WSC 2009: Austin, TX, USA
Ann Dunkin, Ricki G. Ingalls, Enver Yücesan, Manuel D. Rossetti, Ray Hill, Björn Johansson (Eds.): Proceedings of the 2009 Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2009, Hilton Austin Hotel, Austin, TX, USA, December 13-16, 2009. WSC 2009
Titan Talks
Thomas J. Schriber: Simulation for the Masses: Spreadsheet-based Monte Carlo Simulation. 1-11
Education - Introductory Tutorials

Averill M. Law: How to Build Valid and Credible Simulation Models. 24-33
David T. Sturrock: Tips for Successful Practice of Simulation. 34-39
W. David Kelton: Representing and Generating Uncertainty Effectively. 40-44
Russell C. H. Cheng, Christine S. M. Currie: Resampling Methods of Analysis in Simulation Studies. 45-59
Susan M. Sanchez, Hong Wan: Better than a Petaflop: The Power of Efficient Experimental Design. 60-74

Robert A. Strong, Natalie M. Steiger, James R. Wilson: Introduction to Financial Risk Assessment using Monte Carlo Simulation. 99-118
Education - Advanced Tutorials
Jeremy Staum: Better Simulation Metamodeling: The Why, What, and How of Stochastic Kriging. 119-133
Renata A. Konrad, Mark A. Lawley: Input Modeling for Hospital Simulation Models using Electronic Messages. 134-147
Kalyan T. Talluri, Itir Z. Karaesmen, Garrett J. van Ryzin, Gustavo J. Vulcano: Revenue Management: Models and Methods. 148-161
Robert G. Sargent: Verification and Validation of Simulation Models. 162-176
Paul A. Fishwick: An Introduction to OpenSimulator and Virtual Environment agent-based M&S Applications. 177-183
Michael E. Kuhl, Emily K. Lada, Mary Ann Flanigan Wagner, Julie Simmons Ivy, Natalie M. Steiger, James R. Wilson: Introduction to Modeling and Generating Probabilistic Input Processes for Simulation. 184-202
Simon J. E. Taylor, Navonil Mustafee, Stephen John Turner, Ke Pan, Steffen Straßburger: Commercial-Off-The-Shelf Simulation Package Interoperability: Issues and Futures. 203-215
Thomas J. Schriber, Daniel T. Brunner: Inside Discrete-event Simulation Software: How it Works and Why it Matters. 216-229
Russell R. Barton: Simulation Optimization using Metamodels. 230-238
Education - Training
Education - Simulation Education
Markus Klug, Peter Hausberger: Motivaton of Students for Further Education in Simulation by an Applied Example in a Related other Course in Engineering Education - A Case Study. 248-255
Eugene P. Paulo, Stephanie Few: Leveraging the DoD M&S Education Project for Specialized Army M&S Education. 268-272
Heriberto Garcia, Martha A. Centeno: S.U.C.C.E.S.S.F.U.L.: A Framework for Designing Discrete Event Simulation Courses. 289-298
Pau Fonseca, Angel A. Juan, Lluís M. Plà, Sara V. Rodríguez, Javier Faulin: Simulation Education in the Internet Age: Some Experiences on the Use of Pure Online and Blended Learning Models. 299-309
Education - History of Simulation
Education - Vendor Track

Karthik Krishna Vasudevan, Ravindra Lote, Edward J. Williams, Onur M. Ülgen: High Speedbottle Manufacturing Lines: Case Studies and Simulation Software Selection Techniques. 322-332
David Krahl: Extendsim Advanced Techology: Discrete Rate Simulation. 333-338
Methodology - Analysis Methodology
Peter Frazier, Warren B. Powell, Hugo P. Simão: Simulation Model Calibration with Correlated Knowledge-gradients. 339-351
Nabil Channouf, Pierre L'Ecuyer: Fitting a Normal Copula for a Multivariate Distribution with both Discrete and Continuous Marginals. 352-358
Abhijit Gosavi: Reinforcement Learning for Model Building and Variance-penalized Control. 373-379
Eric J. Friedman, Shane G. Henderson, Thomas Byuen, German Gutierrez Gallardo: Estimating the Probability that the Game of Monopoly never ends. 380-391
Pierre L'Ecuyer, Bruno Tuffin: On the Error Distribution for Randomly-shifted Lattice Rules. 392-402
Pierre L. Douillet: Sampling Distribution of the Variance. 403-414
Lihua Sun, L. Jeff Hong: A General Framework of Importance Sampling for Value-at-risk and Conditional Value-at-risk. 415-422
Demet Batur, F. Fred Choobineh: Do mean-based Ranking and Selection Procedures consider Systems' Risk? 423-433
Sandeep Juneja, L. Ramprasath: Nested Simulation for Estimating Portfolio Losses within a Time Horizon. 434-443
Jose H. Blanchet, Peter W. Glynn: Efficient Rare Event Simulation of Continuous Time Markovian Perpetuities. 444-451
Athanassios N. Avramidis: Fitting Discrete Multivariate Distributions with Unbounded Marginals and Normal-copula Dependence. 452-458

Dmitriy Belyi, Paul Damien, David P. Morton, Elmira Popova: Bayesian Non-parametric Simulation of Hazard Functions. 475-482
Alexander Galenko, David P. Morton, Elmira Popova, Ivilina Popova: Simulating Cointegrated Time Series. 483-493
Tara Rengarajan, David P. Morton: Estimating the Efficient Frontier of a Probabilistic Bicriteria Model. 494-504
E. Jack Chen: Adapt Selection Procedures to Process Correlated and Non-normal Data with Batch Means. 505-515
Peter Buchholz, Dennis Müller: Statistical Analysis and Comparison of Simulation Models of Highly Dependable Systems - An Experimental Study. 516-527
Stephen E. Chick, Peter Frazier: The Conjunction of the Knowledge Gradient and the Economic Approach to Simulation Selection. 528-539
Gabriella Dellino, Jack P. C. Kleijnen, Carlo Meloni: Robust Simulation-optimization using Metamodels. 540-550
Alireza Kabirian, Sigurdur Ólafsson: Simulation Optimization with Hybrid Golden Region Search. 551-562
Kuo-Hao Chang, Hong Wan: Stochastic Trust Region Response Surface Convergent Method for Generally-distributed Response Surface. 563-573
Nugroho Artadi Pujowidianto, Loo Hay Lee, Chun-Hung Chen, Chee Meng Yap: Optimal Computing Budget Allocation for Constrained Optimization. 584-589
Douglas J. Morrice, Mark W. Brantley, Chun-Hung Chen: A Transient Means Ranking and Selection Procedure with Sequential Sampling Constraints. 590-600
Mark Broadie, Deniz M. Cicek, Assaf Zeevi: An Adaptive Multidimensional Version of the Kiefer-Wolfowitz Stochastic Approximation Algorithm. 601-612
Eunji Lim: Newton-Raphson Version of Stochastic Approximation over Discrete Sets. 613-622
Jong-hyun Ryu, Sujin Kim, Hong Wan: Pareto Front Approximation with Adaptive Weighted Sum Method in Multiobjective Simulation Optimization. 623-633
Falko Bause, Peter Buchholz, Jan Kriege: A Comparison of Markovian Arrival and ARMA/ARTA Processes for the Modeling of Correlated Input Processes. 634-645
Wheyming Tina Song, Bruce W. Schmeiser: Omitting Meaningless Digits: Analyzing LDR(1), The Standard Leading-digit Rule. 646-651
Ali Tafazzoli, James R. Wilson: N-Skart: A Nonsequential Skewness- and Autoregression-adjusted Batch-means Procedure for Simulation Analysis. 652-662
Shravan Gaonkar, William H. Sanders: G-SSASC: Simultaneous Simulation of System Models with bounded Hazard Rates. 663-673
Jun Yin, Szu Hui Ng, Kien Ming Ng: A Study on the Effects of Parameter Estimation on Kriging Model's Prediction Error in Stochastic Simulations. 674-685
Wai Kin (Victor) Chan, Lee W. Schruben, Barry L. Nelson, Sheldon H. Jacobson: Simulation Fusion. 686-695
Jirka Poropudas, Kai Matti Virtanen: Influence Diagrams in Analysis of Discrete Event Simulation Data. 696-708
Jamie R. Wieland, Barry L. Nelson: How Simulation Languages Should Report Results: A Modest Proposal. 709-715
Marvin K. Nakayma: A General Framework for the Asymptotic Validity of Two-stage Procedures for Selection and Multiple Comparisons with Consistent Variance Estimators. 716-722
Karel Crombecq, Dirk Gorissen, Luciano De Tommasi, Tom Dhaene: A Novel Sequential Design Strategy for Global Surrogate Modeling. 731-742
Methodology - Modeling Methodology
Rhys Goldstein, Gabriel A. Wainer: DEVS-based Design of Spatial Simulations of Biological Systems. 743-754
Charles M. Jenkins, Stephen V. Rice: Resource Modeling in Discrete-event Simulation Environments: A Fifty-year Perspective. 755-766
Thomas Monks, Stewart Robinson, Kathy Kotiadis: Model Reuse versus Model Development: Effects on Credibility and Learning. 767-778
David W. Bauer, Christopher D. Carothers: Scalable RF Propagation Modeling on the IBM Blue Gene/L and Cray XT5 Supercomputers. 779-787


Felix Salfner, Katinka Wolter: A Petri Net Model for Service Availability in Redundant Computing Systems. 819-826
Peter Kemper: Recovering Model Invariants from Simulation Traces with Petri Net Analysis Techniques. 827-838
Daniel Huber, Wilhelm Dangelmaier: Controlled Simplification of Material Flow Simulation Models. 839-850
Taejong Yoo, Kyungdoc Kim, Sunyoung Song, Hyunbo Cho, Enver Yücesan: Applying Web Services Technology to Implement Distributed Simulation for Supply Chain Modeling and Analysis. 863-873
Sebastian Bohlmann, Volkhard Klinger, Helena Szczerbicka: HPNS - A Hybrid Process Net Simulation Environment Executing Online Dynamic Models of Industrial Manufacturing Systems. 874-885
Durk-Jouke van der Zee: Building Insightful Simulation Models using Formal Approaches - A Case Study on Petri Nets. 886-898
Wlodek M. Zuberek: Performance Limitations of Block-multithreaded Distributed-memory Systems. 899-907
Leonard A. Harris, Justin S. Hogg, James R. Faeder: Compartmental Rule-based Modeling of Biochemical Systems. 908-919
Céline Kuttler, Cédric Lhoussaine, Mirabelle Nebut: Rule-based Modeling of Transcriptional Attenuation at the Tryptophan Operon. 920-931
Orianne Mazemondet, Mathias John, Carsten Maus, Adelinde M. Uhrmacher, Arndt Rolfs: Integrating Diverse Reaction Types into Stochastic Models - A Signaling Pathway Case Study in the Imperative pi-Calculus. 932-943
Adam Duguid, Stephen T. Gilmore, Maria Luisa Guerriero, Jane Hillston, Laurence Loewe: Design and Development of Software Tools for Bio-PEPA. 956-967
James T. Sawyer, David M. Brann: How to Test your Models More Effectively: Applying Agile and Automated Techniques to Simulation Testing. 968-978
Antuela A. Tako, Stewart Robinson: Comparing Model Development in Discrete Event Simulation and System Dynamics. 979-991
Sabine Zinn, Jan Himmelspach, Jutta Gampe, Adelinde M. Uhrmacher: MIC-core: A Tool for Microsimulation. 992-1002
Christopher L. Barrett, Richard J. Beckman, Maleq Khan, V. S. Anil Kumar, Madhav V. Marathe, Paula Elaine Stretz, Tridib Dutta, Bryan Lewis: Generation and Analysis of Large Synthetic Social Contact Networks. 1003-1014
Falko Bause, Peter Buchholz, Jan Kriege, Sebastian Vastag: Simulation based Validation of Quantitative Requirements in Service Oriented Architectures. 1015-1026
Ke Pan, Stephen John Turner, Wentong Cai, Zengxiang Li: Implementation of Data Distribution Management Services in a Service Oriented HLA RTI. 1027-1038
Hengheng Xie, Azzedine Boukerche, Ming Zhang: A Novel Message-oriented and SOA based Real-time Modeling and Simulation Framework for Peer-to-Peer Systems. 1039-1046
Yongwei Wang, Michael Lees, Wentong Cai, Suiping Zhou, Malcolm Yoke-Hean Low: Cluster based Partitioning for Agent-based Crowd Simulations. 1047-1058
H. Van Dyke Parunak: Interpreting Digital Pheromones as Probability Fields. 1059-1068
Bogdan Tatomir, Léon J. M. Rothkrantz, Adriana-Camelia Suson: Travel Time Prediction for Dynamic Routing using Ant Based Control. 1069-1078
Roland Ewald, Adelinde M. Uhrmacher: Automating the Runtime Performance Evaluation of Simulation Algorithms. 1079-1091
Werner Sandmann: Streamlined Formulation of Adaptive Explicit-Implicit Tau-leaping with Automatic Tau Selection. 1104-1112
Hoe Kyoung Kim, Michael Hunter, Richard M. Fujimoto: A Simulation-based Investigation of a Dynamic Advanced Traveler Information System. 1124-1135
José Villén-Altamirano: RESTART Simulation of Networks of Queues with Erlang Service Times. 1146-1154
Peter W. Glynn, Michel Mandjes: Simulation-based Computation of the Workload Correlation Function in a Lévy-driven Queue. 1155-1166
Bing Wang, Jan Himmelspach, Roland Ewald, Yiping Yao, Adelinde M. Uhrmacher: Experimental Analysis of Logical Process Simulation Algorithms in JAMES II. 1167-1179
Dirk Pawlaszczyk, Steffen Straßburger: Scalability in Distributed Simulations of Agent-based Models. 1189-1200
Brandon Baker, Edward Hagler, Toyan Harvey, Kendra Jones, Michael Pieper, Benjamin Stensland, Prashant Thiruvengadachari, Eric Thompson, Jewel Watts, Javier Young, Randall Guensler, Michael Hunter, Richard Fujimoto: An Online Transportation System Simulation Testbed. 1201-1212
Heiko Aydt, Stephen John Turner, Wentong Cai, Malcolm Yoke-Hean Low: Research Issues in Symbiotic Simulation. 1213-1222
Methodology - Risk Analysis
Sandeep Juneja, L. Jeff Hong: Estimating the Mean of a Non-linear Function of Conditional Expectation. 1223-1236
Amanda J. Schmitt, Mahender Singh: Quantifying Supply Chain Disruption Risk using Monte Carlo and Discrete-event Simulation. 1237-1248
Nan Chen, Zhengyu Huang: A Wiener Measure Theoretic Approach to Pricing Extreme-value-related Derivatives. 1261-1271
Yongqiang Wang, Michael C. Fu, Steven I. Marcus: Sensitivity Analysis for Barrier Options. 1272-1282
Michael B. Giles: Multilevel Monte Carlo for Basket Options. 1283-1290
Xiaowei Zhang, Peter W. Glynn, Kay Giesecke, Jose Blanchet: Rare Event Simulation for a Generalized Hawkes Process. 1291-1298
Enlu Zhou, Lin Kun, Michael C. Fu, Steven I. Marcus: A Numerical Method for Financial Decision Problems under Stochastic Volatility. 1299-1310
Methodology - Simulation Interoperability

Khaldoon Al-Zoubi, Gabriel A. Wainer: Performing Distributed Simulation with RESTful Web-Services. 1323-1334
Nils Bengtsson, Guodong Shao, Björn Johansson, Y. Tina Lee, Swee Leong, Anders Skoogh, Charles R. McLean: Input Data Management Methodology for Discrete Event Simulation. 1335-1344
Jeffrey S. Steinman, Craig Nathan Lammers, Maria Elena Valinski: A Proposed Open Cognitive Architecture Framework. 1345-1355
Benjamin Yuan Wei Chua, Malcolm Yoke-Hean Low: Predictive Algorithms for Aggregation and Disaggregation in Mixed Mode Simulation. 1356-1365
Sina Meraji, Wei Zhang, Carl Tropper: On the Scalability and Dynamic Load Balancing of Parallel Verilog Simulations. 1366-1374
Perakath C. Benjamin, Kumar V. Akella: Towards Ontology-driven Interoperability for Simulation-based Applications. 1375-1386
Reginald Ford, David Martin, Mark Johnson, Daniel Elenius: Ontologies and Tools for Analyzing and Synthesizing LVC Confederations. 1387-1398
Gregory A. Silver, Kushel Rai Bellipady, John A. Miller, William S. York, Krys Kochut: Supporting Interoperability using the Discrete-event Modeling Ontology (DeMO). 1399-1410
Claudia Szabo, Yong Meng Teo, Simon See: A Time-based Formalism for the Validation of Semantic Composability. 1411-1422
Gavin Mulligan, Denis Gracanin: A Comparison of SOAP and REST Implementations of a Service based Interaction Independence Middleware Framework. 1423-1432
Applications - Energy and Material Stream
Karsten Kieckhäfer, Grit Walther, Joachim Axmann, Thomas Spengler: Integrating Agent-based Simulation and System Dynamics to Support Product Strategy Decisions in the Automotive Industry. 1433-1443
Andreas Moeller, Martina Prox, Mario Schmidt, Hendrik Lambrecht: Simulation and Optimization of Material and Energy Flow Systems. 1444-1455
Philip Joschko, Bernd Page, Volker Wohlgemuth: Combination of Job oriented Simulation with Ecological Material Flow Analysis as Integrated Analysis Tool for Business Production Processes. 1456-1465
Michael E. Kuhl, Xi Zhou: Sustainability Toolkit for Simulation-based Logistics Decisions. 1466-1473
Elmar Kiesling, Markus Guenther, Christian Stummer, Lea M. Wakolbinger: An Agent-based Simulation Model for the Market Diffusion of a Second Generation Biofuel. 1474-1481
Rishabh P. Kothari, Dirk P. Kroese: Optimal Generation Expansion Planning via the Cross-Entropy Method. 1482-1491
Ilya O. Ryzhov, Warren B. Powell: A Monte Carlo Knowledge Gradient Method for Learning Abatement Potential of Emissions Reduction Technologies. 1492-1502
C. Lindsay Anderson, Judith B. Cardell: Analysis of Wind Penetration and Network Reliability through Monte Carlo Simulation. 1503-1510
Esfandyar Mazhari, Jiayun Zhao, Nurcin Celik, Seungho Lee, Young-Jun Son, Larry Head: Hybrid Simulation and Optimization-based Capacity Planner for Integrated Photovoltaic Generation with Storage Units. 1511-1522
Thomas Brady: A Simulation Solution of the Integration of Wind Power into an Electricity Generating Network. 1523-1529
Albert Molderink, Maurice G. C. Bosman, Vincent Bakker, Johann Hurink, Gerard J. M. Smit: Simulating the Effect on the Energy Efficiency of Smart Grid Technologies. 1530-1541
Mark F. Ruth, Victor Diakov, Michael E. Goldsby, Timothy J. Sa: Macro-system Model: A Federated Object Model for Cross-cutting Analysis of Hydrogen Production, Delivery, Consumption and Associated Emissions. 1555-1561
Guillermo Romero-Jiménez, Fernando Jiménez-Fraustro, José Tavira-Mondragón, Heriberto Avalos-Valenzuela: Development of a 25MW Geothermal Power Plant Full Scope Simulator based on a Control System Graphical Modeling. 1562-1568
Zhi Zhou, Wai Kin (Victor) Chan, Joe H. Chow, Serhiy Kotsan: Duopoly Electricity Markets with Accurate and Inaccurate Market Goals. 1569-1580
Applications - MASM - Modeling and Analysis of Semiconductor Manufacturing
James Robert Morrison: Equipment Models for Fab Level Proudction Simulation: Practical Features and Computational Tractability. 1581-1591
Robert Kohn, Daniel Noack, Marcin Mosinski, Zhugen Zhou, Oliver Rose: Evaluation of Modeling, Simulation and Optimization Approaches for Work Flow Management in Semiconductor Manufacturing. 1592-1600
Jean-Etienne Kiba, Stéphane Dauzère-Pérès, Claude Yugma, Gilles Lamiable: Simulation of a Full 300mm Semiconductor Manufacturing Plant with Material Handling Constraints. 1601-1609
Casper Veeger, Pascal Etman, Jacobus E. Rooda, Joost van Herk: Cycle Time Distributions of Semiconductor Workstations using Aggregate Modeling. 1610-1621
A. Krishnamoorthy, Viswanath C. Narayanan, Srinivas R. Chakravarthy: The Impact of Priority Generations in a Multi-priority Queueing System - A Simulation Approach. 1622-1633
José A. Ramírez-Hernández, Emmanuel Fernandez: A Simulation-based Approximate Dynamic Programming Approach for the Control of the Intel Mini-Fab Benchmark Model. 1634-1645
Zhugen Zhou, Oliver Rose: A Bottleneck Detection and Dynamic Dispatching Strategy for Semiconductor Wafer Fabrication Facilities. 1646-1656
Myoungsoo Ham, Young Hoon Lee, John W. Fowler: Integer Programming-based Real-time Scheduler in Semiconductor Manufacturing. 1657-1666
Andrew Johnson, Hector J. Carlo, Jesus A. Jimenez, Dima Nazzal, Vernet Lasrado: A Greedy Heuristic for Locating Crossovers in Conveyor-based AMHS in Wafer Fabs. 1667-1676
Tanju Yurtsever, Erhan Kutanoglu, Jennifer Johns: Heuristic based Scheduling System for Diffusion in Semiconductor Manufacturing. 1677-1685
Andreas Klemmt, Gerald Weigert, Christian Almeder, Lars Mönch: A Comparison of MIP-based Decomposition Techniques and VNS Approaches for Batch Scheduling Problems. 1686-1694

Oliver Schönherr, Oliver Rose: First Steps Towards a General SysML Model for Discrete Processes in Production Systems. 1711-1718
Raha Akhavan-Tabatabaei, Shengwei Ding, J. George Shanthikumar: A Method for Cycle Time Estimation of Semiconductor Manufacturing Toolsets with Correlations. 1719-1729
Applications - Military Applications
Benjamin G. Thengvall, Fred Glover: A Framework for the Optimization and Analysis of Agent-based Models. 1737-1744
Darryl K. Ahner: A Normalized Weighted Entropy Measure for Sensor Allocation within Simulations. 1753-1763
Alan Cowdale: Real World Data Collection for Model Validation. 1764-1769
Jeremy D. Jordan, Sharif H. Melouk, Paul Faas: Analyzing Production Modifications of a C-130 Engine Repair Facility using Simulation. 1770-1777
Rachel T. Johnson, Thorsten Lampe, Stephan Seichter: Calibration of an Agent-based Simulation Model Depicting a Refugee Camp Scenario. 1778-1786
Erdal Cayirci: Multi-Resolution Federations in Support of Operational and Higher Level Combined/Joint Computer Assisted Exercises. 1787-1797
Malcolm Yoke-Hean Low, Mahinthan Chandramohan, Chwee Seng Choo: Application of Multi-objective Bee Colony Optimization Algorithm to Automated Red Teaming. 1798-1808
Shaun P. Hayes, Eugene P. Paulo: Architecture for Comparing Alternative Designs of a Tactical Naval Command and Control System using Discrete-event Simulation. 1817-1822
Applications - Health Care
Terry Young, Julie Eatock, Mohsen Jahangirian, Aisha Naseer, Richard J. Lilford: Three Critical Challenges for Modeling and Simulation in Healthcare. 1823-1830
Tillal Eldabi: Implementation Issues of Modeling Healthcare Problems: Misconceptions and Lessons. 1831-1839
Sally C. Brailsford, Timothy Bolt, Con Connell, Jonathan H. Klein, Brijesh Patel: Stakeholder Engagement in Health Care Simulation. 1840-1849
Matthew S. Maxwell, Shane G. Henderson, Huseyin Topaloglu: Ambulance Redeployment: An Approximate Dynamic Programming Approach. 1850-1860
Reidar Hagtvedt, Paul M. Griffin, Pinar Keskinocak, Mark Ferguson, Gregory Todd Jones: Cooperative Strategies to Reduce Ambulance Diversion. 1861-1874
Adrian Ramirez Nafarrate, John W. Fowler, Teresa Wu: Analysis of Ambulance Diversion Policies for a Large-size Hospital. 1875-1886
Ekkehard Beck, Hari Balasubramanian, Philip L. Henneman: Resource Management and Process Change in a Simplified Model of the Emergency Department. 1887-1895
Lene Berge Holm, Fredrik A. Dahl: Simulating the Effect of Physician Triage in the Emergency Department of Akershus University Hospital. 1896-1905
Martin J. Miller, David M. Ferrin, Niloo Shahi: Estimating Patient Surge Impact on Boarding Time in Several Regional Emergency Departments. 1906-1915
John S. Pirolo, Abhijit Ray, Matt Gadzinski, Mario Manese, Brannon Garvert, George Scoville, Howard Walpole, Bob Amland, Rebecca Boos, Ian Mamminga, Joan Brown, Kipp Donlon: Utilization of Discrete Event Simulation in the Prospective Determination of Optimal Cardiovascular Lab Processes. 1916-1926
Philip Troy, Lawrence Rosenberg: A Java Class Library for Simulating Peri-operative Processes. 1927-1936
Sonja Reindl, Lars Mönch, Maria Mönch, Andreas Scheider: Modeling and Simulation of Cataract Surgery Processes. 1937-1945
Michael Thorwarth, Amr Arisha, Paul Harper: Simulation Model to Investigate Flexible Workload Management for Healthcare and Servicescape Environment. 1946-1956
Sharolyn Wynter, Julie Simmons Ivy: Simulating Public Health Emergency Response: A Case Study of the 2004 North Carolina State Fair E. Coli Outbreak. 1957-1968
Gary Blau, Seza Orcun: A Bayesian Pharmacometric Approach for Personalized Medicine - A Proof of Concept Study with Simulated Data. 1969-1976
Dionne M. Aleman, Theo Wibisono, Brian Schwartz: Accounting for Individual Behaviors in a Pandemic Disease Spread Model. 1977-1985
Ozgur M. Araz, John W. Fowler, Tim Lant, Megan Jehn: A Pandemic Influenza Simulation Model for Preparedness Planning. 1986-1995
Brendan D. See, Shih-Ping Liu, Yi-Wei Lu, Qi Pang: Staffing a Pandemic Urgent Care Facility during an Outbreak of Pandemic Influenza. 1996-2007
Christina Bohk, Roland Ewald, Adelinde M. Uhrmacher: Probabilistic Population Projection with JAMES II. 2008-2019
Keith R. Bisset, Xizhou Feng, Madhav V. Marathe, Shrirang M. Yardi: Modeling Interaction between Individuals, Social Networks and Public Policy to Support Public Health Epidemiology. 2020-2031
Stephen L. Faller III, Tanner Flynn, David M. Ferrin: Simulating Health Care in Prison Systems. 2032-2041
Yariv N. Marmor, Segev Wasserkrug, Sergey Zeltyn, Yossi Mesika, Ohad Greenshpan, Boaz Carmeli, Avraham Shtub, Avishai Mandelbaum: Toward Simulation-based Real-time Decision-support Systems for Emergency Departments. 2042-2053
Kemal Efe, Vijay V. Raghavan, Suresh K. Choubey: Simulation Modeling Movable Hospital Assets Managed with RFID Sensors. 2054-2064
Sylvain Housseman, Nabil Absi, Dominique Feillet, Stéphane Dauzère-Pérès: Impacts of Radio-identification on Cryo-conservation Centers through Simulation. 2065-2077
Andréia Alves dos Santos Schwaab, Paulo José de Freitas Filho: Dynamic-fuzzy Simulation Model for Reproduction of Mortality Curves. 2078-2089
Robert T. Koppenhaver, Andrew J. Schaefer, R. Scott Braithwaite, Mark S. Roberts: A Simulation Model of HIV Treatment under Drug Scarcity Constraints. 2090-2095
George W. Pasdirtz: Controlling Direct-to-Consumer Advertising, Professional Promotion and the Price of Pharmaceutical Drugs. 2096-2106
Applications - Manufacturing Applications
Li Sun, Sunderesh S. Heragu, Lijian Chen, Mark L. Spearman: Simulation Analysis of a Multi-item MRP System based on Factorial Design. 2107-2114
Mehdi Zakerifar, William E. Biles, Gerald W. Evans: Kriging Metamodeling in Multi-objective Simulation Optimization. 2115-2122
Gonca Altuger, Constantin Chassapis: Multi Criteria Preventive Maintenance Scheduling through Arena based Simulation Modeling. 2123-2134
Chandandeep Singh Grewal, Silvanus Enns, Paul Rogers: Performance Effects of Setup Time Reduction with and without Decision Variable Re-Optimization: A Simulation-Optimization Study. 2135-2144
Ethan Brown, David T. Sturrock: Identifying Cost Reduction and Performance Improvement Opportunities through Simulation. 2145-2153
Mark Aufenanger, Hendrik Varnholt, Wilhelm Dangelmaier: Adaptive Flow Control in Flexible Flow Shop Production Systems - A Knowledge-based Approach. 2164-2175
Björn Johansson, Åsa Fasth, Johan Stahre, Juhani Heilala, Swee Leong, Y. Tina Lee, Frank Riddick: Enabling Flexible Manufacturing Systems by using Level of Automation as Design Parameter. 2176-2184
José Arnaldo Barra Montevechi, Rafael Florencio da Silva Costa, Fabiano Leal, Alexandre Ferreira de Pinho, Jose Tadeu de Jesus: Economic Evaluation of the Increase in Production Capacity of a High Technology Products Manufacturing Cell using Discrete Event Simulation. 2185-2196
Berna Dengiz: Redesign of PCB Production Line with Simulation and Taguchi Design. 2197-2204
Andreas Beham, Monika Kofler, Stefan Wagner, Michael Affenzeller: Coupling Simulation with HeuristicLab to Solve Facility Layout Problems. 2205-2217
Bikram Sharda, Adriana Vazquez: Evaluating Capacity and Expansion Opportunities at Tank Farm: A Decision Support System using Discrete Event Simulation. 2218-2224
Marek Fertsch, Pawel Pawlewski: Changes Simulation in the Organization of Production - Case Study. 2225-2230
Gert Zülch, Peter Steininger, Thilo Gamber, Michael Leupold: Generating, Benchmarking and Simulating Production Schedules: From Formalisation to Real Problems. 2238-2249
Hyunsoo Lee, Hongsuk Park, Amarnath Banerjee: Representation, Simulation and Control of Manufacturing Process with Different Forms of Uncertainties. 2262-2271
Hidetaka Ichikawa: Simulating an Applied Model to Optimize Cell Production and Parts Supply (Mizusumashi) for Laptop Assembly. 2272-2280
Applications - Logistics, Transportation and Distribution
Nurcin Celik, Young-Jun Son: Sequential Monte Carlo-based Fidelity Selection in Dynamic-data-driven Adaptive Multi-scale Simulations (DDDAMS). 2281-2293
Donghwa Jeong, Minseok Seo, Yoonho Seo: Development of Web-based Simulator for Supply Chain Management. 2303-2309
Xi Guo, Shell-Ying Huang, Wen-Jing Hsu, Malcolm Yoke-Hean Low: A Simulation based Hybrid Algorithm for Yard Crane Dispatching in Container Terminals. 2320-2331
Konstantinos Kontoyiannakis, Eduardo Serrano, Kevin Tse, Marcial Lapp, Amy Mainville Cohn: A Simulation Framework to Evaluate Airport Gate Allocation Policies under Extreme Delay Conditions. 2332-2342
Yuerong Chen, Xueping Li: The Effect of Customer Segmentation on an Inventory System in the Presence of Supply Disruptions. 2343-2352
Stavrianna Dimitriou, Stewart Robinson, Kathy Kotiadis: The impact of Human Decision Makers' Individualities on the Wholesale Price Contract's Efficiency: Simulating the Newsvendor Problem. 2353-2364
Manuel D. Rossetti, Yanchao Liu: Simulating SKU Proliferation in a Health Care Supply Chain. 2365-2374
Deniz Özdemir, Enver Yücesan, Yale T. Herer: Sample Average Approximation Approach to Multi-Location Transshipment Problem with Capacitated Production. 2384-2394
Banu Yetkin Ekren, Sunderesh S. Heragu: Simulation based Regression Analysis for Rack Configuration of Autonomous Vehicle Storage and Retrieval System. 2405-2413
Yan Liu, Soemon Takakuwa: Simulation-based Personnel Planning for Materials Handling at a Cross-docking Center under Retail Distribution Environment. 2414-2425
Lourdes A. Medina, R. Ufuk Bilsel, Richard A. Wysk, Vittaldas V. Prabhu, A. Ravi Ravindran: Simulation for Predictive Control of a Distribution Center. 2426-2435
Vishwanath Palagummi, Richard Fujimoto, Michael Hunter: Techniques for Rapid Initialization in In-vehicle Traffic Simulators. 2446-2456
Sunil Thulasidasan, Stephan Eidenbenz: Accelerating Traffic Microsimulations: A Parallel Discrete-event Queue-based Approach for Speed and Scale. 2457-2466
Mukul Tripathi, Glenn Kuriger, Hung-da Wan: An Ant based Simulation Optimization for Vehicle Routing Problem with Stochastic Demands. 2476-2487
Ralf Sprenger, Lars Mönch: An Ant Colony Optimization Approach to Solve Cooperative Transportation Planning Problems. 2488-2495
Niklas Labitzke, Thomas Spengler, Thomas Volling: Applying Decision-oriented Accounting Principles for the Simulation-based Design of Logistics Systems in Production. 2496-2508
Markus Rabe, Sven Spieckermann, Sigrid Wenzel: Verification and Validation Activities within a New Procedure Model for V&V in Production and Logistics Simulation. 2509-2519
Edward Lin, Clark Cheng: YardSim: A Rail Yard Simulation Framework and its Implementation in a Major Railroad in the U.S. 2532-2541
Giuseppe Confessore, Giacomo Liotta, Patrizia Cicini, Francesco Rondinone, Paolo De Luca: A Simulation-based Approach for Estimating the Commercial Capacity of Railways. 2542-2552
Yilin Huang, Alexander Verbraeck: A Dynamic Data-driven Approach for Rail Transport System Simulation. 2553-2562
Applications - Construction Engineering and Project Management
Russell Kenley, Olli Seppänen: Location-based Management of Construction Projects: Part of a New Typology for Project Scheduling Methodologies. 2563-2570
Gunnar Lucko, Angel A. Pena Orozco: Resource Leveling of Linear Schedules with Singularity Functions. 2571-2582
Ian Flood: A Hierarchical Constraint-based Approach to Modeling Construction and Manufacturing Processes. 2583-2592
Ming Lu, Hoi-Ching Lam: Simulation-optimization Integrated Approach to Planning Ready Mixed Concrete Production and Delivery: Validation and Applications. 2593-2604
Changbum Ahn, Prasant V. Rekapalli, Julio C. Martínez, Feniosky Peña-Mora: Sustainability Analysis of Earthmoving Operations. 2605-2611
Undram Chinbat, Soemon Takakuwa: Using Simulation Analysis for Mining Project Risk Management. 2612-2623
Simaan M. AbouRizk, Stephen Hague: An Overview of the COSYE Environment for Construction Simulation. 2624-2634
Carol C. Menassa, F. P. Mora: Real Options and System Dynamics Approach to Model Value of Implementing a Project Specific Dispute Resolution Process in Construction Projects. 2635-2646
Amin Alvanchi, SangHyun Lee, Simaan M. AbouRizk: Meaningful Level of Change in Hybrid Simulation for Construction Analysis. 2647-2652
Saad Dawood, Richard Lord, Nashwan Dawood: Development of a Visual whole Life-cycle Energy Assessment Framework for Built Environment. 2653-2663
Raja R. A. Issa, Patrick Suermann, Svetlana Olbina: Use of Building Information Models in Simulations. 2664-2671
Dana K. Smith: Ensuring Building Performance through Simulation. 2672-2678
Dong Zhao, Jason David Lucas, Walid Thabet: Using Virtual Environments to Support Electrical Safety Awareness in Construction. 2679-2690
Amlan Mukherjee, Nilufer Onder, Corey A. Tebo, Kekoa Kaaikala: An Experimental Framework to Analyze Alternative Decision-making Strategies using Situational Simulations in Construction Management. 2703-2711
Jiayu Chen, John E. Taylor, Hakan I. Unsal: Simulating the Effect of Learning Decay on Adaptation Performance in Project Networks. 2712-2722
Huanhuan Wang, Bin Hu, Guoyin Jiang: Simulation of Project-based Organizational Design in China: From the Perspective of Contextual Interactions. 2723-2732
Gunnar Lucko, Kannan Swaminathan, Perakath C. Benjamin, Michael G. Madden: Rapid Deployment of Simulation Models for Building Construction Applications. 2733-2744
Jin-Lee Kim: Proposed Methodology for Comparing Schedule Generation Schemes in Construction Resource Scheduling. 2745-2750
Md. Aslam Hossain, David Kim Huat Chua: Generating Simulation Network for Design Process based on DSM. 2751-2758
Angel A. Juan, Arai Monteforte, Albert Ferrer, Carles Serrat, Javier Faulin: Applications of Discrete-event Simulation to Reliability and Availability Assessment in Civil Engineering Structures. 2759-2767
Applications - Homeland Security/ Emergency Response
Bo Zhang, Satish V. Ukkusuri, Wai Kin (Victor) Chan: Agent-based Modeling for Household Level Hurricane Evacuation. 2778-2784
Md. Yusuf Sarwar Uddin, David Nicol, Tarek F. Abdelzaher, Robin Kravets: A Post-disaster Mobility Model for Delay Tolerant Networking. 2785-2796
Young M. Lee, Soumyadip Ghosh, Markus Ettl: Simulating Distribution of Emergency Relief Supplies for Disaster Response Operations. 2797-2808
Hui Wang, Wei Xiong, Nathaniel Hupert, Christian Sandrock, Javeed Siddiqui, Aaron E. Bair: Concept of Operations for a Regional Telemedicine Hub to Improve Medical Emergency Response. 2809-2819
Pravir K. Chawdhry: Risk Modeling and Simulation of Airport Passenger Departures Process. 2820-2831
Tugce G. Martagan, Burak Eksioglu, Sandra Duni Eksioglu, Allen G. Greenwood: A Simulation Model of Port Operations during Crisis Conditions. 2832-2843
Andreas Tolk: New M&S Challenges Derived from the NATO Research & Technology Organization (RTO) Systems Analysis Studies (SAS-071) Task Group on Analytical Tools for Irregular Warfare. 2844-2851
Timothy J. Bacon, Phillip Jones, Randall B. Garrett, Andreas Tolk: Integration of Psycho-Social Models and Methods in NATO's Approach to Operations; A Review of NATO Research and Technology Organization (RTO) Systems Analysis Studies (SAS-074). 2852-2859
Randall B. Garrett, Andreas Tolk, Timothy J. Bacon: Exploring Effective Methods for Modeling a Comprehensive Approach to Political, Military, Economic, Social, Information, and Infrastructure (PMESII) / Human, Cultural, Social, and Behavorial (HSCB) Community of Interest (CoI). 2860-2866
Edgar C. Portante, Stephen M. Folga, Gustav R. Wulfkuhle, Brian A. Craig, Leah E. Talaber: New Madrid and Wabash Valley Seismic Study: Simulating the Impacts on Natural gas Transmission Pipelines and Downstream Markets. 2867-2878
Sanjay Jain, Charles R. McLean: Recommended Practices for Homeland Security Modeling and Simulation. 2879-2890
James A. Kavicky, Mark J. Jusko, Brian A. Craig, Edgar C. Portante, Stephen M. Folga: A Natural Gas Modeling Framework for Conducting Infrastructure Analysis Studies. 2891-2901
Applications - Business Process Modeling
George Contos, John L. Guyton, Scott Stilmar, Ardeshir Eftekharzadeh, Brian Erard: Econometric Simulation of the Income Tax Compliance Process for Small Businesses. 2902-2914
Ty Avni, Arnold Greenland: Communicating with Management about the Benefits of Business Process Simulation. 2915-2919
Marissa A. Vallette, Prajwal Khadgi, Reinaldo J. Moraga, Ehsan Asoudegi, Omar A. Ghrayeb: Simulation in Retail: A Case Study for Process Improvement in the Receiving Area. 2920-2930
Weilin Li, Young B. Moon: A Simulation Study of Mutual Influences of Engineering Change Management Process and New Product Development Process. 2940-2950
Gerd Wagner, Oana Nicolae, Jens Werner: Extending Discrete Event Simulation by Adding an Activity Concept for Business Process Modeling and Simulation. 2951-2962
Luiz Augusto Gago Franzese, Marcelo Moretti Fioroni, Paulo José de Freitas Filho, Rui Carlos Botter: Comparison of Call Center Models. 2963-2970
Michael G. Traverso, Ali Abbas: Demand Curve Prediction via Bayesian Probability Assignment over a Functional Space. 2971-2976
Farzad Kamrani, Rassul Ayani, Farshad Moradi, Gunnar Holm: Estimating Performance of a Business Process Model. 2977-2988
Applications - General Applications
Jairo R. Montoya-Torres, Edgar H. Alfonso Lizarazo, Edgar Gutierrez-Franco, Ana X. Halabi: Using Randomization to Solve the Deterministic Single and Multiple Vehicle Routing Problem with Service Time Constraints. 2989-2994
Rodrigo A. Barbosa Correa, Carlos D. Paternina Arboleda, Diana G. Ramírez Ríos: Bayesian Models and Stochastic Processes applied to CSP Sampling Plans for Quality Control in Production in Series and by Lots. 2995-2999
Germano Kienbaum, Felipe Miranda, Joaquim Pedro Barreto, Marcus Vinicius Cisotto, Wanderson Gomes Almeida, Hélcio Vieira Jr.: Design and Development of a Simulator for the Brazilian Data Collecting System based on Satellites. 3000-3008
Joseph Butterfield, Irene C. L. Ng, Rajkumar Roy, William McEwan: Enabling Value Co-production in the Provision of Support Service Engineering Solutions using Digital Manufacturing Methods. 3009-3022
Gregory Zacharewicz, Thècle Alix, Bruno Vallespir: Services Modeling and Distributed Simulation DEVS / HLA Supported. 3023-3035
Stelian Brad: Perspectives on High-tech Product Design for Better Supporting Product-service Systems. 3036-3046
Karla Atkins, Christopher L. Barrett, Achla Marathe: A Web Services based Artificial Market. 3047-3054
Robson Jacinto Coelho, Paula Fernandes de Lana, Adriano César Silva, Takeo Fugiwara Santos, Marcelo Moretti Fioroni, Luiz Augusto Gago Franzese, Daniel De Oliveira Mota, Luiz Bueno Da Silva: Operational Simulation Model of the Raw Material Handling in an Integrated Steel Making Plant. 3055-3065
Benny Tjahjono, Peter Ball, John Ladbrook, J. M. Kay: Assembly Line Design Principles using Six Sigma and Simulation. 3066-3076
Carlos R. García-Alonso, Esther Arenas-Arroyo, Gabriel M. Perez-Alcala: Large Scale Knowledge-based Simulation Models: An Aproximation to the North-South Remittances Model. 3077-3087
Peter Hovmand, David N. Ford: Computer Simulation of Innovation Implementation Strategies. 3088-3098
Mary Kathryn Thompson: Simulation Thinking: Where Design and Analysis Meet. 3099-3108
Mark Broadie, Soonmin Ko: A Simulation Model to Analyze the Impact of Distance and Direction on Golf Scores. 3109-3120
Xuefeng Yan, Feng Gu, Xiaolin Hu, Song Guo: A Dynamic Data Driven Application System for Wildfire Spread Simulation. 3121-3128
Michael Johnstone, Vu Thanh Le, Saeid Nahavandi, Douglas C. Creighton: A Dynamic Architecture for Increased Passenger Queue Model Fidelity. 3129-3139
Birkan Can, Cathal Heavey: Sequential Metamodelling with Genetic Programming and Particle Swarms. 3150-3157
Ivan Vitanov, Valentin Vitanov, David K. Harrison: Buffer Capacity Allocation Using Ant Colony Optimisation Algorithm. 3158-3168
Lukas Kroc, Stephan Eidenbenz, James P. Smith: SessionSim: Activity-Based Session Generation for Network Simulation. 3169-3180
Hoda Parvin, Abhijit Bose, Mark P. Van Oyen: Priority-Based Routing with Strict Deadlines and Server Flexibility Under Uncertainty. 3181-3188
Blerim Qela, Gabriel A. Wainer, Hussein T. Mouftah: Simulation of Large Wireless Sensor Networks Using Cell-DEVS. 3189-3200
PHD Colloquium
Alexander Verbraeck: Beyond Ph.D. - What Next? Publishing, Networking and Research Trade-Offs in Relation to Planning Your Career. 3201-3209



