Optimization for simulation: LAD accelerator

Annals of Operations Research

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 285-305

  Lejeune, Miguel A ^a   Margot, François ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Logical analysis of data; Simulation optimization; Stochastic models

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960844016     PISSN: 02545330     EISSN: 15729338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10479-009-0518-3     Document Type: Article

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