Sequential stochastic comparison algorithm for simulation optimization

Engineering Optimization

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 513-524

  Alkhamis, Talal M ^a   Ahmed, Mohamed A ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Automated manufacturing systems; Simulation; Stochastic optimization

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; AUTOMATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; ENGINEERS; ITERATIVE METHODS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS;

AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; DECISION MAKERS (DM); STOCHASTIC OPTIMIZATION;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 3042858908     PISSN: 0305215X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03052150410001696160     Document Type: Article

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