Keynote Address
Introductory Tutorials
General Software Tutorials
Specific Software Tutorials
Analysis Methodology
Modeling Stochastic Processes
Variance Estimation
Output Analysis
Variance Reduction Via Control Variates
Variance Reduction via Importance Sampling
Panel - Gradient Estimation and Sensitivity Analysis
Optimization
Metamodels
Statistical Simulation
Modeling Methodology
Panel - Simulation Environment of the 1990's
Visual Simulation Modeling
Simulation Support Systems
Object Oriented Techniques
Artificial Intelligence and Knowledge-Based Simulation
Formalisms for AI and Simulation Modeling
Alternative Modeling Prospects
Computer-Assisted Diagnostic Analysis of Simulation Models
Distributed Simulation and Parallel Processing
Manufacturing Applications
Tutorial
Panel - How to Select and Work with a Consultant
Simulation as an Operations Tool
Manufacturing Modeling Concepts
Manufacturing Modeling Applications
Artificial Intelligence and Manufacturing Simulation
Analytical and Simulation Modeling in Manufacturing
Optimization Analysis in Manufacturing
General Applications
Computer System Design
Financial Analysis and Economic Structure Modeling
Telecommunications Systems Design and Analysis
Transportation
Logistics Management and Analysis
Military Systems
Operations Management
Health Care Management
Engineering Applications

Keynote Address

Simulation: Pushing a Dead Mouse Through a Maze?
John A. White

Introductory Tutorials

Introduction to Simulation
William E. Biles
Models and Artificial Intelligence
Robert E. Shannon
Discrete, Continuous and Combined Simulation
Paul F. Roth
Modeling and Generating Input Processes
Mark E. Johnson
An Overview of Verification and Validation of Simulation Models
Robert G. Sargent
Using Simulation to Solve Problems: A Tutorial on the Analysis of Simulation Output
Lee Schruben
Variance Reductions for Simulation Practitioners
Barry L. Nelson
Ranking and Selection Tutorial: 2-Factor Normal Means Procedures
David Goldsman
Optimization in Simulation: A Survey of Recent Results
Marc S. Meketon
Applying the Simulation Process
Jerry Banks and John S. Carson II
A "Disposable" Graphical Event Synthesizer for Teaching Simulation Model Building
Lee Schruben
Implementing Student Projects in a Simulation Course
Donald L. Byrkett

General Software Tutorials

SLAM II Tutorial
Jean J. Oreilly and William R. Lilegdon
Introduction to SIMAN
Deborah A. Davis and C. Dennis Pegden
SIMSCRIPT 11.5 and SimAnimation: A Tutorial
Edward C. Russell
Perspectives on Simulation Using GPSS
Thomas J. Schriber
Simulation Modeling and Analysis with INSIGHT: A Tutorial
Stephen D. Roberts
The SIMPLE_1 Simulation Environment
Philip Cobbin
The Smalltalk Simulation Environment, Part II
Verna E. Knapp
Writing Simulations From Scratch: Pascal Implementations
Arne Thesen
A Process-Oriented Simulation Package Based on Modula-2
Pierre L'Ecuyer and Nataly Giroux
The Flexible Ada Simulation Tool (FAST) and Its Extensions
Michael L. Samuels and James R. Spiegel
Software Reuse and Simulation
Richard Reese and Dana L. Wyatt

Specific Software Tutorials

Integrated Software for Manufacturing Simulation
Kenneth D. Farnsworth, Van B. Norman, and T. A. Norman
Modeling Asynchronous Materials Handling in XCELL+
Richard Conway and William Maxwell
Data Collection With a Portable Microcomputer
James E. Wilkinson and Gary E. Whitehouse
A Tutorial on UNIFIT: An Interactive Computer Package for Fitting Probability Distributions to Observed Data
Averill M. Law and Stephen G. Vincent
SIMNET Simulation Language
Handy A. Taha
STAR*CELL: A Flexible Manufacturing Cell Simulator
Harold J. Steudel and Taeho Park
Scheduling Manufacturing Systems with FACTOR
Douglas G. MacFarland
A Tutorial on TESS: The Extended Simulation Support System
Charles R. Standridge, A. Alan B. Pritsker, and Catherine W. Stein
Network II.5 Tutorial
William J. Garrison
Factory Simulation With Animation: The No Programming Approach
Kenneth Tumay
Animation Design With Cinema
Richard A. Kilgore and Kevin J. Healy
Advanced Features of GPSS/H
Robert C. Crain, Daniel T. Brunner, and James O. Henriksen
The Interactive Graphics and Animation of GPSS/PC
Springer W. Cox

Analysis Methodology

Modeling Stochastic Processes

Simulation of Stationary Time Series
David A. Burn
Some Methods for Simulating Random Fields
A. Larry Wright
Marginally Specific Alternatives to Normal ARMA Processes
Lee S. Dewald, Sr., Peter A. W. Lewis, and Ed McKensie

Variance Estimation

Multivariate Inference in Stationary Simulation Using Batch Means
Der-Fa R. Chen and Andrew F. Seila
On Strong Consistency of the Variance Estimator
Halim Damerdji
Correlation Among Estimators of the Variance of the Sample Mean
Bruce Schmeiser and Wheyming Tina Song

Output Analysis

A New Initial Bias Deletion Rule
Peter W. Glynn and Donald L. Iglehart
On the Relationship Between Batch Means, Overlapping Batch Means and Spectral Estimation
Peter D. Welch

Variance Reduction Via Control Variates

Control Variate Models for Sensitivity Estimates of Repairable Item Systems
Mohamed A. Ahmed, Donald Gross, and Douglas R. Miller
Estimation Procedures Based on Control Variates With Known Covariance Matrix
Kenneth W. Bauer, Jr., Sekhar Vankatraman, and James R. Wilson
Smarter Control Variables: Regression-Adjusted Linear and Nonlinear Controls
Peter A. W. Lewis, Richard Ressler, and R. Kevin Wood

Variance Reduction via Importance Sampling

The Monte Carlo Estimation of Function Variation
George S. Fishman
Measure Specific Dynamic Importance Sampling for Availability Simulations
Ambuj Goyal, Philip Heidelberger, and Perwez Shahabuddin
Simterpolations: Estimating an Entire Queueing Function From a Single Sample Path
Martin I. Reiman, Burton Simon, and J. Stanford Willie

Panel - Gradient Estimation and Sensitivity Analysis

Future Directions for the Frequency Domain Approach
Arnold Buss
Likelihood Ratio Gradient Estimation: An Overview
Peter W. Glynn
Perturbation Analysis: Theoretical, Experimental, and Implementation Aspects
Y. C. Ho
Future Directions in Response Surface Methodology for Simulation
James R. Wilson

Optimization

Application of a Simulation Optimization System for a Continuous Review Inventory Model
Jorge Haddock and Golgen Bengu
Testing Strategies for Simulation Optimization
Russell R. Barton
Optimization of Simulation Responses in a Multicomputing Environment
William E. Biles and H. Tamer Ozmen

Metamodels

Metamodel Estimation Using Integrated Correlation Methods
Jeffrey D. Tew and James R. Wilson
Frequency Domain Metamodelling of a Feedback Queue
Tapas K. Som, Robert G. Sargent, and Lee W. Schruben
A Model for Frequency Domain Experiments
Paul J. Sanchez and Arnold H. Buss

Statistical Simulation

Systems for Monte Carlo Work
David Alan Grier
Control Variates for Quantile Estimation
Jason C. Hsu and Barry L. Nelson
Generalized Zero-Variance Solutions and Intelligent Random Numbers
Thomas E. Booth

Modeling Methodology

Panel - Simulation Environment of the 1990's

Simulation Environment of the 1990s (Panel)
Voratas Kachitvichyanukul, James O. Henriksen, Richard E. Nance, C. Dennis Pegden, Charles R. Standridge, and Brian W. Unger

Visual Simulation Modeling

What is Visual Interactive Simulation? (And is There a Methodology for Doing It Right?)
Robert M. O'Keefe
A Visual Programming Approach to Manufacturing Modeling
Robert F. Gordon, Edward A. MacNair, Kurtiss J. Gordon, and James F. Kurose
Animated Graphics and Computer Simulation
William E. Biles and Susan T. Wilson

Simulation Support Systems

Modelling Styles and Their Support in the CASM Environment
David W. Balmer
DELAB - A Simulation Laboratory
Miron Livny
Simulation Support: Prototyping the Automation-Based Paradigm
Osman Balci and Richard E. Nance

Object Oriented Techniques

TimeLock: A Concurrent Simulation Technique and Its Description in Smalltalk-80
Jean Bezivin
Dependencies and Graphical Interfaces in Object-Oriented Simulation Languages
Stephanie Cammarata, Barbara Gates, and Jeff Rothenberg
Object Oriented Performance Models With Knowledge-Based Diagnostics
Mohsen Pazirandeh and Jeffrey Becker

Artificial Intelligence and Knowledge-Based Simulation

An Intelligent Modeling System for Simulating Manufacturing Procedures
Donnie R. Ford, Bernard J. Schroer, and Rodney Daughtrey
The Role of Simulation in Planning
David P. Miller
Automatic Model Synthesis: Using Automatic Programming and Expert Systems Techniques Toward Simulation Modeling
Karen J. Murray and Sallie V. Sheppard

Formalisms for AI and Simulation Modeling

Implementing the Product Automaton Formalism
Frederick J. Portier
A New Formalism for Discrete Event Simulation
Ashvin Radiya and Robert G. Sargent
The DEVS Formalism: Hierarchical, Modular Systems Specification in an Object Oriented Framework
Tag Gon Kim and Bernard P. Zeigler

Alternative Modeling Prospects

Model Evolution II: An FMS Design Problem
A. Alan B. Pritsker
Alternatives for Modeling of Preemptive Scheduling
James O. Henriksen
Using Graphs to Translate Between World Views
C. Michael Overstreet

Computer-Assisted Diagnostic Analysis of Simulation Models

Exploring the Forms of Model Diagnosis in a Simulation Support Environment
Richard E. Nance and C. Michael Overstreet
The Control and Transformation Metric: Toward the Measurement of Simulation Model Complexity
Jack C. Wallace
Constraint-Driven Generation of Model Structures
Jerzy W. Rozenblit and Yueh-Min Huang

Distributed Simulation and Parallel Processing

Optimal Performance of Distributed Simulation Programs
Steven M. Swope and Richard M. Fujimoto
Two Implementations of a Concurrent Simulation Environment
Carolyn Hughes, Usha Chandra, and Sallie V. Sheppard
Performance Issues for Distributed Battlefield Simulations
David M. Nicol

Manufacturing Applications

Tutorial

Simulation of Manufacturing Systems
Averill M. Law and Michael G. McComas

Panel - How to Select and Work with a Consultant

How to Select and Work with a Consultant: A Consultant's Perspective
Randall P. Sadowski

Simulation as an Operations Tool

Simulation, Animation, and Shop-Floor Control
Cynthia Erikson, Antonie Vandenberge, and Trevor Miles
A Simple Simulation for Scheduling in a Flexible Manufacturing System
Sherry D. Frese
Microcomputer Manufacturer FMS Simulation
James A. Chisman

Manufacturing Modeling Concepts

Modeling AVG Systems Using Network Constructs
Michael W. Sale and Catherine W. Stein
Development and Validation of a Systems Macro Model Using Isolated Micro Models
Drazen Kostelski, John Buzacott, Kenneth McKay, and Xiao-Gao Liu
Modeling Complex Manufacturing Systems Using Simulation
Bernard J. Schroer and Fan T. Tseng

Manufacturing Modeling Applications

Modeling of a Manufacturing Cell Using a Graphical Simulation System Based on Smalltalk-80
Timothy Thomasma and Onur M. Ulgen
Analytical Factors Concerning the Use of Micro-Mini Storage Devices as Material Management Systems
Paul C. Caruso and Maged M. Dessouky
Operations Model for High-Volume Production Line
Robert S. Hight and William A. Smith

Artificial Intelligence and Manufacturing Simulation

Automatic Programming of AGVS Simulation Models
Mark K. Brazier and Robert E. Shannon
Knowledge Acquisition Methods for Expert Scheduling Systems
Arne Thesen, Yuehwern Yih, and Lei Lei

Analytical and Simulation Modeling in Manufacturing

A Method for Planning Analysis and Design Simulation of CIM Systems
Kenneth R. Anderson
Using Analytical and Simulation Modeling for Early Factory Prototyping
Jeanette G. Nymon
Using Mathematical Programming and Simulation to Study FMS Machine Utilizations
Thomas J. Schriber and Kathryn E. Stecke

Optimization Analysis in Manufacturing

Manufacturing Process Analysis - Tools and Applications
Richard Harper and Michael J. O'Loughlin
Single Run Optimization of a SIMAN Model for Closed Loop Flexible Assembly Systems
Rajan Suri and Ying Tat Leung

General Applications

Computer System Design

Direct Execution Models of Processor Behavior and Performance
Richard M. Fujimoto and William B. Campbell
A Simulation Study of a Parallel Processor With Unbalanced Loads
Wade H. Shaw, Jr. and Timothy S. Moore
A Simulation of Dynamic Task Allocation in a Distributed Computer System
Ed Andert

Financial Analysis and Economic Structure Modeling

Premises Telecommunications Network Technological and Financial Modeling
Peter Stanek and Jeffrey H. Fenton
A Simulation Model of Public University Financial Resources for Faculty
John L. Ballard and Thomas W. Spilker
Evaluating a Price Change Limit Rule in a Simulated Exchange
Jonathan D. Stanley

Telecommunications Systems Design and Analysis

Modeling and Analysis of Two-Echelon Resource Allocation Strategy in Packet Switches
S. S. Liu, J. Wang, and A. Hsu
Simulation Analysis of Demand Assigned Multiple Access (DAMA) Algorithms Used in Satellite Communication Systems
Howard S. Tsai and Rudolph G. Regner
Computer Simulation of Communications on the Space Station Data Management Systems
J. R. Agre, J. A. Clarke, M. W. Atkinson, and I. H. Shahnawaz

Transportation

The Geometrical Design of Signalised Road Traffic Junctions
Janet E. Williams and Jeff D. Griffiths
Using Expert Systems to Select Software for Traffic Analysis
Edmon C. Chang
A Simulation Analysis of Demand and Fleet Size Effects on Taxicab Service Rates
William A. Bailey and Thomas D. Clark, Jr.

Logistics Management and Analysis

A Logistics Application of Simulation to Determine Distribution Costs Resulting from a Forward Warehouse Operation
Edmund W. Schuster
Stockage Policy Cost Simulation for DLA Hazardous and Nonhazardous Shelf-Life Items
Richard E. Baker, Arild Olsen, and Janet Rider
Object Oriented Simulation for the U.S. Army Graves Registration Service
Richard A. Helfman, Mark H. Ralston, and J. Robert Suckling

Military Systems

Re-Hosting a Computer Assisted Wargame Exercise From a Mainframe to a Micro: Database and User-Interface Issues
Michael D. Brooks, Mark S. Kross, and Mark A. Roth
A Battalion/Brigade Training Simulation
Chet Childs and Thomas Lubaczewski
Design of a Joint Operations Planning Simulator
James R. Jansen and Mark A. Roth

Operations Management

Simulation of Continuous Mail Processing
Hamdy A. Taha, R. R. Goforth, and J. E. Bass
Self-Insurance by Small Scale Cogenerators Against the Ratchet Damand Effect
L. Jackson Turvaville and Margaret Hong Chen
Delay PERT
Donovan Young

Health Care Management

Impact Points in Patient Flows Through a Radiology Department Provided Through Simulation
Keith A. Klafehn
Simulation of a Hospital Patient Transportation System
Bruce Pollack-Johnson
A Simulation Approach to Analysis of Emergency Services and Trauma Center Management
Thomas D. Clark, Jr. and Craig W. Waring

Engineering Applications

The Application of Computer Simulation in a Flight Vehicle CAD System
Chunxi Wan
Simulation of a Local Area Network for a Newspaper Production System
J. Agre, I. Shahnawaz, M. Atkinson, D. Joshi, and A. R. K. Sastry
Simulation Used to Qualify Nuclear Waste Glass for Disposal
Paul W. Reimus and William L. Kuhn
Structured Feedback: An Approach to Developing Knowledge of a System During Initial Model Development
Patrick J. Starr and Thomas M. Keenan