L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
We report on two ongoing efforts to build Dynamic Data
USE OF FEDERATED OBJECT MODELING TO DEVELOP A MACRO-SYSTEM MODEL FOR (2009)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is working on technology that could change our transportation fuel from gasoline to hydrogen. To assist in that effort, we are developing a macro-system model...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2009)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
This tutorial on parallel and distributed simulation systems reviews some of the traditional synchronization techniques and presents some recent advances. 1
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2009)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
A growing number of business process management software vendors are offering simulation capabilities to extend their modeling functions and enhance their analytical proficiencies. Simulation is...
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
Shipping from Yokohama to New York and St. Johns, Newfoundland is simulated by VSLAM for two routes: the Panama Canal, using fast and slow bluewater ships, and the Northwest Passage, using...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2009)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF METHODS FOR SIMULATION OUTPUT ANALYSIS This paper reviews statistical methods for analyzing output data from computer simulations. Specifically, it focuses on the estimation...
REFERENCE MODELS FOR SUPPLY CHAIN DESIGN AND CONFIGURATION (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
Today more and more essential processes are conducted across enterprise borders, inducing additional challenges in terms of different languages, process types and ontology. Business Process Modelling...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
This paper proposes an approach to join the analytical system to the real-time operational war game system. The interoperability issues of these two heterogeneous war game systems are fully explored...
ABSTRACT AIRSPACE GEOMETRY AND 4D FLIGHT PROXIMITY DETECTION FOR SIMULATION (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
The authors present uncomplicated and well established equations that can be used in simulation or real-world applications to determine key crossing points and aircraft proximity when the trajectory...
Simultaneous Perturbation Stochastic Approximation (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
Four algorithms, all variants of Simultaneous Perturbation Stochastic Approximation (SPSA), are proposed. The original one-measurement SPSA uses an estimate of the gradient of objective function L...
OBSERVATIONS ON MATERIAL FLOW IN SUPPLY CHAINS (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
This paper summarizes one group of recent simulation studies comparing replenishment strategies. Time-phased planning, implemented using DRP and MRP logic, continuous-review reorder point (ROP) and...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
DISCRETE-EVENT SIMULATION OF QUEUES WITH SPREADSHEETS: A TEACHING CASE This paper describes the use of spreadsheets combined with simple VBA code as a tool for teaching queuing theory and...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
This paper presents the modeling of batch processes using discrete event simulation. Discrete event simulation is often used for transactional-based processes; however, this paper describes an...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
A federation approach is used to expand the geographic extent of MANA (Map Aware Non-uniform Automata), a cellular-automaton based agent simulation, in order to support a study of investment...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
Despite growing popularity of small-scale clusters built out of off-the-shelf components, there has been little research on how these small-scale clusters behave under different scheduling policies....
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
This paper provides simulation practitioners and consumers with a grounding in how discrete-event simulation software works. Topics include discrete-event systems; entities, resources, control...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
A GLASS FLOAT LINE SIMULATION: MODELING METHODOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS A glass float line begins as a continuous process, liquid glass in a furnace, being pulled down a cooling conveyor in a continuous...
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
This research explores analytical models useful in the design of vehicle-based Automated Material Handling Systems (AMHS) to support semiconductor manufacturing. The objective is to correctly...
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
The Future Combat Systems (FCS) program is developing the FCS System of Systems Simulation Environment (FSE) to provide the “real world wraparound ” to the FCS System of Systems Simulation...
EFFECTIVE DESIGN OF AN ASSEMBLY LINE USING MODELING & SIMULATION (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
The paper presents the results of a research work regarding the effective design of an assembly line for heaters production. Considering that the real plant still doesn’t exist, simulation has been...
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
Simulation professionals understand the importance of accurate data for model validation. Traditional sources of simulation data come from information technology systems, manual records from staff,...
CIMS: A FRAMEWORK FOR INFRASTRUCTURE INTERDEPENDENCY MODELING AND ANALYSIS (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
Today’s society relies greatly upon an array of complex national and international infrastructure networks, such as transportation, utilities, telecommunication, and even financial networks. While...
FLEXIBLE EXPERIMENTATION AND ANALYSIS FOR HYBRID DEVS AND MPC MODELS (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
Discrete-event simulation and control-theoretic approaches lend themselves to studying semiconductor manufacturing supply-chain systems. In this work, we detail a modeling approach for semiconductor...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
Bus crew scheduling is a complex problem to solve because of the large number of resources that need to be managed, complexity of allocating crew shifts, rising cost of crew and unpredictability of...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
Performing realistic simulations of Internet packet traffic on a national or global level is a daunting task from both the modeling and the computational perspective. We present the MIITS...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
VARIANCE REDUCTION IN THE SIMULATION OF CALL CENTERS We show via concrete illustrations how the variance can be reduced in the simulation of a telephone call center to estimate the fraction of calls...
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
There is a long lasting debate concerning the rapidly increasing energy prices in Sweden. For industry the prices has increased by roughly 100 percent the last 5 years. This situation has resulted in...
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
Distributed simulation is used very little in industry, especially when compared with the interest in distributed simulation from research and from the military domain. In order to answer the...
SPLITTING FOR RARE-EVENT SIMULATION (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
Splitting and importance sampling are the two primary techniques to make important rare events happen more frequently in a simulation, and obtain an unbiased estimator with much smaller variance than...
DISTRIBUTED DISCRETE EVENT INFRASTRUCTURE (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
The PDES literature offers a rich set of techniques for distributed and efficient simulation. However, there is a growing need for simulators that support agent-based applications, and PDES systems...
A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO SCALABLE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK MODELING (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
Emerging needs in transportation network modeling and simulation are raising new challenges with respect to scalability of network size and vehicular traffic intensity, speed of simulation for...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
Firms, investors, venture capitalists, market analysts and the government, amongst others, are interested in the future evolution and dynamics of a market as it defines their role/participation or...
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
The UK National Blood Service (NBS) is a public funded body that is responsible for distributing blood and associated products. A discrete-event simulation of the NBS supply chain in the Southampton...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
Contemporary technology for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) integrates computer aided design (CAD) and engineering analysis (CAE) to support rapid, distributed, team-oriented product data...
THE MODELING ARCHITECTURE FOR TECHNOLOGY, RESEARCH, AND EXPERIMENTATION (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
eXperimentation (MATREX) program is the foremost distributed modeling and simulation environment in the US Army, providing a unifying M&S architecture, supporting tools, and infrastructure to...
DISTRIBUTED SIMULATION IN INDUSTRY – A SURVEY (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
Distributed simulation is used very little in industry, especially when compared with the interest in distributed simulation from research and from the military domain. In order to answer the...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
Computational modeling of biological systems is becoming increasingly common as scientists attempt to understand biological phenomena in their full complexity. Here we distinguish between two types...
ANALYZING INTERNET PACKET TRACES USING LINDLEY’S RECURSION (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
Internet trace packet data for a given network link contains information on each packet’s arrival time and size. An important problem is to model the congestion packets experienced over the...
A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO SCALABLE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK MODELING (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
Emerging needs in transportation network modeling and simulation are raising new challenges with respect to scalability of network size and vehicular traffic intensity, speed of simulation for...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
With the development of distributed modeling and simulation, it is necessary for the RTI to support large-scale applications. However, many RTIs can not support largescale distributed simulations...
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
In this work, we consider the problem of scheduling arriving jobs to a single machine where the objective is to minimize the mean tardiness. The scheduler has the option of reducing the processing...
PASSENGER TRAVEL BEHAVIOR MODEL IN RAILWAY NETWORK SIMULATION (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
Transportation planners and public transport operators alike have become increasingly aware of the need to diffuse the concentration of the peak period travel. Differentiated pricing is one possible...
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
This paper illustrates the use of mathematical programming in computing gradient estimators. Consistency property of these estimators is established under the usual assumptions for IPA gradient...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
COMPILED CODE IN DISTRIBUTED LOGIC SIMULATION A logic simulation approach known as compiled-code eventdriven simulation was developed in the past for sequential logic simulation. It improves...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
ESTIMATING EXPECTED COMPLETION TIMES WITH PROBABILISTIC JOB ROUTING A common problem in production environments is the need to estimate the remaining time in system for work-inprogress jobs....
AN HLA-BASED MULTIAGENT SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZED RESOURCE ALLOCATION AFTER STRONG EARTHQUAKES (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
In this paper the author presents a distributed simulation system for disaster response activities based on the High Level Architecture (HLA). This simulation system focuses on resource management...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
Nearly every well installation process nowadays relies on some sort of risk assessment study, given the high costs involved. Those studies focus mostly on estimating the total time required by the...
RANKING AND SELECTION PROCEDURES FOR SIMULATION (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
We present sequential ranking and selection statistical procedures that determine the best simulated model configuration among competing alternatives. The best in this context denotes the largest...
INCORPORATING HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN HEALTHCARE SIMULATION MODELS (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
For many years, simulation has been used to evaluate the outcomes from medical interventions designed to improve patients ’ health. However in practice these outcomes can be greatly affected by...
IMPLEMENTATION OF TIME MANAGEMENT IN A RUNTIME INFRASTRUCTURE (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
The High Level Architecture (HLA) time management is concerned with mechanisms for guaranteeing message order, process synchronization and execution correctness in distributed simulations. Time...
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
The Discrete Event Simulation (DES) process interaction world view describes models that focus on simulated entities that progress through a series of temporally related activities. DES formalisms...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
In this paper, we investigate the influence of several machine criticality measures on the performance of a shifting bottleneck heuristic for complex job shops. The shifting bottleneck heuristic is a...
A SIMULATION ALGORITHM FOR DYNAMIC STRUCTURE DEVS MODELING (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
Real-Time System (RTS) correctness and timeliness are critical. Modeling and Simulation techniques have been widely used for testing particular conditions on these systems. Recently, the DEVS...
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
Systems Biology is aimed at analyzing the behavior and interrelationships of biological systems and is characterized by combining experimentation, theory, and computation. Dedicated to exploring...
STOCHASTIC GRADIENT ESTIMATION USING A SINGLE DESIGN POINT (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
Using concepts arising in control variates, we propose estimating gradients using Monte Carlo data from a single design point. Our goal is to create a statistically efficient estimator that is easy...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
APPLICATION OF STOCHASTIC OPTIMIZATION METHOD FOR AN URBAN CORRIDOR This paper presents a stochastic traffic signal optimization method that consists of the CORSIM microscopic traffic simulation...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
This paper describes a novel framework used to characterize a J2EE (Java Enterprise Edition) application and develop models of the application by using Java method tracing in a Java-technology based...
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
proactive control of real material flow systems. In consequence of real or potential state changes, proactive control (unlike reactive control) makes foresighted and targetoriented acting possible....
DISTRIBUTED DISCRETE EVENT INFRASTRUCTURE (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
The PDES literature offers a rich set of techniques for distributed and efficient simulation. However, there is a growing need for simulators that support agent-based applications, and PDES systems...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
In this paper we describe a new simulation tool used to study the creation and optimization of propagation maps for Node State Routing protocols within wireless and mobile ad hoc networks. The...
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
The dynamic, non-linear, and complex nature of a supply chain with numerous interactions among its entities are best evaluated using simulation models. The optimization of such system is not amenable...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
This paper describes a novel framework used to characterize a J2EE (Java Enterprise Edition) application and develop models of the application by using Java method tracing in a Java-technology based...
MODELING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF UNDERWATER SONAR (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
The purpose of this paper is to discuss an object-oriented simulation framework/model for the US Navy that simulates the behavior of ships in a combat environment. This model provides a framework...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
This paper presents a Web-based interior design application named Multiuser Interior Design (MID). We use technologies from virtual reality (VR), the Web, and database to implement MID. It allows...
HOW TO BUILD VALID AND CREDIBLE SIMULATION MODELS (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
In this tutorial we present techniques for building valid and credible simulation models. Ideas to be discussed include the importance of a definitive problem formulation, discussions with...
ASSESSMENT OF THE NIST SHOP DATA MODEL AS A NEUTRAL FILE FORMAT (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
This paper evaluates the shop data model (SDM) being developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in terms of its viability as a neutral file format (NFF) for the...
PULL PRODUCTION CYCLE-TIME UNDER VARYING PRODUCT MIXES (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
To satisfy customer requirements and simultaneously fully utilize the production machines, there is a need to determine appropriate cycle time. Especially in pull systems with varying product mixes,...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
With the development of distributed modeling and simulation, it is necessary for the RTI to support large-scale applications. However, many RTIs can not support largescale distributed simulations...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
SYMBOLIC MODELING OF SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION IN PATHWAY LOGIC Pathway Logic is a step towards a vision of symbolic systems biology. It is an approach to modeling cellular processes based on formal...
A METHODOLOGY FOR CONDUCTING COMPOSITE BEHAVIOR MODEL VERIFICATION IN A COMBAT SIMULATION (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
The United States Army’s One Semi-Automated Forces (OneSAF) Objective System (OOS) is the next generation of Army high resolution combat models. Its development has leveraged the ever-increasing...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
In this paper, we discuss the design and use of an objectoriented framework for simulating multi-echelon inventory systems. We present a context for how the framework can be used through its...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
CONCEPTUAL MODELING FOR SIMULATION: ISSUES AND RESEARCH REQUIREMENTS It is generally recognized that conceptual modeling is one of the most vital parts of a simulation study. At the same time, it...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
Computational modeling of biological systems is becoming increasingly common as scientists attempt to understand biological phenomena in their full complexity. Here we distinguish between two types...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
A DEMONSTRATION OF BIBTEX USAGE FOR WSC PAPERS This sample L ATEX file demonstrates the use of BIBTEX to meet the Winter Simulation Conference (WSC) formatting requirements. To accomplish this, the...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
COMBINED RANKING AND SELECTION WITH CONTROL VARIATES Nelson and Staum derived R&S procedures that employ control-variate estimators (CVs) instead of sample means to obtain more statistical...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
This paper presents a successful application of simulationbased multi-objective optimization of a complex real-world scheduling problem. Concepts of the implemented simulation-based optimization...
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
To explore the dynamics of managerial self-efficacy, a causality model is proposed based on the theory of Bandura's Self-efficacy and Human Resource Management. Furthermore, a qualitative...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
A HYBRID METHOD FOR SIMULATION FACTOR SCREENING Factor screening is performed to eliminate unimportant factors so that the remaining important factors can be more thoroughly studied in later...
APPLYING DEVS MODELING FOR DISCRETE EVENT MULTIPLE MODEL CONTROL OF A TIME (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
In recent years, we have developed a Modeling and Simulation-Driven Engineering methodology for engineering embedded Real-Time systems. This approach relies on the use of the DEVS formalism for...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
Distributed simulation is attractive for modeling complicated manufacturing systems having many tools and products, such as a semiconductor wafer fabrication line. However, conservative...
SIMULATION ANALYSIS ON THE IMPACT OF FURNACE BATCH SIZE INCREASE IN A DEPOSITION LOOP (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
In the dynamic environment of semiconductor manufacturing operations, a bottleneck could be created at the bake furnaces of the deposition loop as capacity expands. Upgrading of the bake furnaces by...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
SIMULATION INTELLIGENCE AND MODELING FOR MANUFACTURING UNCERTAINTIES The realistic simulation modeling becomes very essential and effective for designing and managing of manufacturing systems, which...
APPLYING SIMULATION IN A SUPPLY CHAIN TRANSFORMATION CASE (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
Supply chain transformation is an emerging service area in the market which aims at helping clients improve their operational efficiency and reduce costs. As a generic technique for the analysis of...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
There is an increasing need for the comprehensive simulation of complex, dynamic, physical systems. Often such simulations are built by coupling existing, component models so that their concurrent...
ABSTRACT SIMULATION AND VERIFICATION FOR COMPUTATIONAL MODELLING OF SIGNALLING PATHWAYS (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
Modelling of the dynamics of biochemical reaction networks typically proceeds by solving ordinary differential equations or stochastic simulation via the Gillespie algorithm. More recently,...
ABSTRACT APPROACHES TO COMPLEXITY REDUCTION IN A SYSTEMS BIOLOGY (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
Due to the complexity of biochemical reaction networks, socalled complexity reduction algorithms play a crucial role for making simulations efficient and for dissecting biochemical networks into...
MULTI-AGENT LEARNING MODEL WITH BARGAINING (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
Decision problems with the features of prisoner’s dilemma are quite common. A general solution to this kind of social dilemma is that the agents cooperate to play a joint action. The Nash...
SYSTEM DYNAMICS AND AGENT-BASED SIMULATIONS FOR WORKFORCE CLIMATE (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
A SIMULATION-BASED APPROACH TO TRADE-OFF ANALYSIS OF PORT SECURITY Motivated by the September 11 attacks, we are addressing the problem of policy analysis of supply-chain security. Considering the...
ABSTRACT APPLICATION OF THE DEVS FRAMEWORK IN CONSTRUCTION SIMULATION (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
The Discrete Event Systems Specification (DEVS) framework is based on systems engineering principles and is used for modeling and simulation in many application domains. This framework supports a...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
This paper describes the experiences and technical challenges encountered by the Lanner group in building a Java based simulation engine to simulate BPMN diagrams. It highlights the difference...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
We present the results of coverage tests performed to validate our preliminary analysis indicating that determining ‘appropriate ’ run length is more important for obtaining coverage than...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
The digital factory concept offers an integrated approach to enhance the product and production engineering processes and simulation is a key technology within this concept. Different types of...
THE SIMULATION PROJECT LIFE-CYCLE: MODELS AND REALITIES (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
This panel session will discuss various issues regarding simulation life-cycle models. Simulation life-cycles models have received little attention, and this panel session seeks to generate interest...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
Metamodels are used to provide simpler prediction means than the complex simulation models they approximate. Accuracy of a metamodel is one fundamental criterion that is used as the basis for...
ANALYZING STATIC AND TEMPORAL PROPERTIES OF SIMULATION MODELS (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
This paper shows how a simulation model can be specified so that its static and temporal properties can be formally analyzed. The approach adopted is based on the integration of Formal Methods (FMs)...
ABSTRACT AIRSPACE GEOMETRY AND 4D FLIGHT PROXIMITY DETECTION FOR SIMULATION (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
The authors present uncomplicated and well established equations that can be used in simulation or real-world applications to determine key crossing points and aircraft proximity when the trajectory...
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
This paper argues that the value of simulation and modeling technology tends to be contingent on creating models that can offer a systematic and well defined way of representing firm's structure...
A DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS APPROACH TO READINESS RISK ANALYSIS (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
We develop a simulation model to aid in identifying and evaluating promising alternatives to achieve improvements in weapon system-level availability when services for system components are...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF INTEGRATED PATH ESTIMATORS We describe the results of numerical experiments evaluating the efficiency of variance estimators based on integrated sample paths. The idea...
A BEE COLONY OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM TO JOB SHOP SCHEDULING (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
In the face of globalization and rapidly shrinking product life cycle, manufacturing companies are trying different means to improve productivity through management of machine utilization and product...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
Standards and standardized data representation to allow efficient exchange of information is an important topic within systems biology. Within this area there is currently a rapid development of new...
MODELLING AND SIMULATION OF HUMAN DECISION-MAKING IN MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
The simulation of manufacturing processes mainly focuses on the structure of machinery resources and the flow of material, but the inclusion of the personnel in the simulation model is only slowly...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
We present a hyper-interaction platform which integrates several newly developed techniques, including motion classification, a motion reaction control mechanism and a high precision 3-D model of the...
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
High-resolution combat models have become so complex that the time necessary to create and analyze a scenario has become unacceptably long. A lower resolution approach to entity-level simulation can...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
In this paper, we present the results of a simulation study for semiconductor wafer fabrication facilities (wafer fabs) where we multiplied the number of tools per tool group and the number of...
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
The presented work describes the recent research being conducted by the authors in the field of visualization of simulated construction processes. The underlying uncertainty involved in almost all...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
A module-based modeling method was developed to analyze the production-distribution systems by using a discrete event simulation with ARENA. Excel VBA was also adopted to automatically generate the...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
The pool of molecular interaction data is growing fast but nevertheless remains fragmented. Combining together data coming from heterogeneous sources is a crucial step towards a deeper understanding...
SPECIFYING AND SIMULATING MODERN WARFARE SCENARIOS WITH ITSIMBW (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
The aim of this paper is the presentation of the military multi-agent simulation system ITSimBw. Its decisive features include a strictly agent-based approach to modeling, in which every entity in a...
GA DIRECTED SELF-ORGANIZED SEARCH AND ATTACK UAV SWARMS (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
Self-organization offers many potential benefits to autonomous multi-UAV systems. This research investigates the use of a self-organization (SO) framework for evolving UAV swarm behavior. This SO...
District General Hospital Performance Simulation (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
SEQUENCE STEP ALGORITHM FOR CONTINUOUS RESOURCE UTILIZATION (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
The sequence step algorithm addresses for the first time the problem of scheduling repetitive projects with probabilistic activity durations while maintaining continuous resource utilization. This...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
Low-volume, custom-built or specialty equipment, by nature, has little statistically significant data to predict system availability over the equipment life. Their unique constructions are often...
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
As exploration operations expand further into space, NASA must enhance its understanding and capability of the increasingly complex “supply chain ” management of materials, people, information,...
THE OPERATIONS OF AIRPORT SECURITY CHECKPOINTS (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
For most security planners, a key challenge is to continuously evaluate how changes or additions to their facilities or procedures impact security effectiveness, operational costs, and passenger...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
Identified as a strategic area, supply chain transformation plays a critical role in today’s IBM business. In this paper, we introduce an effort in IBM Research Division named SmartSCOR, which...
A POLYTOPE METHOD FOR ESTIMATING FACTOR MAIN EFFECTS EFFICIENTLY (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
Consider the problem of identifying important factors influencing a response in a simulation experiment where the number of factors is large. When the direction of the effect of factors is known, the...
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
To maximize the cost efficiency in constructing the sports facilities for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, we applied the state-of-the-art construction operations simulation modeling to plan the...
OF THE JOINT INTEGRATED MISSION MODEL (JIMM) (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
The Joint Integrated Mission Model (JIMM) is a legacy real-time discrete-event simulator. Its initial singlethreaded implementation employed a memory pool to speed up run-time performance and easily...
APPLYING MODEL REFERENCE ADAPTIVE SEARCH TO AMERICAN-STYLE OPTION PRICING (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
This paper considers the application of stochastic optimization methods to American-style option pricing. We apply a randomized optimization algorithm called Model Reference Adaptive Search (MRAS) to...
ON-LINE INSTRUMENTATION FOR SIMULATION-BASED OPTIMIZATION (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
Traditionally, a simulation-based optimization (SO) system is designed as a black-box in which the internal details of the optimization process is hidden from the user and only the final optimization...
MODELING SEMICONDUCTOR TOOLS FOR SMALL LOTSIZE FAB SIMULATIONS (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
Short cycle times are critical to the success of semiconductor manufacturing. The addition of more and more mask layers leads to higher raw process times and makes short cycle times an increasingly...
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
Widespread deployment of sensors in roadways and vehicles is creating new challenges in effectively exploiting the wealth of real-time transportation system data. However, the precision of the...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
Availability management influences key supply chain performance metrics such as customer service level and inventory. The availability management process involves generating Available-to-Promise...
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
In this paper, we consider a multi-objective simulation optimization problem with three features: huge solution space, high uncertainty in performance measures, and multi-objective problem which...
A SOCIETY OF SIMULATION APPROACH TO DYNAMIC INTEGRATION OF SIMULATIONS * (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
MATERIAL HANDLING RESOURCE UTILIZATION SIMULATION STUDY FOR STAMPING PLANT (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
This paper describes the application of dynamic simulation to evaluate material handling resource utilization for a stamping plant in the automotive industry. The other objective of this study was...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
A logic simulation approach known as compiled-code event-driven simulation was developed in the past for sequential logic simulation. It improves simulation performance by reducing the logic...
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
Pathway Logic is a step towards a vision of symbolic systems biology. It is an approach to modeling cellular processes based on formal methods. In particular, formal executable models of processes...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
A strategic curriculum revision concerning simulation methods, production operations, and facility layout and material handling courses in a product design and manufacturing engineering curriculum is...
ESTIMATING EXPECTED COMPLETION TIMES WITH PROBABILISTIC JOB ROUTING (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
ABSTRACT 1. be too large to be of value (as it contains two or A common problem in production environments is the need to estimate the remaining time in system for work-inprogress jobs. Simulation...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
THE “BEST ” ALGORITHM FOR SOLVING STOCHASTIC MIXED INTEGER PROGRAMS We present a new algorithm for solving two-stage stochastic mixed-integer programs (SMIPs) having discrete first-stage...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
QUASI-MONTE CARLO STRATEGIES FOR STOCHASTIC OPTIMIZATION In this paper we discuss the issue of solving stochastic optimization problems using sampling methods. Numerical results have shown that using...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
Interoperability between commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) simulation packages (CSPs) is a topic which has been discussed for many years without a solution. With the advent of the High Level...
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
This paper presents a simulation model which describes the
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS OF COMPARISON-WITH-A-STANDARD PROCEDURES We investigate the performance of a heuristic sequential procedure to compare a finite number of designs with respect to a single...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
INDIRECT CYCLE-TIME QUANTILE ESTIMATION FOR NON-FIFO DISPATCHING POLICIES Previous work has shown that the Cornish-Fisher expansion (CFE) can be used successfully in conjunction with discrete event...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
WIRELESS NETWORK SIMULATION EXTENSIONS IN SIDE/SMURPH We describe the most recent step in the evolution of SIDE/SMURPH and, specifically, a generic model of a wireless channel, which enables to use...
THE IMPACT OF ORDINAL ON RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
Traditionally, Response Surface Methodology (RSM) is cardinal in nature. Ordinal optimization was only introduced recently. Since ordinal optimization has been proven to be successful in certain...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
This paper presents a framework (named Bridge_Sim) that aids contractors in planning bridge deck construction using computer simulation. The proposed framework estimates the time and cost required...
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
This paper presents the performance evaluation of a CMB (Chandy-Misra-Bryant) protocol from the perspective of execution time. The performance of each logical process in simulation is measured. Our...
OPTIMAL CONTROL OF MAKE-TO-ORDER MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS VIA SELECTED ORDER ACCEPTANCE (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
Capacity constrained make-to-order manufacturing systems with exogenously set due dates and heavy tardiness penalties can be effectively managed by selective acceptance of orders, especially when the...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
Certain business objectives cannot be met without the interaction and communication between different systems. An interesting concept called system of systems (SoS), which aims to describe this...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
Managing telecommunication networks involves collecting and analyzing large amounts of statistical data. The standard approach to estimating quantiles involves capturing all the relevant data (what...
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
Systems Biology is aimed at analyzing the behavior and interrelationships of biological systems and is characterized by combining experimentation, theory, and computation. Dedicated to exploring...
ABSTRACT STOCHASTIC SHIPYARD SIMULATION WITH SIMYARD (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
SimYard is a stochastic shipyard simulation tool designed to evaluate the labor costs of executing different schedules in a shipyard production environment. SimYard simulates common production...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
Supply chain managers today face an unremitting challenge to their capabilities in both the volume and complexity of factors to be reconciled. In order to achieve more effective decision making, it...
The NNSA’s Y-12 National Security Complex is a (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
As supply chains evolve beyond the confines of individual organizations, information sharing has become the Holy Grail in supply chain technology. Although the value of information sharing is well...
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
This paper presents an innovative methodology that combines simulation, data mining, and knowledge-based techniques to determine the near- and long-term impacts of candidate aircraft engine...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
Composition of models is considered essential in developing heterogeneous complex systems and in particular simulation models capable of expressing a system’s structure and behavior. This paper...
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
In spite of many advances in business process simulation technologies, their adoption by the business analyst community has been primarily limited to specialists. We propose a Business Process...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
The design of rail infrastructure is a difficult task. Many parties are involved, and the tasks range from stakeholder issues to very detailed technical questions, such as control design. Simulation...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
Agent-based modeling and simulation (ABMS) is a new approach to modeling systems comprised of interacting autonomous agents. ABMS promises to have far-reaching effects on the way that businesses use...
APPLICATIONS OF DISCRETE-EVENT SIMULATION TO SUPPORT MANUFACTURING LOGISTICS (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
This paper presents a literature survey on recent use of discrete-event simulation in real-world manufacturing logistics decision-making. The sample of the survey consists of 52 relevant application...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
A SIMULATION MODEL FOR BIOTERRORISM PREPAREDNESS IN AN EMERGENCY ROOM The use of biological agents as weapons can cause disease and deaths in sufficient numbers that can greatly impact a city or...
ABSTRACT CELLDESIGNER: A MODELING TOOL FOR BIOCHEMICAL NETWORKS (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
Understanding of logic and dynamics of gene-regulatory and biochemical networks is a major challenge of systems biology. To facilitate this research topic, we have developed CellDesigner, a modeling...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
Ontological analysis has been shown to be an effective first step in the construction of robust knowledge based systems. However, the modeling and simulation community has not taken advantage of the...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
A NEW APPROACH FOR PARALLEL STEADY-STATE SIMULATIONS We propose a new procedure for building confidence interval estimators of steady-state parameters in discrete event simulations. The procedure...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
ENHANCING BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT WITH SIMULATION OPTIMIZATION A growing number of business process management software vendors are offering simulation capabilities to extend their modeling...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
A new notion of participation is at stake with advances in technologically mediated work environments. Insufficient bandwidth and insufficiently powerful, crudely coordinated tools resulted in...
ABSTRACT AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE, BUT NO SIMPLER: (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
We start with basic terminology and concepts of modeling, and decompose the art of modeling as a process. This overview of the process helps clarify when we should or should not use simulation...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
A GLASS FLOAT LINE SIMULATION: MODELING METHODOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS A glass float line begins as a continuous process, liquid glass in a furnace, being pulled down a cooling conveyor in a continuous...
ABSTRACT Flexible Experimentation and Analysis for Hybrid DEVS and MPC Models (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
Discrete-event simulation and control-theoretic approaches lend themselves to studying semiconductor manufacturing supply-chain systems. In this work, we detail a modeling approach for semiconductor...
USING SYSTEM DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS TO COMPARE CAPACITY MODELS FOR PRODUCTION PLANNING (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
While a variety of optimization formulations of production planning problems have been proposed over the last fifty years, the majority of these are based on simple models of capacity that fail to...
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
world view describes models that focus on simulated entities that progress through a series of temporally related activities. DES formalisms and vendor approaches for representing DES models serve as...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
Composition of models is considered essential in developing heterogeneous complex systems and in particular simulation models capable of expressing a system’s structure and behavior. This paper...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
SYMBOLIC MODELING OF SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION IN PATHWAY LOGIC Pathway Logic is a step towards a vision of symbolic systems biology. It is an approach to modeling cellular processes based on formal...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
We consider a logistics network where a single warehouse distributes a single item to multiple retailers. Retailers in the network participate in a Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) program with the...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
We develop a class of control variates for the American option pricing problem that are constructed through the use of MARS – multivariate adaptive regression splines. The splines approximate the...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
VARIANCE REDUCTION IN THE SIMULATION OF CALL CENTERS We show via concrete illustrations how the variance can be reduced in the simulation of a telephone call center to estimate the fraction of calls...
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
From the concept exploration for a weapon system to training simulators, from hardware-in-the-loop simulators to mission planning tools, trajectory simulations are used throughout the life cycle of a...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto, ...
Splitting and importance sampling are the two primary techniques to make important rare events happen more frequently in a simulation, and obtain an unbiased estimator with much smaller variance than...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
REQUIREMENTS FOR DDDAS FLEXIBLE POINT SUPPORT Dynamic data-driven application systems (DDDAS) integrate computer simulations with experimental observations to study phenomena with greater speed and...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
WIRELESS NETWORK SIMULATION EXTENSIONS IN SIDE/SMURPH We describe the most recent step in the evolution of SIDE/SMURPH and, specifically, a generic model of a wireless channel, which enables to use...
Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference (2008)
L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wiel, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, R. M. Fujimoto
GRID ENABLED SEQUENTIAL DESIGN AND ADAPTIVE METAMODELING Metamodeling is emerging as a valuable new tool in simulation: complex computer codes can be approximated by surrogate models (analytic,...