Title :
Simulation-based optimization
Author :
Law, Averill M. ; McComas, Michael G.
Author_Institution :
Averill M. Law & Associates, Inc., Tucson, AZ, USA
Abstract :
In this tutorial we present an introduction to simulation-based optimization, which is, perhaps, the most important new simulation technology in the last five years. We give a precise statement of the problem being addressed and also experimental results for two commercial optimization packages applied to a manufacturing example with seven decision variables.
Keywords :
digital simulation; optimisation; decision variables; simulation based optimization; Analytical models; Constraint optimization; Discrete event simulation; Manufacturing systems; Packaging; Personal communication networks; Random variables; Simulated annealing; Software packages; Virtual manufacturing;
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the Winter
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7614-5
DOI :
10.1109/WSC.2002.1172866
