• DocumentCode
    2996852
  • Title

    Simulation optimization: a review, new developments, and applications

  • Author

    Fu, Michael C. ; Glover, Fred W. ; April, Jay

  • Author_Institution
    Smith Sch. of Bus., Maryland Univ., College Park, MD, USA
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    4-7 Dec. 2005
  • Abstract
    We provide a descriptive review of the main approaches for carrying out simulation optimization, and sample some recent algorithmic and theoretical developments in simulation optimization research. Then we survey some of the software available for simulation languages and spreadsheets, and present several illustrative applications.
  • Keywords
    digital simulation; optimisation; simulation languages; algorithmic simulation; simulation language software; simulation optimization research; spreadsheet software; Application software; Business; Computational modeling; Constraint optimization; Cost function; Customer service; Educational institutions; Electronic mail; Input variables; Web and internet services;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Simulation Conference, 2005 Proceedings of the Winter
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9519-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/WSC.2005.1574242
  • Filename
    1574242