shop floor controller in real-time via messaging and control. However, current simulation models are...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
SIMULATION OUTPUT ANALYSIS VIA DYNAMIC BATCH MEANS This paper is focused on estimating the quality of the sample mean from a steady-state simulation experiment with consideration of computational...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Richard A. Kilgore
An object-oriented modeling infrastructure using the Javabased, Silk simulation classes is defined that enables the simulation of multitasking, distributed systems using symmetric multiprocessors....
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Christos Alexopoulos
This paper reviews statistical methods for analyzing output data from computer simulations of single systems. In particular, it focuses on the estimation of steady-state system parameters. The...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
In this paper, we describe a general-purpose communication network simulator that we designed to examine the performance of transport protocols over wireless networks. The general-purpose simulator...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
Amongst the majority of work done in Supply Chain Simulation, papers have emerged that examine the area of model distribution. The executions of simulations on distributed hosts as a coupled model...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
SIMULATION OF THE REMOTE UNIT ASSEMBLY AND TEST: A CASE STUDY This paper will present a case study on the use of simulation to develop and implement an assembly line for the assembly and test of...
THE IMS MISSION ARCHITECTURE FOR DISTRIBUTED MANUFACTURING SIMULATION (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
This paper presents an overview of a neutral reference architecture for integrating distributed manufacturing simulation systems with each other, with other manufacturing software applications, and...
ABSTRACT VALIDATION OF TRACE-DRIVEN SIMULATION MODELS: (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, More On, ...
‘Trace-driven ’ or ‘correlated inspection ’ simulation means that the simulated and the real systems have some common inputs (say, arrival times) so the two systems ’ outputs are...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Mary Albert, George Koenig
For predicting soil conditions in support of mobility, combat, or engineering simulations, it is important to have verified models that can reliably predict the state of the ground in all weather...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Albert T. Jones
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have proposed the development of neutral libraries of simulation components. The availability of such libraries would simplify the...
ABSTRACT TIRE MODEL FOR SIMULATIONS OF VEHICLE MOTION ON HIGH AND LOW FRICTION ROAD SURFACES (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
on-road analytical tire model has been developed to predict tire forces and moments at the tire/road interface. The model is computationally efficient and it only requires a limited set of easily...
USING SIMULATION FOR THE ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF LIVER TRANSPLANTATION (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Lynne P. Baldwin, Tillal Eldabi, ...
This paper demonstrates the use of simulation in an evaluative study for the technology of liver transplantation from cost-effectiveness point of view. This study is conducted in the United Kingdom...
ABSTRACT SIMULATION OF WASTE PROCESSING, TRANSPORTATION, AND DISPOSAL OPERATIONS (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Janis Trone, Angela Guerin
In response to the accelerated cleanup goals of the
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Graham Nott
The purpose of this paper is to introduce a new approach to teaching an introductory simulation course using an interactive CD-ROM titled “Simply Simulation”. This method utilizes several...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, John M. Petrakis
SIMPROCESS ® was used to plan a phased migration from a traditional municipal court to a paperless court. The simulation model was also used to provide the financial justification, communication of...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Raymond L. Smith
This paper introduces a software architecture that has been used to enable voice assistance for a simulation-animation environment by integrating technologies that recognize spoken language input and...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Christos G. Panayiotou, Christos G. Cassandras
Simulation is one of the most powerful tools for modeling and evaluating the performance of complex systems, however, it is computationally slow. One approach to overcome this limitation is to...
ABSTRACT INTERACTIVE WEB-BASED ANIMATIONS FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Michael Syrjakow, Joerg Berdux
Web-based study resources can be viewed as a basic requirement in order to remain a competitive player on a more and more globalised educational market. For that reason it is getting increasingly...
ABSTRACT USE OF DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION TO VALIDATE AN AGENT BASED SCHEDULING ENGINE (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Shubhabrata Biswas, Sara Merchawi
This paper discusses the use of simulation in a new context. Most often QUEST is viewed as a stand-alone simulation tool to analyze and understand shop floor behavior. It has rarely been used in...
SIMULATION OF A PRODUCTION PLANT IN THE BRICK INDUSTRY (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Erwin Rybin
The paper deals with a simulation study on a planned production plant in the brick industry. We implemented this plant in TAYLOR II. Although the boundary conditions seemed relatively simple, we had...
DEVELOPING INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH SIMULATION MODELS (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
that use input data from spreadsheets. These original applications used a standalone Basic program to convert Lotus 123 ® data into Siman Experiment Frames. While this process has evolved overtime,...
SIMULATION OF AN EVOLUTIONARY TUNED FUZZY DISPATCHING SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLES (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
This paper presents the development and simulation of a novel Genetic Algorithm (GA) based methodology applied to optimal tuning of a fuzzy dispatching system for a fleet of automated guided vehicles...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Nagy Bengiamin
A new systematic algorithm to build adaptive linguistic fuzzy models directly from input-output data is presented in this paper. Based on clustering and projection in the input and output spaces,...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Thomas J. Schriber
This paper provides simulation practitioners and consumers with a grounding in how discrete-event simulation software works. Topics include discrete-event systems; entities, resources, control...
A SIMULATION MODEL OF BACKFILLING AND I/O SCHEDULING (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
A special type of scheduling called backfilling is presented using a parallel system upon which multiple jobs can be executed simultaneously. Jobs consist of parallel tasks scheduled to execute...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, In An M, ...
is used throughout the development process not just as an analysis tool but also as a development tool. In general, development of a system capability using M&S-Based Systems Development will...
ABSTRACT PREDICTING ENEMY FORCE CLOSURE WITH SIMULATION (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Mark R. Grabau
This paper presents a model and an analysis done to predict enemy force closure. The simulation replaces a pencil and ruler method that has been used by Department of Defense planners for over a...
OBJECT-ORIENTED TECHNOLOGY FOR ENHANCING ACTIVITY-BASED MODELING FUNCTIONALITY (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Jonathan Jingsheng Shi
Computer simulation is a powerful tool for analyzing and optimizing real-world systems with a wide range of successful applications. However, construction engineers have difficulty in mastering such...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Sarah E. Taranto, Ann M. Harper, ...
The UNOS Kidney Allocation Model (UKAM) is a software tool for the simulation and analysis of national cadaveric kidney and kidney-pancreas allocation policies for transplantation. UKAM is modular...
OPTIMIZING SIMULATIONS WITH CSIM18/OPTQUEST: FINDING THE BEST CONFIGURATION (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
In many cases, a simulation model of a system is used to evaluate alternative configurations of that system, with the goal of finding the configuration which maximizes (or minimizes) the value of an...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
In this study, a manufacturing system locating machining cells in a square array is considered as an agile manufacturing system that can manufacture a variety of kinds of products with varying...
ABSTRACT PARALLEL EXECUTION OF A SEQUENTIAL NETWORK SIMULATOR (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Kevin G. Jones
Parallel discrete event simulation (PDES) techniques have not yet made a substantial impact on the network simulation community because of the need to recast the simulation models using a new set of...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
PRODUCT-MIX ANALYSIS WITH DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION Discrete Event Simulation (DES) has been used as a design and validation tool in various production and business applications. DES can also be...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Theodore Allen
We propose “low cost response surface methods ” (LCRSM) that typically require half the experimental runs of standard response surface methods based on central composite and Box Behnken designs...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO SAMPLE-PATH SIMULATION OPTIMIZATION We propose solving continuous parametric simulation optimizations using a deterministic nonlinear optimization algorithm and sample-path...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Marc S. Atkin, David L. Westbrook, ...
DOMAIN-GENERAL SIMULATION AND PLANNING WITH PHYSICAL SCHEMAS Physical schemas are representations of simple physically grounded relationships and interactions such as “move,” “push, ” and...
ABSTRACT HIERARCHY-OF-MODELS APPROACH FOR AGGREGATED-FORCE ATTRITION (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Ugur Ziya Yildirim
This paper presents some innovations for overcoming shortcomings in the current state-of-the-art for the hierarchy-of-models approach to modeling aggregatedforce attrition in ground-combat models....
VISUALSLX – AN OPEN USER SHELL FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE MODELING AND SIMULATION (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
SLX by Wolverine software is actually one of the fastest simulation languages. Besides the high performance the SLX-compiler can be extended very easily by user specific syntax rules and new basic...
SIMULATION OF THE DRUG DEVELOPMENT PROCESS: (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, A Case, Study From, ...
This paper uses a case study from the pharmaceutical industry to show how simulation modeling can be applied to understanding large, highly-complex processes such as drug development. I conclude that...
AN ANALYTICAL MODEL AND AN OPTIMAL SCHEDULING HEURISTIC FOR COLLECTIVE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
In the this paper, we study the problem of collective resource management. We first introduce the problem through realworld examples. Then we generalize the problem and build an analytical model...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Clyde R. Wetteland, Jeff L. Miller, ...
The limitations that human operators impose on task execution are rarely integrated into simulations of complex systems, resulting in considerable loss of outcome fidelity. A discrete-event...
NONPARAMETRIC ESTIMATION OF NONHOMOGENEOUS POISSON PROCESSES USING WAVELETS (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
frequently used in stochastic simulations to model nonstationary point processes. These NHPP models are often constructed by estimating the rate function from one or more observed realizations of the...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
We have developed and implemented a case-based approach for introducing discrete event simulation to undergraduate and graduate manufacturing engineering students. Students learn only the simulation...
ABSTRACT AN ENHANCED TWO-STAGE SELECTION PROCEDURE (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, E. Jack Chen, W. David Kelton
This paper discusses implementation of a two-stage procedure to determine the simulation run length for selecting the best of k designs. We purpose an Enhanced Two-Stage Selection (ETSS) procedure....
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Colin R. Mason
Military Command and Control (C2) is the process by which commanders organise and employ force elements in order to achieve military objectives. This process needs to be represented in models of...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
This paper discusses the problems involved in developing a Java based simulation model of autonomous entities that can navigate themselves in 2-dimensional space. We develop some ideas for solving...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
The Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) enables the integration of interactive 3D graphics into the web. At the German Aerospace Center we have been using the new language in robotic...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Marcelo B. Rodrigues, Rua Engenheiro, ...
The Argentine Air Force and the Brazilian Navy recently added the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft to their military services. Each country maintains its own limited repair facility and spare parts...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
EFFECTIVE USES OF BUSINESS PROCESS SIMULATION This paper evaluates a number of tools for the redesign of processes through the use of two case studies based in the UK Police Service. There is a...
ABSTRACT GENERATING “DEPENDENT ” QUASI-RANDOM NUMBERS (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Shane G. Henderson
Under certain conditions on the integrand, quasi-Monte Carlo methods for estimating integrals (expectations) converge faster asymptotically than Monte Carlo methods. Motivated by this result we...
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, John B. Gilmer
Circumstance Descriptors are offered as a way to organize spatial and other military knowledge that may be difficult to formulate, particularly the kinds of details that are most often illustrated by...
USING SIMULATION TECHNIQUES FOR CONTINUOUS PROCESS (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
The purpose of this paper is to describe how discrete event simulation should be used as a tool for continuous process verification in industrial system development. Results include a specification...
TO THE MODELING PROCESS (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
We present a mapping of Best Practices from the field of software engineering to the practice of discrete event simulation model construction. There are obvious parallels between the two activities....
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Dima Nazzal
The focus of the paper is on the comparison of results obtained using group screening versus not using group screening in an experimental design methodology applied to a semiconductor manufacturing...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
Now that the High Level Architecture (HLA) (DMSO 1998) is a technical reality and DoD M&S programs are moving toward compliance, there’s a growing market for computer scientists and software...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
WHY DO SIMPLE WAFER FAB MODELS FAIL IN CERTAIN SCENARIOS? Previous work has proved that simple simulation models are sufficient for analyzing the behavior of complex wafer fabs in certain scenarios....
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
Monte Carlo simulation is a popular method for pricing financial options and other derivative securities because of the availability of powerful workstations and recent advances in applying the tool....
ABSTRACT VARIANCE REDUCTION TECHNIQUES FOR VALUE-AT-RISK WITH HEAVY-TAILED RISK FACTORS (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Paul Glasserman, Perwez Shahabuddin, ...
The calculation of value-at-risk (VAR) for large portfolios of complex instruments is among the most demanding and widespread computational challenges facing the financial industry. Current methods...
Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference (2007)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
Discrete event simulations often require a future event list structure to manage events according to their timestamp. The choice of an efficient data structure is vital to the performance of discrete...
Using Simulation for Option Pricing 1 (2000)
John M. Charnes, J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick
Monte Carlo simulation is a popular method for pricing financial options and other derivative securities because of the availability of powerful workstations and recent advances in applying the tool....
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Gert Zülch, Jörg Fischer, ...
This paper describes an object-orientated simulation approach towards an integrated planning of production systems. The main obstacle for an integrated use of simulation over different planning areas...
Object-oriented modelling and simulation (1992)
J. A. Joines, R. R. Barton, K. Kang, P. A. Fishwick, Bernard P. Zeigler, Hessam S. Sarjoughian
CREATING DISTRIBUTED SIMULATION USING DEVS M&S ENVIRONMENTS We briefly review the theory of modeling and simulation and its support for constructing distributed simulations. Formal representation...