Large-scale ranking and selection using cloud computing

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 4046-4056

  Luo, Jun ^a   Hong, L Jeff ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEASIBLE SOLUTION; RANKING AND SELECTION; S-PROCEDURES; SIMULATION OPTIMIZATION;

CLOUD COMPUTING; OPTIMIZATION; PROGRAM PROCESSORS;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 84858056842     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2011.6148094     Document Type: Conference Paper

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