WSC 2008 Program

Modeling and Simulation in Public Health: A Little Help Can Go a Long Way
Margaret Brandeau (Stanford University)

A Practitioner, a Vendor, and a Researcher Walk into a Bar: Trying to Explain what Researchers Do
Bruce Schmeiser (Purdue University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Why Modelling Matters
Mike Pidd (Lancaster University)

Monte Carlo and Discrete-Event Simulations in C and R
Barry Lawson (University of Richmond) and Lawrence Mark Leemis (The College of William & Mary)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Introduction to Simulation
Ricki G. Ingalls (Oklahoma State University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Some Topics for Simulation Optimization
Michael Fu (University of Maryland), Chun-Hung Chen (George Mason University) and Leyuan Shi (University of Wisconsin)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

How to Build Valid and Credible Simulation Models
Averill M. Law (Averill M. Law & Associates)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Introduction to Modeling and Generating Probabilistic Input Processes for Simulation
Michael E. Kuhl (Rochester Institute of Technology), Emily K. Lada (SAS Institute Inc), Natalie M. Steiger (Maine Business School), Mary Ann Wagner (SAIC) and James R. Wilson (North Carolina State University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Statistical Analysis of Simulation Output
Marvin Nakayama (New Jersey Institute of Technology)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Better Than a Petaflop: The Power of Efficient Experimental Design
Susan M. Sanchez (OR Dept, Naval Postgraduate School)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Tips for Successful Practice of Simulation
David T Sturrock (Simio LLC)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Introduction to Monte Carlo Simulation
Samik Raychaudhuri (Oracle Crystal Ball Global Business Unit)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation: ABMS Examples
Charles Macal and Michael North (Argonne National Laboratory and The University of Chicago)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Analytical Simulation Modeling
Lee Schruben (University of California, Berkeley)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

The Mathematics of Continuous-Variable Simulation Optimization
Sujin Kim (National University of Singapore) and Shane G. Henderson (Cornell University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Incorporating Information Networks Into Military Simulations
Darryl K. Ahner (United States Military Academy), Jonathon K. Alt and Francisco K. Baez (U.S. Army TRADOC Analysis Center), John Jackson (U.S. Joint Forces Command J9) and Thorsten Seitz and Susan M. Sanchez (Naval Postgraduate School)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Revenue Management: Models and Methods
Kalyan T Talluri (ICREA and Universitat Pompeu Fabra), Garrett J van Ryzin (Columbia University), Itir Z Karaesmen (University of Maryland) and Gustavo J Vulcano (New York University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Verification and Validation of Simulation Models
Robert G. Sargent (Syracuse University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Approximate Zero-Variance Simulation
Pierre L'Ecuyer (DIRO, Université de Montréal) and Bruno Tuffin (IRISA / INRIA)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Inside Discrete-Event Simulation Software: How it Works and Why it Matters
Thomas J. Schriber (University of Michigan) and Daniel T. Brunner (Kiva Systems, Inc.)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Guidelines for Commercial Off-the-Shelf Simulation Package Interoperability
Simon J. E. Taylor (Brunel University), Stephen J. Turner (Nanyang Technological University) and Steffen Strassburger (Ilmenau University of Technology)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Approximate Dynamic Programming: Lessons From the Field
Warren B Powell (Princeton University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Features, Functionality and Power: What Sets Flexsim Apart
Cliff King and Eamonn Lavery (Flexsim Software Products, Inc.)

Enterprise Dynamics New Release V8.0
Janis Britals (Incontrol Enterprise Dynamics)

Extendsim 7
David Krahl (Imagine That Inc.)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

PLCStudio: Simulation Based PLC Code Verification
SangC Park (Ajou University, Indutrial Engineering Department), Chang Mok Park, Jonguen Kwak, and Sungjoo Yeo (UDMTEK) and Jinam Wang (Ajou university Industrial Engineering Department)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

SAS Simulation Studio and JMP
Ed Hughes (SAS) and Curt Hinrichs (JMP - SAS)

Siemens PLM Software - Tecnomatix Plant Simulation
Jeff Miller (Siemens PLM Software)

Features, Functionality and Power: What Sets Flexsim Apart
Cliff King (Flexsim Software Products, Inc.)

XJ Technologies - Professional Tool for Multi-Method Simulation Modeling
Andrei Borshchev (XJ Technologies)

Enterprise Dynamics New Release V8.0
Holger Pitsch (Incontrol Enterprise Dynamics)

Frontline Systems - Risk Analysis, Simulation Optimization, Robust Optimization and More
Daniel Fylstra (Frontline Systems, Inc.)

Empowering Decision Support With Simulation Technology - Scenario Navigator
Vincent de Gast, Rienk Bijlsma, and Edwin Valentin (Systems Navigator)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

PMC Asprova
Marcello Zottolo and Karthik Vasudevan (Production Modeling Corp.)

Make an Impact with Demo3D
Ian McGregor (Emulate3D)

Applied Materials - AutoMod
Dan Muller (Applied Materials)

Introduction to Simio
Claude Dennis Pegden (Simio LLC)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Rockwell Automation - What’s New in Arena 13
Jonathan Phillips (Rockwell Automation)

Tackling the Big Problems Using GoldSim: Probabilistic Dynamic Simulation Software for Risk and Decision Analysis in Engineering, Science and Business
Rick Kossik (GoldSim Technology Group)

CreateASoft, Inc. - Next Generation Dynamic Simulation: How Simcad Pro is Different
Hosni Adra (CreateASoft, Inc.)

ProModel Corporation - Project and Program Management
Joe Giannitti (ProModel Corporation)

Introduction to Simio
Dennis Pegden (Simio LLC)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Southwest Research Institute - Human Aggregate and Crowd Behavior Modeling Using MAICE Station™
Pete Hottenstein (Southwest Research Institute)

Rockwell Automation - What's New in Arena 13
Jonathan Phillips (Rockwell Automation)

Averill M. Law - ExpertFit Distribution-Fitting Software
Averill M. Law (Averill M. Law & Associates)

Comparing Two Systems: Beyond Common Random Numbers
Samuel M. T. Ehrlichman and Shane G. Henderson (Cornell University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Run-Length Variability of Two-Stage Multiple Comparisons with the Best for Steady-state Simulations and Its Implications for Choosing First-Stage Run Lengths
Marvin K Nakayama (New Jersey Institute of Technology)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Comparison of Bayesian Priors for Highly Reliable Limit Models
Roy R Creasey (Longwood University), Preston White (University of Virginia) and Linda B Wright and Cheryl F Davis (Longwood University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

A Preliminary Study of Optimal Splitting for Rare-Event Simulation
John F Shortle and Chun-Hung Chen (George Mason University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

A New Perspective on Feasibility Determination
Roberto Szechtman (Naval Postgraduate School) and Enver Yucesan (INSEAD)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Restricted Subset Selection
E Jack Chen (BASF Corporation)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

An Efficient Ranking and Selection Procedure for a Linear Transient Mean Performance Measure
Douglas J. Morrice (The University of Texas at Austin) and Mark W. Brantley and Chun-Hung Chen (George Mason University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Update on Economic Approach to Simulation Selection Problems
Stephen E. Chick (INSEAD) and Noah Gans (Wharton)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

The Knowledge-Gradient Stopping Rule for Ranking and Selection
Peter Frazier and Warren Buckler Powell (Princeton University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Monotonicity and Stratification
Gang Zhao and Pirooz Vakili (Boston University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Control Variate Technique: A Constructive Approach
Tarik Borogovac and Pirooz Vakili (Boston University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Efficient Simulation for Tail Probabilities of Gaussian Random Field
Robert J. Adler (Technion-Israel Institute of Technology) and Jose H. Blanchet and Jingchen Liu (Columbia University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Functional Data Analysis for Non Homogeneous Poisson Processes
Fermín Mallor and Martín Gastón (Public University of Navarre) and Teresa León (University of Valencia)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Reliable Simulation with Input Uncertainties Using an Interval-Based Approach
Ola G. Batarseh and Yan Wang (University of Central Florida)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Smooth Flexible Models of Nonhomogeneous Poisson Processes Using One or More Process Realizations
Michael E Kuhl and Shalaka C Deo (Rochester Institute of Technology) and James R Wilson (North Carolina State University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Stochastic Kriging for Simulation Metamodeling
Barry L Nelson, Jeremy Staum, and Bruce Ankenman (Northwestern University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Selecting the Best Linear Simulation Metamodel
Russell Cheng (University of Southampton)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Data Enhancement, Smoothing, Reconstruction and Optimization by Kriging Interpolation
Hasan Gunes and Hakki Ergun Cekli (Istanbul Technical University) and Ulrich Rist (Universitaet Stuttgart)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Skart: A Skewness- and Autoregression-Adjusted Batch-Means Procedure for Simulation Analysis
Ali Tafazzoli (NC State University), James R. Wilson (North Carolina State University), Emily K. Lada (SAS Institute Inc) and Natalie M. Steiger (Maine Business School)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

A Large Deviations View of Asymptotic Efficiency for Simulation Estimators
Sandeep Juneja (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research) and Peter Glynn (Stanford University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Displaying Statistical Point Estimators: The Leading-Digit Procedure
Wheyming T. Song (National Tsing Hua University) and Bruce Schmeiser (Purdue University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

The More Plot: Displaying Measures of Risk & Error From Simulation Output
Barry L Nelson (Northwestern University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

A Distribution-Free Tabular Cusum Chart for Correlated Data with Automated Variance Estimation
Joongsup Jay Lee, Christos Alexopoulos, David Goldsman, Seong-Hee Kim, and Kwok-Leung Tsui (Georgia Institute of Technology) and James R. Wilson (North Carolina State University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Implementable MSE-Optimal Dynamic Partial-Overlapping Batch Means Estimators for Steady-State Simulations
Wheyming Tina Song and Mingchang Chih (National Tsing Hua University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Simulation of a Lévy Process by PCA Sampling to Reduce the Effective Dimension
Pierre L'Ecuyer (DIRO, Université de Montréal) and Jean-Sébastien Parent-Chartier and Maxime Dion (Université de Montréal)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Fast Simulation of Equity-Linked Life Insurance Contracts with a Surrender Option
Carole Bernard and Christiane Lemieux (University of Waterloo)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

On the Approximation Error in High Dimensional Model Representation
Xiaoqun Wang (Department of Mathematical Sciences, Tsinghua University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Comparing Designs for Computer Simulation Experiments
Rachel Terese Johnson and Douglas C Montgomery (Arizona State University), Bradley Jones (SAS Institute) and John W Fowler (Arizona State University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Using Simulation Early in the Design of a Fuel Injector Production Line
Mustafa H. Tongarlak, Bruce Ankenman, and Barry L Nelson (Northwestern University) and Laurent Borne and Kyle Wolfe (Delphi Corporation)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Design of Experiments: Overview
Jack P.C. Kleijnen (Tilburg University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Large Deviations Perspective on Ordinal Optimization of Heavy-Tailed Systems
Jose Blanchet (Columbia University), Jingchen Liu (Harvard University) and Bert Zwart (Georgia Tech)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Mathematical Programming Representations for State-Dependent Queues
Wai Kin Victor Chan (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) and Lee Schruben (University of California, Berkeley)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Discrete Stochastic Optimization Using Linear Interpolation
Honggang Wang and Bruce W Schmeiser (Purdue University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Max-Min Optimality of Service Rates in Queueing Systems with Customer-Average Performance Criterion
Li Xia, Ming Xie, Wenjun Yin, and Jin Dong (IBM China Research Laboratory)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Evaluating the Transient Behavior of Queueing Systems via Simulation and Transfer Function Modeling
Jingang Liu and Feng Yang (West Virginia University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

On Step Sizes, Stochastic Shortest Paths, and Survival Probabilities in Reinforcement Learning
Abhijit Gosavi (Missouri University of Science and Technology)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Automating Warm-Up Length Estimation
Kathryn Hoad, Stewart Robinson, and Ruth Davies (Warwick Business School)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Stationarity Tests and MSER-5: Exploring the Intuition Behind Mean-Squared-Error-Reduction in Detecting and Correcting Initialization Bias
William W Franklin and K. Preston White (University of Virginia)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Using Slithers of Simulation in a New Approach for Intelligent Initialization of Non-Terminating Systems
Philip G Brabazon (Nottingham University Business School)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Monte Carlo Simulation of Diffusions
Peter W Glynn (Stanford University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Simulating Point Processes by Intensity Projection
Kay Giesecke, Hossein Kakavand, and Mohammad Mousavi (Stanford University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Beta Approximations for Bridge Sampling
Paul Glasserman and Kyoung-Kuk Kim (Columbia University, Graduate School of Business)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Connecting the Top-Down to the Bottom-Up: Pricing CDO under a Conditional Survival (CS) Model
Steven S. G. Kou and Xianhua Peng (Columbia University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Reducing the Variance of Likelihood Ratio Greeks in Monte Carlo
Luca Capriotti (Global Modelling and Analytics Group, Credit Suisse Investment Banking Division)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Revisit of Stochastic Mesh Method for Pricing American Options
Guangwu Liu and Jeff Hong (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Valuation of Variable Annuity Contracts with Cliquet Options in Asia Markets
Ming-hua Hsieh (National Chengchi University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Efficient Tail Estimation for Sums of Correlated Lognormals
Jose Blanchet (Columbia University), Sandeep Juneja (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research) and Leonardo Rojas-Nandayapa (Univeristy of Aarhus)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

A Rate Result for Simulation Optimization with Conditional Value-at-Risk Constraints
Soumyadip Ghosh (IBM TJ Watson Research Center)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Optimizing Portfolio Tail Measures: Asymptotics and Efficient Simulation Optimization
Sandeep Juneja (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Response Surface Methodology for Simulating Hedging and Trading Strategies
Evren Baysal, Barry L. Nelson, and Jeremy Staum (Northwestern University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Supply Chain Risks Analysis by Using Jump-Diffusion Model
Xianzhe Chen and Jun Zhang (North Dakota State University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

A Particle Filtering Framework for Randomized Optimization Algorithms
Enlu Zhou, Michael C. Fu, and Steven I. Marcus (University of Maryland, College Park)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

How to Build Better Models: Applying Agile Techniques to Simulation
James T. Sawyer and David M. Brann (TranSystems)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

High Performance Spreadsheet Simulation on a Desktop Grid
Juta Pichitlamken, Supasit Kajkamhaeng, and Putchong Uthayopas (Kasetsart University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Prelude to the Panel on What Makes Good Research in Modeling and Simulation
Levent Yilmaz (Auburn University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Panel Discussion: Sustaining the Growth and Vitality of the M&S Discipline
Levent Yilmaz (Auburn University), Paul Davis (RAND), Paul A. Fishwick (University of Florida), Xiaolin Hu (Georgia State University), John A. Miller and Maria Hybinette (University of Georgia), Tuncer I. Ören (University of Ottawa), Paul Reynolds (University of Virginia), Hessam Sarjoughian (Arizona State University) and Andreas Tolk (Old Dominion University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Panel Discussion: What Makes Good Research in Modeling and Simulation: Assessing the Quality, Success, and Utility of M&S Research
Jeffrey Smith and John Hamilton (Auburn University), Barry Nelson (Northwestern University), Lee Schruben (University of California-Berkeley), Richard Nance (Orca Computer) and George F. Riley (Georgia Institute of Technology)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

An Approach for the Effective Utilization of GP-GPUS in Parallel Combined Simulation
David W Bauer Jr (The MITRE Corporation)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

A Pi-Calculus Formalism for Discrete Event Simulation
Richard A Wysk and Jianrui Wang (The Pennsylvania State University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Applying Causal Inference to Understand Emergent Behavior
Ross Joseph Gore and Paul F. Reynolds Jr. (University of Virginia)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Lean Engineering for Planning Systems Redesign – Staff Participation by Simulation
Durk-Jouke van der Zee, Arnout Pool, and Jakob Wijngaard (University of Groningen)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

The Improved Sweep Metaheuristic for Simulation Optimization and Application to Job Shop Scheduling
George Jiri Mejtsky (Simulation Research)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Discrete Rate Simulation Using Linear Programming
Cecile Damiron and Anthony Nastasi (Imagine That Inc.)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Preventive What-If Analysis in Symbiotic Simulation
Heiko Aydt, Stephen John Turner, Wentong Cai, and Malcolm Yoke Hean Low (Nanyang Technological University), Peter Lendermann and Boon Ping Gan (D-SIMLAB Technologies Pte Ltd) and Rassul Ayani (Royal Institute of Technology (KTH))
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Concurrent Simulation and Optimization Models for Mining Planning
Marcelo Moretti Fioroni and Luiz Augusto Franzese (Paragon Tecnologia), Tales J. Bianchi (VALE), Luiz Ezawa (Vale) and Luiz Ricardo Pinto and Gilberto Miranda Júnior (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

A Modeling-Based Classification Algorithm Validated with Simulated Data
Karen Hovsepian, Peter Anselmo, and Subhasish Mazumdar (New Mexico Tech)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Future Trends in Distributed Simulation and Distributed Virtual Environments: Results of a Peer Study
Steffen Strassburger (Ilmenau University of Technology), Thomas Schulze (Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg) and Richard Fujimoto (Georgia Institute of Technology)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Simulating Culture: An Experiment Using a Multi-User Virtual Environment
Paul Fishwick, Julie Henderson, Elinore Fresh, and Franz Futterknecht (University of Florida) and Benjamin D. Hamilton (Technical Support Working Group)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

A Fast Hybrid Time-Synchronous/Event Approach to Parallel Discrete Event Simulation of Queuing Networks
Hyungwook Park and Paul A. Fishwick (University of Florida)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Simulation of Stochastic Hybrid Systems with Switching and Reflecting Boundaries
Derek Riley and Xenofon Koutsoukos (Vanderbilt University) and Kasandra Riley (Yale University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Vesicle-Synapsin Interactions Modeled with Cell-DEVS
Rhys Goldstein and Gabriel Wainer (Carleton University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Establishing the Credibility of a Biotech Simulation Model
David Zhang (Bioproduction Group), Lenrick Johnston and Lee Schruben (University of California at Berkeley) and Arden Yang (Genentech, Inc.)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

A Flexible and Scalable Experimentation Layer
Jan Himmelspach, Roland Ewald, and Adelinde M. Uhrmacher (University of Rostock)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

A Plug-in Based Architecture for Random Number Generation in Simulation Systems
Roland Ewald, Johannes Rössel, Jan Himmelspach, and Adelinde M. Uhrmacher (University of Rostock)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

A Simulation Framework for Service-Oriented Computing Systems
Hessam Sarjoughian (Arizona State Univeristy) and Sungung Kim, Muthukumar Ramaswamy, and Stephen Yau (Arizona State University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Transparent and Adaptive Computation-Block Caching for Agent-Based Simulation on a PDES Core
Yin Xiong, Maria Hybinette, and Eileen Kraemer (University of Georgia)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Using Agent Technology to Move From Intention-Based to Effect-Based Models
Andreas Tolk, Robert J Bowen, and Patrick T Hester (Old Dominion University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

An Analysis of Emerging Behaviors in Large-Scale Queueing-Based Service Systems Using Agent-based Simulation
Wai Kin Victor Chan (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Mental Simulation for Creating Realistic Behavior in Physical Security Systems Simulation
Volkan Ustun and Jeffrey S Smith (Auburn University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Integrated Human Decision Making Model under Belief-Desire-Intention Framework for Crowd Simulation
Seungho Lee and Young-Jun Son (The University of Arizona)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Introducing Age-Based Parameters into Simulations of Crowd Dynamics
D. J. Kaup, Thomas L. Clarke, Linda C. Malone, and Florian Jentsch (University of Central Florida) and Rex Oleson (SAIC)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

A Simplified Modeling Approach for Human System Interaction
Torbjörn Per Edvin Ilar (Luleå University of Technology)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

MMOHILS: A Simpler Approach to Valid Agents in Human Simulation Studies
Seth N. Hetu and Gary Tan (National University of Singapore)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Modelling and Simulation of Team Effectiveness Emerged from Member-Task Interaction
Shengping Dong, Bin Hu, and Jiang Wu (School of Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Design Guidelines for Simulation Building Blocks
Alexander Verbraeck (TU Delft) and Edwin Valentin (Systems Navigator)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Extending DEVS to Support Multiple Occurrence in Component-based Simulation
Olivier Dalle (Université de Nice - Sophia Antipolis, CNRS and INRIA), Bernard P. Zeigler (University of Arizona) and Gabriel A. Wainer (Carleton University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Definition and Analysis of Composition Structures for Discrete-Event Models
Mathias Röhl and Adelinde M. Uhrmacher (University of Rostock)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Conceptual Modelling: Knowledge Acquisition and Model Abstraction
Kathy Kotiadis and Stewart Robinson (Warwick Business School)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Accomplishing Reuse with a Simulation Conceptual Model
Osman Balci and James D. Arthur (Virginia Tech) and Richard E. Nance (Orca Computer, Inc.)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Mathematical Models Towards Self-organizing Formal Federation Languages Based on Conceptual Models of Information Exchange Capabilities
Andreas Tolk (Old Dominion University) and Saikou Y Diallo and Charles D Turnitsa (Virginia Modeling Analysis & Simulation Center)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Conceptual Simulation Modeling: The Structure of Domain Specific Simulation Environment
Kitti Setavoraphan and Floyd H. Grant (University of Oklahoma)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Combined Use of Modeling Techniques for the Development of the Conceptual Model in Simulation Projects
José Arnaldo Barra Montevechi and Rafael Florêncio da Silva Costa (Universidade Federal de Itajubá), Fabiano Leal, Alexandre Ferreira de Pinho, and Fernando Augusto Silva Marins (Universidade Estadual Paulista), José Tadeu de Jesus (PadTec) and Fábio Ferreira Marins (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Experience in the Broadening of a Single-Purpose Simulation Model
Reid L Kress, Pete Bereolos, Karen Bills, James Clinton, Jack Dixon, Phil Dunn, Julie Moore, and Rob Wilson (BW Y-12)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Distributed Multi-layered Workload Synthesis for Testing Stream Processing Systems
Eric Bouillet, Parijat Dube, David George, Zhen Liu, Dimitrios Pendarakis, and Li Zhang (IBM T. J. Watson Research Center)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

A Methodology for Unit Testing Actors in Proprietary Discrete Event Based Simulations
Mark E Coyne, Scott R Graham, Kenneth Mark Hopkinson, and Stuart H Kurkowski (Air Force Institute of Technology)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Measuring the Effectiveness of the S-Metric to Produce Better Network Models
Isabel Beichl and Brian Cloteaux (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

An Application of Parallel Monte Carlo Modeling for Real-Time Disease Surveillance
David W Bauer Jr (The MITRE Corporation)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Partial-Modular Devs for Improving Performance of Cellular Space Wildfire Spread Simulation
Yi Sun and Xiaolin Hu (Georgia State University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Parallel Discrete-Event Simulation of Population Dynamics
Bhakti Stephan Onggo (Lancaster University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Deferred Vs. Immediate Modification of Simulation State in a Parallel Discrete Event Simulator Using Threaded Worker Pools
David Wayne Mutschler (Naval Air Systems Command)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Dynamic Entity Distribution in Parallel Discrete Event Simulation
Michael Slavik, Imad Mahgoub, and Ahmed Badi (Florida Atlantic University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Quantitative Assessment of an Agent-Based Simulation on a Time Warp Executive
George Vulov, Tianhao He, and Maria Hybinette (University of Georgia)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Supporting Simulation in Industry Through the Application of Grid Computing
Navonil Mustafee (Warwick Business School) and Simon J. E. Taylor (Brunel University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Management of HLA-Based Distributed Legacy SLX-Models
Thomas Schulze (University of Magdeburg), Steffen Strassburger (Technical University of Ilmenau) and Michael Raab (Fraunhofer IFF Magdeburg)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Distributed Simulation in Industry – A Survey, Part 3 – The HLA Standard in Industry
Csaba A. Boer (TBA B.V.) and Arie de Bruin and Alexander Verbraeck (Delft University of Technology)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Predictive-Conservative Synchronization for Commercial Simulation Package Interoperability
Yuanxi Liang and Stephen John Turner (Nanyang Technological University) and Boon Ping Gan (D-SIMLAB Technologies Pte Ltd)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Improving Performance by Replicating Simulations with Alternative Synchronization Approaches
Zengxiang Li, Wentong Cai, Stephen John Turner, and Ke Pan (Nanyang Technological University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Federated Simulations for Systems of Systems Integration
Robert Kewley, Edward Teague, and Dale Henderson (USMA), Niki Goergor (US Army Corps of Engineers Engineering Research and Devlopment Center) and James Cook (USMA)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Design and Implementation of an XML-Based, Technology-Unified Data Pipeline for Interactive Simulation
Francois Rioux (Laval University), Francois Bernier (DRDC-Valcartier) and Denis Laurendeau (Laval University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Service-Oriented-Architecture Based Framework for Multi-User Virtual Environments
Xiaoyu Zhang and Denis Gracanin (Virginia Tech)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Knowledge Representation and the Dimensions of a Multi-Model Relationship
Charles Daniel Turnitsa (Virginia Modeling Analysis and Simulation Center) and Andreas Tolk (Old Dominion University)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Modeling and Simulation of Multinational Intra-Theatre Logistics Distribution
Ahmed Ghanmi (DRDC - CORA) and Gregory B Campbell and Thomas A Gibbons (CANOSCOM)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

A Discrete Event Simulation Model for Examining Future Sustainability of Canadian Forces Operations
Patricia Moorhead, Andrew Wind, and Mira Halbrohr (DRDC CORA)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Application of Simulation Modeling for Air Force Enterprise IT Transformation Initiatives
Lisa M. Fitzgerald and Tiffany J. Harper (Nova Technology Solutions)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Feasibility Study for Replacing the MK19 Automatic Grenade Launching System
Scott T Crino (United States Military Academy)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

On the Availability of the CH149 Cormorant Fleet
Raman Pall (Defence Research and Development Canada - Center for Operational Research and Analysis)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Automating the Constraining Process
Joel J Luna (Dynamics Research Corporation)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Creating and Using Non-Kinetic Effects: Training Joint Forces for Asymmetric Operations
Hugh Henry (The MITRE Corporation) and Robert G. Chamberlain (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Linear Modeling and Simulation of Low-Voltage Electric System for Single-Point Vulnerability Assessment of Military Installation
Edgar C. Portante, Thomas N Taxon, and James A Kavicky (Argonne National Laboratory) and Tarek Abdallah and Timothy K Perkins (U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center)
[ Full Paper as a pdf file ]

Research and Analysis of Simulation-Based Networks through Multi-Objective Visualizations
J. Mark Belue, Stuart H. Kurkowski, Scott R. Graham, Kenneth M. Hopkinson, Ryan W. Thomas, and Joshua W. Abernathy (Air Force Institute of Technology)
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Modeling and Simulation of Integrated Intelligent Systems
Yongchang Li, Michael Balchanos, Bassem Nairouz, Neil Weston, and Dimitri Mavris (Georgia Institute of Technology)
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A Design of Experiments Approach to Military Deployment Planning Problem
Uğur Ziya Yıldırım, İhsan Sabuncuoğlu, and Barbaros Tansel (Bilkent University) and Ahmet Balcıoğlu (Turkish Army)
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C-5 Isochronal Inspection Process Modeling
Alan W. Johnson, Charles Glasscock, Adam Little, Matthew Muha, David O'Malley, and Michael Bennett (Air Force Institute of Technology)
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Information Fusion in Underwater Sonar Simulation
Yanshen Zhu (University of Central Florida), Haluk Akin (University of Central Florida), Maria T. Bull (Universidad Catolica de la Santisima Concepcion) and Luis Rabelo and Jose Sepulveda (University of Central Florida)
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A Hybrid Approach Based on Multi-Agent Geosimulation and Reinforcement Learning to Solve a UAV Patrolling Problem
Jimmy Perron and Jimmy Hogan (NSim Technology), Bernard Moulin (Laval University) and Jean Berger and Micheline Bélanger (DRDC Valcartier)
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Multi-Objective UAV Mission Planning Using Evolutionary Computation
Gary Byron Lamont and Adam Pohl (Air Force Institute of Technology)
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Assignment of Probabilities to Events for Combat Simulation
John Gilmer and Frederick Sullivan (Wilkes University)
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A Multi Threaded and Resolution Approach to Simulated Futures Evaluation
David R. Pratt, Robert W Franceschini, Robert B Burch, and Robert S. Alexander (SAIC)
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A Systems Engineering Process Supporting the Development of Operational Requirements Driven Federations
Andreas Tolk (Old Dominion University), Robert H. Kewley (United States Military Academy) and Thomas G Litwin (Old Dominion University)
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Simulating Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Plans for a Public University: A Hierarchical System Dynamics Approach
Tim Lant, Ozgur Merih Araz, Megan Jehn, Cody Christensen, and John Fowler (Arizona State University)
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Application of Spatial Visualization for Probabilistic Hurricanes Risk Assessment to Build Environment
Yue Li and Tyler A Erickson (Michigan Technological University)
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Dynamic Security: An Agent-Based Model for Airport Defense
William E. Weiss (The MITRE Corporation)
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Simulation of the Research Process
Muaz Niazi (Foundation University), Amir Hussain (University of Stirling), Abdul Rauf Baig (FAST-NU) and Saeed Akhtar Bhatti (Foundation University)
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The Improvement of Deformations and Charisteristics of HGA During Clamping using Finite Element Analysis
Thoatsanope Kamnerdtong, Surachate Chutima, and Jukkraphun Parirukvijit (King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi)
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Randomized Methods for Solving the Winner Determination Problem in Combinatorial Auctions
Joshua Chi-Chun Chan and Dirk Pieter Kroese (University of Queensland)
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Simulation Down Under
Trevor Spedding and Matthew Pepper (University of Wollongong)
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Simulation and Experimental Design Applied to Sizing Supermarket Cashiers in Colombia
Jorge Andres Alvarado and Luis Manuel Pulido (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana)
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Simulation and Optimization in a Health Center in Medellin, Colombia
Karol Pérez, Laura Cardona, Sebastián Gómez, Tomás Olarte, and Paula Escudero (EAFIT University)
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Modeling and Development of an Arena® Interface for Petri Nets: A Case Study in a Colombian Cosmetics Company
Gonzalo Mejía Delgadillo, Diego Fernando Martínez Rodriguez, and Fidel Torres (Universidad de los Andes)
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Multi-resolution Spatial Simulation for Molecular Crowding
Matthias Jeschke and Adelinde M. Uhrmacher (University of Rostock)
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Simulation Optimization with Mathematical Programming Representation of Discrete Event Systems
Andrea Matta (Politecnico di Milano)
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Supportive Role of the Simulation in the Process of Ship Engine Crankcase Production Process of Reengineering (Case Study)
Pawel Pawlewski (Poznan University of Technology), Jesus Trujillo (University of Valladolid), Paulina Golinska (Poznan University of Technology), Zbigniew Pasek (University of Windsor) and Marek Fertsch (Poznan University of Technology)
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Mexican Public Hospitals: A Model for Improving Emergency Room Waiting Times
Rodolfo Medina and Antonio Vazquez (Universidad Politecnica de Aguascalientes) and Hector A. Juarez and Ricardo A. Gonzalez (Universidad de Guadalajara)
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DE2M: A Solution for Analyzing Supply Chain
María de los Milagros Gutiérrez (Universidad Tecnologia Nacial. Facultad Regional Santa Fe) and Horacio Leone (INGAR - Conicet)
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Simulation-Optimization Using a Reinforcement Learning Approach
Carlos D. Paternina-Arboleda (Universidad del Norte), Jairo Montoya-Torres (Universidad de La Sabana) and Aldo Fábregas-Ariza (Univesity of South Florida)

Data Farming Around the World Overview
Gary Horne (Naval Postgraduate School) and Klaus-Peter Schwierz (EADS)
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Data Farming in Singapore: A Brief History
Chwee Seng Choo, Ee Chong Ng, Ching Lian Chua, and Dave Ang (DSO National Laboratories)
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Automated Red Teaming: An Objective-Based Data Farming Approach for Red Teaming
Ching Lian Chua (DSO National Laboratories), Wee Chung Sim (Singapore Armed Forces Operations Research Office), Chwee Seng Choo (DSO National Laboratories) and Victor Tay (Defence Science & Technology Agency)
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A Simulation Study of Interventions to Reduce Appointment Lead-Time and Patient No-Show Rate
Ronald Giachetti (Florida International University)
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Applicability of Hybrid Simulation to Different Modes of Governance in UK Healthcare
Kirandeep Chahal (Brunel University) and Tillal Eldabi (Brunel Business School)
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System Dynamics: What's in it for Healthcare Simulation Modelers
Sally C Brailsford (University of Southampton)
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DGHPSim: Supporting Smart Thinking to Improve Hospital Performance
Murat M Gunal and Michael Pidd (Lancaster University Management School)
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Simulation-Based Verification of Lean Improvement for Emergency Room Process
Nancy Khurma, Gheorghe M Bacioiu, and Zbigniew J Pasek (University of Windsor)
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Optimizing Staffing Schedule in Light of Patient Satisfaction for the Whole Outpatient Hospital Ward
Soemon Takakuwa (Nagoya University) and Athula Wijewickrama (University of Sri Jayewardenepura)
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Modelling Patient Arrivals When Simulating an Accident and Emergency Unit
Le Yin Meng (Mount Elizabeth Hospital) and Trevor Spedding (University of Wollongong)
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Reducing Emergency Department Overcrowding – Five Patient Buffer Concepts in Comparison
Erik Michael Wilhelm Kolb (RWTH Aachen University), Jordan Peck (MIT Parc Center for Complex Systems), Sebastian Schoening (MAG Europe GmbH) and Taesik Lee (Complex System Design Lab)
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Improving Patient Flow in a Hospital Emergency Department
D. J. Medeiros (Penn State University), Eric Swenson (United States Military Academy at West Point) and Christopher DeFlitch (Penn State Hershey Medical Center)
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A Simulation-Based Approach for Inventory Modeling of Perishable Pharmaceuticals
Ana R. Vila-Parrish, Julie Simmons Ivy, and Russell E. King (North Carolina State University)
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Simulation Based Decision-Making for Hospital Pharmacy Management
Alkin Yurtkuran and Erdal Emel (Uludag University)
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Using Simulation in the Implementation of an Outpatient Procedure Center
Todd Huschka (Mayo Clinic Rochester), Brian Denton (North Carolina State University) and Bradly Narr and Adam Thompson (Mayo Clinic Rochester)
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A Simulation Study on the Impact of Physician Starting Inquiry Time in a Physical Examination Service
Wheyming Tina Song (National Ting Hua University), Aaron E Bair (Department of Emergency Medicine) and Mingchang Chih (National Ting Hua University)
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Outpatient Appointment Scheduling in a Multi Facility System
Athula Wijewickrama (University of Sri Jayewardenepura) and Soemon Takakuwa (Nagoya University)
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A Simulator to Improve Waiting Times at a Medical Imaging Center
Francisco J. Ramis (Universidad del Bio-Bio), Liliana P. Neriz (Universidad de Chile), Jose Sepulveda (University of Central Florida) and Felipe Baesler (Universidad del Bio-Bio)
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Infectious Disease Control Policy
Margaret L Brandeau (Stanford University)
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Pandemic Influenza Response
Ali Ekici, Pinar Keskinocak, Julie L. Swann, and Randeep Ramamurthy (Georgia Institute of Technology)
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Parallel Simulation of the Global Epidemiology of Avian Influenza
Dhananjai M. Rao (Miami University) and Alexander Chernyakhovsky (William Mason High School)
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Heuristics for Balancing Operating Room and Post-Anesthesia Resources Under Uncertainty
Jill Howard Iser, Brian T. Denton, and Russell E. King (North Carolina State University)
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Maximizing the Utilization of Operating Rooms with Stochastic Times Using Simulation
Jean-Paul Arnaout (Lebanese American University)
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How Much is a Health Insurer Willing to Pay for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests?
Reza Yaesoubi and Stephen D. Roberts (North Carolina State University)
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Discrete Event Simulation: Optimizing Patient Flow and Redesign in a Replacement Facility
Marshall Ashby, Martin Miller, and David Ferrin (FDI) and Niloo Shahi (LAC+USC Healthcare Network)
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Allocating Outpatient Clinic Services Using Simulation and Linear Programming
David Ferrin (FDI Simulation)
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A New Procedure Model for Verification and Validation in Production and Logistics Simulation
Markus Rabe (Fraunhofer IPK), Sven Spieckermann (SimPlan AG) and Sigrid Wenzel (Universitaet Kassel)
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A Methodology for Input Data Management in Discrete Event Simulation Projects
Anders Skoogh and Björn Johansson (Chalmers University of Technology)
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A Discrete Event Simulation Model for Reliability Modeling of a Chemical Plant
Bikram Sharda and Scott Bury (The Dow Chemical Company)
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A New Method for Bottleneck Detection
Sankar Sengupta (Oakland University), Kanchan Das (East Carolina University) and Robert VanTil (Oakland University)
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Metodology for Selecting the Best Suitable Bottleneck Detection Method
Eliseu Lima and Leonardo Chwif (Escola de Engenharia Maua) and Marcos Ribeiro Pereira Barretto (Universidade de São Paulo)
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Mixed Model Assembly Line Balancing Problem with Fuzzy Operation Times and Drifting Operations
Weida Xu and Tianyuan Xiao (National CIMS Engineering Research Center)
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Automating the Development of Shipyard Manufacturing Models
Gabriel A. Burnett, Daniel A. Finke, D.J. Medeiros, and Mark T. Traband (The Pennsylvania State University)
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Representing Layout Information in the CMSD Specification
Frank Riddick and Yung-Tsun Tina Lee (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
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Emulation in Manufacturing Engineering Processes
Hironori Hibino (JSPMI)
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Architecture for Modeling, Simulation, and Execution of PLC Based Manufacturing System
Devinder Thapa, S.C. Park, Gi-Nam Wang, and C. M. Park (Ajou University) and Hee Han Kwan (Gyeongsang National University)
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Offline Commissioning of a PLC-Based Control System Using Arena
Jeffrey S Smith and Younghol Cho (Auburn University)
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Optimized Maintenance Design for Manufacturing Performance Improvement Using Simulation
Ahad Ali (Lawrence Technological University), Xiaohui Chen (Chongqing University), Ziming Yang (University of Michigan – Ann Arbor), Jay Lee (University of Cincinnati) and Jun Ni (University of Michigan – Ann Arbor)
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Simulation and Mathematical Programming for a Multi-Objective Configuration Problem in a Hybrid Flow Shop
Pierpaolo Caricato, Antonio Grieco, and Francesco Nucci (University of Lecce, Dep. of Innovation Engineering)
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A Comparative Study of Genetic Algorithm Components in Simulation-Based Optimisation
Birkan Can (Enterprise Research Centre, University of Limerick), Andreas Beham (Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences) and Cathal Heavey (Enterprise Research Centre, University of Limerick)
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Applying a Simulation-Based Tool to Productivity Management in an Automotive-Parts Industry
Adrián Aguirre (Industrial Engineering Department (FIQ-UNL)), Enrique Müller and Sebastián Seffino (Industrial Engineering Department (FIQ-UNL)) and Carlos Alberto Méndez (INTEC (UNL-CONICET))
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Emergence of Simulations for Manufacturing Line Designs in Japanese Automobile Manufacturing Plants
Minh Dang Nguyen and Soemon Takakuwa (Nagoya University)
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Simulation Based Evaluation of the Workload Control Concept for a Company of the Automobile Industry
Patrick Kirchhof, Nicolas G. Meseth, and Thomas Witte (University of Osnabrueck)
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A Proposal for Coordinator Control Recipe in a Batch Process
Jose Francisco Briones de la Torre (Universidad Politecnica de Aguascalientes) and Antonio Espuña Camarasa and Luis Puigjaner Corbella (Universidad Politecnica de Cataluña)
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Clarifying Conwip Versus Push System Behavior Using Simulation
Silvanus T. Enns and Paul Rogers (University of Calgary)
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Tradeoffs in Building a Generic Supply Chain Simulation Capability
Sanjay Jain (The George Washington University)
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A Simulation Based System for Analysis and Design of Production Control Systems
Corinne MacDonald and Eldon Gunn (Dalhousie University)
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The Use of Simulation for Process Improvement in Metal Industry - Case Ht-lasertekniikka
Toni Petteri Ruohonen (University of Jyväskylä)
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Iterative Use of Simulation and Scheduling Methodologies to Improve Productivity
Karthik Krishna Vasudevan, Edward John Williams, Ravi Lote, and Onur M. Ulgen (PMC)
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Using Simulation with Design for Six Sigma in a Server Manufacturing Environment
Sreekanth Ramakrishnan (Binghamton University, State University of New York), Christiana M Drayer (IBM Corporation) and Pei-Fang Tsai and Krishnaswami Srihari (Binghamton University, State University of New York)
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Simplification and Aggregation Strategies Applied for Factory Analysis in Conceptual Phase Using Simulation
Matías Urenda Moris, Amos H.C. Ng, and Jacob Svensson (University of Skövde)
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Simulation-Based Sustainable Manufacturing System Design
Juhani Heilala, Saija Vatanen, Jari Montonen, and Hannele Tonteri (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), Björn Johansson and Johan Stahre (Chalmers University of Technology) and Salla Lind (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland)
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Nonlinear Process Modeling and Optimization Based on Multiway Kernel Partial Least Squares Model
Liqing Di, Zhihua Xiong, and Xianhui Yang (University of Tsinghua)
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Speeding up Call Center Simulation and Optimization by Markov Chain Uniformization
Eric Buist, Wyean Chan, and Pierre L'Ecuyer (Université de Montréal)
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A New Policy for the Service Request Assignment Problem
Anshul Sheopuri, Sai Zeng, and Chitra Dorai (IBM T J Watson Research Center)
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Business Process Based Simulation: A Powerful Tool for Demand Analysis of Business Process Reengineering and Information System Implementation
Linlin Cui, Yueting Chai, and Yi Liu (Tsinghua Univ.)
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Industrial Enterprises Business Processes Simulation with BPsim.MAS
Konstantin Aksyonov (Urals State Technical University - UPI), Elena Smoliy and Alexey Khrenov (NPP Business Support Systems) and Evgeny Bykov (Urals State Technical University - UPI)
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Simulation of Process Execution Monitoring and Adjustment Schemes
Russell R. Barton and Jun Shu (The Pennsylvania State University)
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Towards a Flexible Business Process Modeling and Simulation Environment
Changrui Ren, Wei Wang, Jin Dong, Hongwei Ding, Qinhua Wang, and Bing Shao (IBM China Research Laboratory)
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Simulation Modeling and Analysis for In-Store Merchandizing of Retail Stores with Enhanced Information Technology
Kanna Miwa (Nagoya Gakuin University) and Soemon Takakuwa (Nagoya University)
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Simulation Based Sales Forecasting on Retail Small Stores
Hairong Lv, Xinxin Bai, Wenjun Yin, and Jin Dong (IBM China Research Laboratory)
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A Generic Framework for Real-Time Discrete Event Simulation (DES) Modelling
Siamak Tavakoli (Systems Engineering Reseach Group) and Alireza Mousavi and Alexander Komashie (Systems Engineering Research Group)
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Application of Fuzzy-MRP2 in Fast Moving Consumer Goods Manufacturing Industry
Jiping Niu (University of Technology, Sydney)
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Integrated Dynamic and Simulation Model on Coupled Closed-Loop Workstation Capacity Controls in a Multi-Workstation Production System
Tao Wu (The University of Wisconsin-Madison)
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Knowledge-Based Event Control for Flow-shops Using Simulation and Rules
Mark Aufenanger, Wilhelm Dangelmaier, Christoph Laroque, and Nando Ruengener (Heinz Nixdorf Institute)
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Embedding Human Scheduling in a Steel Plant Simulation
David Briggs (Corus Long Products)
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Linking Ergonomics Simulation to Production Process Development
Salla Lind, Boris Krassi, Juhani Viitaniemi, Sauli Kiviranta, and Juhani Heilala (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland) and Cecilia Berlin (Chalmers University of Technology)
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Optimizing Inspection Strategies for Multi-stage Manufacturing Processes Using Simulation Optimization
Vahid Sarhangian and Abolfazl Vaghefi (Iran University of Science and Technology), Hamidreza Eskandari (Tarbiat Modares University) and Mostafa Kamali Ardakani (The Catholic University of America)
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Practical Approach to Experimentation in a Simulation Study
Benny Tjahjono and Raul Fernandez (Cranfield University)
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A Simulation-Based Optimization Algorithm for Slack Reducton and Workforce Scheduling
Daniel Noack and Oliver Rose (Dresden University of Technology)
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Simulation Optimization Applied to Injection Molding
Maria Guadalupe Villarreal, Rachmat Mulyana, and Jose M Castro (The Ohio State University) and Mauricio Cabrera-Rios (University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez)
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Simulation Optimization for Industrial Scheduling Using Hybrid Genetic Representation
Marcus Andersson, Amos Ng, and Henrik Grimm (University of Skövde)
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Aggregated 3D-Visualization of a Distributed Simulation Experiment of a Queuing System
Wilhelm Dangelmaier, Matthias Fischer, Daniel Huber, Christoph Laroque, and Tim Süß (University of Paderborn)
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A Full-Factory Simulator as a Daily Decision-Support Tool for 300mm Wafer Fabrication Productivity
Sugato Bagchi (IBM T.J. Watson Research Center), Ching-Hua Chen-Ritzo (IBM T. J. Watson Research Center) and Sameer T Shikalgar and Michael Toner (IBM Systems and Technology Group)
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Coping with Typical Unpredictable Incidents in a Logic Fab
Wolfgang Scholl (Infineon Technologies Dresden)
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Experimental Study on Variations of Wipload Control in Semiconductor Wafer Fabrication Environment
Appa Iyer Sivakumar (Singapore-MIT Alliance), Chao Qi (Huazhong University of Science and Technology) and Andy Darwin (Singapore-MIT Alliance)
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Simulation-Based and Solver-Based Optimization Approaches for Batch Processes in Semiconductor Manufacturing
Andreas Klemmt and Sven Horn (Electronics Packaging Laboratory), Gerald Weigert (Dresden University of Technology) and Thomas Hielscher (Qimonda)
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Bee Colony Optimization Algorithm with Big Valley Landscape Exploitation for Job Shop Scheduling Problems
Li-Pei Wong, Chi Yung Puan, and Malcolm Yoke Hean Low (Nanyang Technological University) and Chin Soon Chong (Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology)
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Impact of Qualification Management on Scheduling in Semiconductor Manufacturing
Carl Johnzén (STMicroelectronics), Stéphane Dauzère-Pérès (Ecole des Mines de Saint-Etienne), Philippe Vialletelle (STMicroelectronics) and Claude Yugma and Alexandre Derreumaux (Ecole des Mines de Saint-Etienne)
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A Queueing Network Based System to Model Capacity and Cycle Time for Semiconductor Fabrication
Horst Zisgen and Ingo Meents (IBM Deutschland), Benjamin R. Wheeler (IBM) and Thomas Hanschke (Clausthal University of Technology)
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Characterizing the Departure Process from a Two Server Markovian Queue: A Non-Renewal Approach
Guy L. Curry and Natarajan Gautam (Texas A&M University)
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Queueing Models for Single Machine Manufacturing Systems with Interruptions
Kan Wu, Leon F. McGinnis, and Bert Zwart (Georgia Tech)
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Modeling and Analysis of Semiconductor Manufacturing in a Shrinking World: Challenges and Successes
Chen-Fu Chien (TSMC), Stéphane Dauzère-Pérès (Ecole des Mines de Saint-Etienne), Hans Ehm (Infineon Technologies AG), John W. Fowler (Arizona State University), Zhibin Jiang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University), Shekar Krishnaswamy (AMD), Lars Moench (University of Hagen) and Reha Uzsoy (North Carolina State University)
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Online Control of a Batch Processor with Incompatible Job Families under Correlated Future Arrivals
John Benedict Tajan (Singapore-MIT Alliance), Appa Iyer Sivakumar (Singapore-MIT Alliance (Nanyang Technological University)) and Stanley Gershwin (Singapore-MIT Alliance (Massachusetts Institute of Technology))
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Time-Limited Next Arrival Heuristic for Batch Processing and Setup Reduction in a Re-Entrant Environment
Stephen Murray (Dublin City University), Steve Sievwright (Intel Ireland Ltd.) and John Geraghty and Paul Young (Dublin City University)
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Simulation Analysis of Semiconductor Manufacturing with Small Lot Size and Batch Tool Replacements
Kilian Schmidt (AMD Saxony LLC & Co. KG) and Oliver Rose (Dresden University of Technology)
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A Review of Scheduling Theory and Methods for Semiconductor Manufacturing Cluster Tools
Tae-Eog Lee (KAIST)
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Study of Optimal Load Lock Dedication for Cluster Tools
Julie Christopher (IBM Microelectronics)
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Simulation Analysis of Cluster Tool Operations in Wafer Fabrication
Amit Kumar Gupta (Birla Institute of Technology and Science - Pilani, Hyderababd Campus), Peter Lendermann (D-SIMLAB Technologies Pte Ltd) and Sivakumar Appa Iyer and John Priyadi (Nanyang Technological University)
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An Analytical Model for Conveyor Based AMHS in Semiconductor Wafer Fabs
Dima Nazzal (University of Central Florida), Andrew Johnson (Texas A&M University), Hector J. Carlo (University of Puerto-Rico-Mayagüez) and Jesus A. Jimenez (Texas State University)
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A Simulation Based Approach for Supporting Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) Systems Design
Elisa Gebennini, Sara Dallari, Andrea Grassi, Giuseppe Perrica, Cesare Fantuzzi, and Rita Gamberini (Dipartimento di Scienze e Metodi dell’Ingegneria - University of Modena and Reggio Emilia)
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Determining an Appropriate Number of Foups in Semiconductor Wafer Fabrication Facilities
Jens Zimmermann and Lars Moench (University of Hagen), Scott J Mason (University of Arkansas) and John W. Fowler (Arizona State University)
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Decision Making and Forecasting with Respect to Risk: A Simulation Study for a Setup-Problem
Martin Romauch (Infineon Technologies), Christian Almeder (University of Vienna) and Walter Laure and Georg Seidel (Infineon Technologies)
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An Experimental Study of an Iterative Simulation-Optimization Algorithm for Production Planning
D. Fatih Irdem, N. Baris Kacar, and Reha Uzsoy (North Carolina State University)
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Analysis of Multiple Process Flows in an Asic Fab with a Detailed Photolithography Area Model
Kamil Erkan Kabak and Cathal Heavey (University of Limerick) and Vincent Corbett (Analog Devices)
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An Optimization Framework for Waferfab Performance Enhancement
Boon Ping Gan (D-SIMLAB Technologies)
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An Indirect Workforce (Re)allocation Model for Semiconductor Manufacturing
Chen-Fu Chien (National Tsing Hua University), Wen-Chih Chen (National Chiao Tung University) and Shao-Chung Hsu (National Tsing Hua University)
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Multi-Product Lot Merging/Splitting Algorithms for a Semiconductor Wafer Fabrication
June-Young Bang, Jae-Hun Kang, Bong-Kyun Kim, and Yeong-Dae Kim (KAIST)
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Economic Efficiency Analysis of Wafer Fabrication Facilities
Wen-Chih Chen (National Chiao Tung University) and Chen-Fu Chien and Ming-Hsuan Chou (National Tsing Hua University)
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Using Little's Law to Estimate Cycle Time and Cost
Kristin Rust (Advanced Micro Devices)
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Pricing Decision and Lead Time Setting in a Duopoly Semiconductor Industry
I-Hsuan Hong, Hsi-Mei Hsu, Yi-Mu Wu, and Chun-Shao Yeh (National Chiao Tung University)
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Linear Inflation Rules for the Random Yield Production Control Problem with Uncertain Demand: Analysis and Computations
Woonghee Tim Huh (Columbia University) and Mahesh Nagarajan (University of British Columbia)
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A Contract of Purchase Commitments on Shared Yields as a Risk-Sharing Mechanism among Fabless-Foundry Partnership
Yi-Nung Yang (Chung Yuan Christian University) and Shi-Chung Chang (National Taiwan University)
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Priority Mix Planning for Cycle Time-Differentiated Semiconductor Manufacturing Services
Shi-Chung Chang, Shin-Shyu Su, and Ke-Ju Chen (National Taiwan University)
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Solving Volume and Capacity Planning Problems in Semiconductor Manufacturing: A Computational Study
Christoph Habla and Lars Moench (University of Hagen)
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The Ongoing Challenge – An Accurate Assessment of Supply Linked to Demand to Create an Enterprise-Wide End to End Detailed Central Supply Chain Plan
Ken Fordyce, John Milne, Alfred Degbotse, Robert Orzell, Robert Rice, and Chi-Tai Wang (IBM)
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Simulation Based Planning and Scheduling System for TFT-LCD Fab
Bum C. Park and Eui S. Park (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.), Byoung K. Choi (KAIST), Byung H. Kim (VMS Solutions Co. Ltd.) and Jin H. Lee (KAIST)
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Technology That Upsets the Social Order – A Paradigm Shift in Assigning Lots to Tools in Wafer Fabricator - The Transition from Rules to Optimization
Richard Burda (IBM), Robert Bixby and Vincent Gosselin (ILOG) and Ken Fordyce (IBM)
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Scheduling a Multi-Chip Package Assembly Line with Reentrant Processes and Unrelated Parallel Machines
Sang-Jin Lee and Tae-Eog Lee (KAIST)
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Framework for Execution Level Capacity Allocation Decisions for Assembly – Test Facilities Using Integrated Optimization - Simulation Models
Shrikant Jarugumilli and Mengying Fu (Arizona State University), Naiping Keng and Chad DeJong (Intel Corporation) and Ronald Askin and John Fowler (Arizona State University)
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Managing WIP and Cycle Time with the Help of Loop Control
Steffen Kalisch, Robert Ringel, and Joerg Weigang (AMD Saxony LLC & Co. KG)
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High Speed Semiconductor Fab Simulation for Large, Medium and Small Lot Sizes
Peter C Bosch (Highpoint Software Systems, LLC) and Robert L. Wright (International SEMATECH Manufacturing Initiative)
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Demand Forecast of Semiconductor Products based on Technology Diffusion
Chen-Fu Chien and Yun-Ju Chen (National Tsing Hua University) and Jin-Tang Peng (Yuanpei University)
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A Bayesian Framework to Integrate Knowledge-Based and Data-Driven Inference Tools for Reliable Yield Diagnoses
Chih-Min Fan (Yuan Ze University)
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Systematic Applications of Multivariate Analysis to Monitoring of Equipment Health in Semiconductor Manufacturing
A.G. Chao (National Tsing-Hua Unversity), S.P. Lee (Tsing-Yu University) and S.T. Tseng, David, S.H. Wong, and Shi-Shang Jang (National Tsing-Hua University)
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Automated Generation and Parameterization of Throughput Models for Semiconductor Tools
Jan Lange (AMD Saxony LLC & Co. KG), Oliver Rose (Dresden University of Technology) and Kilian Schmidt and Roy Boerner (AMD Saxony LLC & Co. KG)
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Toward On-Demand Wafer Fab Simulation Using Formal Structure & Behavior Models
Edward Huang, KySang Kwon, and Leon McGinnis (Georgia Institute of Technology)
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Using OMG's SysML to Support Simulation
Christiaan J.J. Paredis and Thomas Johnson (Georgia Institute of Technology)
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Simulation-Based, Optimized Scheduling of Limited Bar-Benders over Multiple Building Sites
Hoi-Ching Lam (Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
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Multi-Agent Resource Allocation (MARA) for Modeling Construction Processes
Yang Liu and Yasser Mohamed (University of Alberta)
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A Dynamic Crashing Method for Project Management Using Simulation-Based Optimization
Michael E. Kuhl and Radhames A. Tolentino-Pena (Rochester Institute of Technology)
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Using Situational Simulations to Collect and Analyze Dynamic Construction Management Decision-Making Data
Matthew T. Watkins, Amlan Mukherjee, and Nilufer Onder (Michigan Tech.)
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A Framework for Real-Time Simulation of Heavy Construction Operations
Lingguang Song (University of Houston) and Fernando Ramos and Katie Arnold (Heavy Construction Systems Specialists, Inc.)
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A Framework for Simulating Industrial Construction Processes
Naimeh Sadeghi and Aminah Robinson Fayek (University of Alberta)
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Simulation and Optimization for Construction Repetitive Projects Using Promodel and Simrunner
Chachrist Srisuwanrat, Photios G. Ioannou, and Omer Tsimhoni (University of Michigan)
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Distributed Agent-Based Simulation of Construction Projects with HLA
Hosein Taghaddos, Simaan AbouRizk, Yasser Mohamed, and Ivan Ourdev (University of Alberta)
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Optimization of Multi-Project Environment (OPMPE)
Lokman Hossain and Janaka Ruwanpura (University of Calgary)
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Using Operation Process Simulation for a Six Sigma Project of Mining and Iron Production Factory
Undram Chinbat and Soemon Takakuwa (Nagoya University)
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Photo-Based 3D Modeling of Construction Resources for Visualization of Operations Simulation: Case of Modeling a Precast Façade
Fei Dai and Ming Lu (Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
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Simulation and Visualization of Traffic Operations in Augmented Reality for Improved Planning and Design of Road Construction Projects
Amir H Behzadan (The City University of New York) and Vineet R Kamat (University of Michigan)
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A Simulation Template for Modeling Tunnel Shaft Construction
Fangyi Zhou (S.M.A. Consulting Ltd.), Simaan M. AbouRizk (University of Alberta) and Siri Fernando (City of Edmonton Asset Management and Public Works, Drainage Services)
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An Integrated CAD and Simulation Model for Concrete Operations
Aly Abdel Fattah and Janaka Ruwanpura (University of Calgary)
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Simulation of Modular Building Construction
Paul Joseph Knytl, Osama M Mohsen, Basel Abdulaal, Jacek Olearczyk, and Mohamed Al-Hussein (University of Alberta)
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Harnessing the Power of Simulation in the Project Management / Decision Support Aspects of the Construction Industry
Gunnar Lucko (The Catholic University of America), Perakath C. Benjamin (Knowledge Based Systems, Inc.) and Michael G. Madden (M. Madden OR & DES Consulting)
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Identifying Significant Factors Affecting Request for Information (RFI) Process Time
Chang-Sun Chin and Jeffrey S Russell (University of Wisconsin, Madison)
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Simulation as a Tool for Life Cycle Cost Analysis
Khaled Shahata (UMA Engineering Ltd.) and Tarek Zayed (Concordia University)
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Tunnel_Sim: Decision Support Tool for Planning Tunnel Construction Using Computer Simulation
Mohamed Marzouk, Moatassem Abdallah, and Moheeb El-Said (Cairo University)
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Calculating Float in Linear Schedules with Singularity Functions
Gunnar Lucko and Angel Alberto Peña Orozco (The Catholic University of America)
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Integrating Simulation and Optimization Research into a Graduate Supply Chain Modeling Course
Ricki G. Ingalls, Mario Cornejo, Chinnatat Methapatara, and Peerapol Sittivijan (Oklahoma State University)
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Learning and Practising Supply Chain Management Strategies from a Business Simulation Game: A Comprehensive Supply Chain Simulation
Ying Xie (University of Greenwich)
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Hurricane! - A Simulation-Based Program for Science Education
Jia Luo and Alpesh P. Makwana (Institute for Simulation and Training, University of Central Florida) and J. Peter Kincaid (University of Central Florida)
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Enhancing Simulation as Improvement and Decision Support System Tool
Heriberto Garcia and Eduardo Garcia (Tecnologico de Monterrey)
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Multiple Worlds in Simulation Games for Spatial Decision Making: Concept and Architecture
Michele Fumarola and Alexander Verbraeck (Delft University of Technology)
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A 3-D Pyramid/Prism Approach to View Knowledge Requirements for the Batch Means Method When Taught in a Language-Focused, Undergraduate Simulation Course
Christopher Poyner, Mary Court, Huong Pham, and Jennifer Pittman (University of Oklahoma)
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In Search of the Memoryless Property
Timothy S. Vaughan (University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire)
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A Simulation Approach to the Evaluation of Operational Costs and Performance of Liner Shipping Operations
Aldo McLean and William E. Biles (University of Louisville)
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Determination of Operating Policies for a Barge Transportation System through Simulation and Optimization Modeling
Nicholas Anderson (Mesoscale Diagnostics) and Gerald W. Evans (University of Louisville)
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An Object-Oriented Programming Approach for a GIS Data-driven Simulation Model of Traffic on an Inland Waterway
Daniel Sasso and William E. Biles (University of Louisville)
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Using Data Driven Simulation to Build Inventory Model
Minghui Yang (Boeing IMM Demand Forecast)
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Analyzing Dispensing Plan for Emergency Medical Supplies in the Event of Bioterrorism
Young M. Lee (IBM T.J. Watson Research Center)
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Simulating Order Fulfillment and Supply Planning for a Vertically Aligned Industry Solution Business
Feng Cheng, Young M. Lee, Wei Wang, and Hongwei Ding (IBM Research) and Stuart Stephens (IBM Integrated Supply Chain)
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Unifying Simulation and Optimization of Strategic Sourcing and Transportation
Malak Talal Al-Nory and Alexander Brodsky (George Mason University)
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Simulation-Based Optimization of a Complex Mail Transportation Network
Anna Syberfeldt, Henrik Grimm, Amos Ng, Martin Andersson, and Ingemar Karlsson (University of Skövde)
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Simulation Based Optimization of Multi-Location Transshipment Problem with Capacitated Transportation
Banu Yetkin Ekren and Sunderesh S. Heragu (University of Louisville)
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Controls: Emulation to Improve the Performance of Container Terminals
Csaba A. Boer and Yvo Saanen (TBA B.V.)
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Yard Crane Dispatching Based on Real Time Data Driven Simulation for Container Terminals
Xi Guo, Shell Ying Huang, Wen Jing Hsu, and Malcolm Low (Nanyang Technological University)
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Generic Simulation for Rail-Road Container Terminals
Thouraya Benna and Manfred Gronalt (University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna)
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A Recursion-Based Approach to Simulating Airline Schedule Robustness
Marcial Lapp, Shervin AhmadBeygi, Amy Cohn, and Omer Tsimhoni (University of Michigan)
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Simulation of Unit Loading Device Inventory in Airline Operations
Chatabush Roongrat (University of Texas at Arlington)
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Modeling of Air Traffic Arrival Operations through Agent-Based Simulation
Sanjiv Shresta and Ralf H. Mayer (The MITRE Corporation)
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The Apiobpcs Deziel and Eilon Parameter Configuration in Supply Chain Under Progressive Information Sharing Strategies
Salvatore Cannella and Elena Ciancimino (University of Palermo)
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Multi-Echelon Supply Chain Simulation Using Metamodel
Laigang Song, Xueping Li, and Alberto Garcia-Diaz (University of Tennessee)
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An Introduction to IBM General Business Simulation Environment
Wei Wang, Jin Dong, Hongwei Ding, Changrui Ren, and Minmin Qiu (IBM China Research Laboratory) and Young M. Lee and Feng Cheng (IBM T. J. Watson Research Center)
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SR-1: A Simulation-Based Algorithm for the Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem
Javier Faulin (Public University of Navarre), Miquel Gilibert, Angel A. Juan, and Xavier Vilajosana (Open University of Catalonia) and Ruben Ruiz (Valencia University of Technology)
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Simulation-Based Optimization for the Quay Crane Scheduling Problem
Pasquale Legato and Rina Mary Mazza (University of Calabria) and Roberto Trunfio (CESIC – NEC Italia S.r.l.)
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A Study on Port Design Automation Concept
Loo Hay Lee, Ek Peng Chew, Haixing Cheng, and Yongbin Han (National University of Singapore)
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Simulating Inventory Systems with Forecast Based Policy Updating
Manuel Rossetti, Vijith Varghese, Mehmet Miman, and Edward Pohl (University of Arkansas)
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A Simulation Approach to Evaluate the Impact of Introducing RFID Technologies in a Three-Level Supply Chain
Aysegul Sarac, Nabil Absi, and Stéphane Dauzere-Peres (Ecole des Mines de Saint-Etienne)
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A Simulation Based Approach for Dock Allocation in a Food Distribution Center
Balagopal Gopakumar, Suvarna Sundaram, and Shengyong Wang (State University of New York at Binghamton), Sumit Koli (Maines Paper and Food Service) and Krishnaswami Srihari (State University of New York at Binghamton)
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Determination of Operating Policies for a Barge Transportation System through Simulation and Optimization Modeling
Gerald W. Evans (University of Louisville) and Nicholas P. Anderson (Mesoscale Diagnostics)
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Proposed Methodology for a Data-Driven Simulation for Estimating Performance Measures along Signalized Arterials in Real-Time
Dwayne Henclewood, Michael Hunter, and Richard Fujimoto (Georgia Institute of Technology)
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A Simulation Framework for Assessing the Performance of Cooperative Transportation Planning Algorithms
Ralf Sprenger and Lars Moench (University of Hagen)
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Constructing Business Simulations with Service Patterns
Richard Lam (IBM T.J. Watson Research Center)
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Managing Workforce Resource Actions with Multiple Feedback Control Schemes
Young M. Lee, Lianjun An, and Daniel Connors (IBM T.J. Watson Research Center)
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Modeling and Simulation of E-Mail Social Networks: A New Stochastic Agent-Based Approach
Fabian Menges, Giuseppe Narzisi, and Bud Mishra (Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University)
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Generating Artificial Populations Using a Multi-Level Fuzzy Inference Engine
Carlos Ramon Garcia-Alonso and Gabriel Maria Perez-Alcala (ETEA)
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Phrase Based Browsing for Simulation Traces of Network Protocols
Nathan Jay Schmidt and Peter Kemper (College of William and Mary)
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New Approaches for Inference of Unobservable Queues
Yun Bae Kim and Jinsoo Park (Sungkyunkwan University)
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A Simulation Model to Analyze the Impact of Hole Size on Putting in Golf
Matulya Bansal and Mark Broadie (Columbia University)
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Who's Your Tiger? Using Simulation to Optimize the Lineup of the Detroit Tigers Offense
Jared Michael Davis, Barbara Fordyce, Matthew Cooper, James Cicala, and Omer Tsimhoni (University of Michigan)
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An Integrated Model for Evaluating Self Sustainability of Bio-Energy Settlements: Technological, Economical and Social Aspects
Roberto Revetria (DIPTEM, University of Genoa)
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Towards Applications of Particle Filters in Wildfire Spread Simulation
Feng Gu and Xiaolin Hu (Georgia State University)
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Models of a Predator-Prey Relationship in a Closed Habitat
Charles E. Knadler Jr. (none)
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A Simulation Model for Intensive Piglet Production Systems
Lluis Miquel Pla-Aragones, Virginia Flores-Marias, and Sara V. Rodríguez-Sánchez (University of Lleida)
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Real-Time Delay Estimation in Call Centers
Rouba Ibrahim and Ward Whitt (Columbia University)
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A Simulation Based Scheduling Model for Call Centers with Uncertain Arrival Rates
Thomas R. Robbins (East Carolina University) and Terry P. Harrison (Penn State)
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Enhanced Bandwidth-Delay Based Routing Algorithm for a Packet-Switched Virtual Call Centre Environment
Akinbola Adetunji and Hadi Larijani (Glasgow Caledonian University)
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Simulating the Performance of a Class-Based Weighted Fair Queueing System
Martin John Fischer and Denise Masi (Noblis) and John Shortle (George Mason University)
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Designing Simulation Experiments with Controllable and Uncontrollable Factors
Christian Dehlendorff, Murat Kulahci, and Klaus Kaae Andersen (Technical University of Denmark)
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Automated Execution of Simulation Studies Demonstrated Via a Simulation of a Car
Sven Dominka (The University of Melbourne) and Eduard Bröcker (Technical University Munich)
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Simulation in the Nuclear Industry
Shane Kite (Saker Solutions Ltd) and Colin Gardiner and Sean McCann (Sellafield Ltd)

Simulation of Passenger Screening for Pandemic Influenza at U.S. Airport Ports of Entry
Robert Brigantic and George Muller (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

Throughput Capacity Verification of Automated Parking Systems
Marcelo Zottolo, Kathryn Peacock, Eric Lammers, and Edward Williams (PMC)

A Six Sigma DMADV Project: The 787 LCF Scheduling Tool
Roberto F. Lu and Cliff J. Kirkham (The Boeing Company)

Discrete Event Simulation Aids New Lean Production System at Mimeo.com
Paul Babin and Gozde Agirbas (Mimeo.com)

JTRS Executable Architecture
Joseph Stuart Hurvitz (The MITRE Corporation)

Implementation of Core Manufacturing Simulation Data in Aerospace Industry
Roberto Lu (The Boeing Company), Swee Leong (National Institute of Standards and Technology), Nils Bengtsson (Production Modeling Corporation Europe AB), Björn Johansson (Chalmers University of Technology), Frank Riddick, Tina Lee, Guodong Shao, and Charles McLean (National Institute of Standards and Technology) and Al Salour, Laurance N. Hazlehurst, and Sidney Ly (The Boeing Company)

Flexible Simulations for Manufacturing
Christopher Milligan (Visual8 Corp.) and Doug Meiser (The Kroger Co.)

Simulation as an Integral Part of the Decision Making Processes in a Service Industry: Eircom’s Field Technicians.
Feargal J. Timon (CIM Ireland Ltd)

The Use of Discrete Event Simulation for Designing Robustness into Ground Combat Vehicles
Tommy E. White (Oakland University)

Asset Reliability Modeling and Simulation
Ted Tower (Kimberly Clark Corporation)

Case Study for Usage Modeling in the Automotive Industry
Arai Monteforte (ReliaSoft Co.)

Productivity Evaluation of 56" Pipe Production Unit
Soheil Mardani (Simaron Pardaz Co.), Mohammad Alkatheer (Ahwaz Pipe & Mills) and Alireza Kabirian (Iowa State University)

3D Simulation Supports Business Improvements in Small Medium Enterprises
Colm Higgins, Rory Collins, and Tom Egar (Northern Ireland Technology Centre)

Simulation of Queensland Coal Rail Operations
Colin Murray Eustace (Maunsell AECOM)

Design & Evaluation of Engine Assembly Line Layouts
Soheil Mardani (Simaron Pardaz Co.), Pouyan Jalili (Ipco) and Alireza Kabirian (Iowa State University)

Simulation of Sublevel Caving Operation - Simulation Applied to Mining
Marco Alessandro Corsaro (Anglo American)

A non-homogeneous approach to simulating the spread of disease in a pandemic outbreak
Theo Wibisono and Dionne Aleman (University of Toronto) and Brian Schwartz (Emergency Management Unit, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care)

Modeling of Supply Chain with Variation of Inventory Systems at Nodes
Fernando Rafael Gonzalez Solano, Diana Isabel Davila Ramirez, Marlloly Liseth Sumoza Suarez, and Luis Eduardo Ramirez Polo (Universidad del Norte)

Verifying the Design of a Cellular Manufacturing System
Benny Tjahjono and Rossella Stama (Cranfield University)

SDL Distributed Simulator
Pau Fonseca i Casas (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya)

An XML-Based Language for DEVS Components
Nicolas Günter Meseth, Patrick Kirchhof, and Thomas Witte (University of Osnabrück)

A Comparison of Sequential Design Methods for RF Circuit Block Modeling
Karel Crombecq (University of Antwerp), Dirk Gorissen (Ghent University), Luciano De Tommasi (University of Antwerp) and Tom Dhaene (Ghent University)

Panoramic Screen-Based Simulation with Dynamic Background
Samsun Lampotang and David E. Lizdas (University of Florida), John J. Tumino (Army National Guard) and Nikolaus Gravenstein and Harshdeep S. Wilkhu (University of Florida)

An Agent-Based Simulation Study of the Dynamics of Mobile Viral Advertising
Jiang Wu, Bin Hu, and Shengping Dong (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)

Optimal Service Channel Reconfiguration Based on Multi-Agent Simulation
Jin Yan Shao, Ming Xie, Li Xia, Wen Jun Yin, and Jin Dong (IBM China Research Lab)

Better Confidence Intervals for Importance Sampling
Halis Sak and Josef Leydold (Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration)

Decision-Analytic Models for Breast Cancer: Do Currently Published Models Meet the Requirements of Personalized Medicine?
Beate Jahn, Nikolai Muehlberger, Johannes Wurm, and Uwe Siebert (UMIT - Private University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology)

Staying Sane on the Tenure Track
Shane G. Henderson (Cornell University)

Robust Simulation-Optimization using Kriging Metamodels
Gabriella Dellino (University of Bari - Dept. of Mathematics)

Integrated Human Decision Making Model under Belief-Desire-Intention Framework for Crowd Simulation
Seungho Lee (The University of Arizona)

Patterns of Exploration and Exploitation of Organizational Knowledge: An Investigation Using Agent-Based Modeling
Srikanth Mudigonda (University of Missouri-St. Louis) and Rajiv Sabherwal (University of Missouri-St.Louis)

Human Behavior Representation in Physical Security Systems Simulation
Volkan Ustun (Auburn University)

A Particle Filtering Framework for Randomized Optimization Algorithms
Enlu Zhou, Michael C. Fu, and Steven I. Marcus (University of Maryland, College Park)

Simulation of Stochastic Hybrid Systems with Switching and Reflecting Boundaries
Derek Riley and Xenofon Koutsoukos (Vanderbilt University) and Kasandra Riley (Yale University)

Cycle Time Prediction for Semiconductor Manufacturing via Simulation on Demand
Bruce Ankenman, Barry Nelson, and Mustafa Hayri Tongarlak (Northwestern University), John Fowler, Gerald Mackulak, and Detlef Pabst (Arizona State University) and Feng Yang (West Virginia University)

Military Operational Analysis Tool “Sandis”
Esa Lappi (Finnish Defense Forces Tecnical Research Centre)

Using a Simulated Epidemiology Model to Visualize Public Health Policies for the Next Pandemic Influenza
Ozgur Araz (Arizona State University), Timothy Lant (Decision Theater at Arizona State University), Megan Jehn (W.P. Carey School of Business Arizona State University) and John Fowler (Industrial Engneering Department Arizona State University)

Factors and Forces Guiding Telecommunication Development Towards the Accruement of Social and Economic Benefits
Zenzo Polite Ncube, Johannes Michael Hattingh, and Albert SJ Helberg (North West University)

Techniques for Enhancing System Understanding Through Simulation
Kara A. Olson and C. Michael Overstreet (Old Dominion University) and E. Joseph Derrick (Radford University)

Toward a Model for Emergency Department Wait Times in a Mexican Public Hospital
Rodolfo Medina and Antonio Vázquez (Universidad Politécnica de Aguascalientes) and Héctor Juárez and Ricardo González (CU Lagos/Universidad de Guadalajara)

Integration of Computer-Based Training in Truck Driving Training Program
Alpesh P. Makwana and Jia Luo (Institute for Simulation and Training, University of Central Florida)

Simulation as a Planning and Decision-Making Tool in the Context of Hospitality Operations Management
Alinda Kokkinou and Breffni Monica Noone (The Pennsylvania State University)

Real-time estimation and prediction of performance measures along signalized arterials with the aid of run-time infrastructure and traffic simulation technologies
Dwayne Anthony Henclewood (Georgia Institute of Technology)

Applying Causal Inference to Understand Emergent Behavior
Ross Gore (University of Virginia)

Stationarity Tests and MSER-5: Exploring the Intuition Behind Mean-Squared-Error-Reduction in Detecting and Correcting Initialization Bias
William Franklin and K. Preston White (University of Virginia)

Multi-agent Transport Simulation of South African Commuters
Pieter J. Fourie (University of Pretoria)

Innovative Shipbuilding Processes Incorporating Flexibility
Fang Dong (University of Michigan, IOE), David J. Singer (University of Michigan) and Mark P. Van Oyen (University of Michigan, IOE)

Scheduling Multi-skill Call Centers
Wyean Chan (Université de Montréal)

Speeding Up the Simulation of Multiple Configurations of a Call Center Using Split and Merge
Eric Buist and Pierre L'Ecuyer (Université de Montréal)

Control Variate Technique: A Constructive Approach
Tarik Borogovac and Pirooz Vakili (Boston University)

Multi-echelon Joint Maintenance and Service Parts Inventory Policies: A Multiobjective Optimization Approach
Oscar E Martinez (University of Central Florida)

Distributed Simulation for the Design and Analysis of Adaptive Supply Chains
Shanshan Wang, Shao-Jen Weng, Tong (Teresa) Wu, and John Fowler (Arizona State University) and Blair Binney and Steve J Buckley (IBM)

Distributed Agent-Based Simulation of Construction Projects with HLA
Hosein Taghaddos (University of Alberta)

Skart: A Skewness- and Autoregression-Adjusted Batch-Means Procedure for Simulation Analysis
Ali Tafazzoli (North Carolina State University)

Analysis of Coverage Functions for Sequential Stopping Rules
Devaushi Singham and Lee Schruben (University of California, Berkeley)

Research Leading To A Methodology For Domain Specific Simulation
Kitti Setavoraphan and Floyd H. Grant (University of Oklahoma)

Monotonicity and Stratification
Gang Zhao (Boston university)

Simulation Based Optimization of (s, S) Policy for Multi-Location Inventory Problem with Capacitated Transshipments
Banu Y. Ekren and Sunderesh S. Heragu (University of Louisville)

How Much is a Health Insurer Willing to Pay for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests?
Reza Yaesoubi and Stephen D. Roberts (North Carolina State University)

Mixed Model Assembly Line Balancing Problem with Fuzzy Operation Times and Drifting Operations
Weida Xu and Tianyuan Xiao (National CIMS Engineering Research Center)

Agent-based acoustic model for acoustic environment simulation in hospitals
Hui Xie and Jian Kang (University of Sheffield)

Queueing Models for Single Machine Manufacturing Systems with Interruptions
Kan Wu (Georgia Tech)

PiDES - A Formalism for Modeling and Simulation of Complex Adaptive Systems
Jianrui Wang (Penn State University)

A Generic Framework for Real-Time Discrete Event Simulation (DES) Modeling
Siamak Tavakoli, Alexander Komashie, and Alireza Mousavi (Brunel University)