Global search strategies for simulation optimisation

Winter Simulation Conference Proceedings

Volumn 2, Issue , 2002, Pages 1978-1985

  Magoulas, George D ^a   Eldabi, Tillal ^a   Paul, Ray J ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; OPTIMIZATION; RANDOM PROCESSES;

GLOBAL SEARCH STRATEGIES;

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036932349     PISSN: 02750708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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