Simulation optimization: a survey of simulation optimization techniques and procedures

摘要: Discrete-event simulation optimization is a problem of significant interest to practitioners interested in extracting useful information about an actual (or yet be designed) system that can modeled using discrete-event simulation. This paper presents brief survey the literature on over past decade (1988 present). Swisher et al. (2000) provides more comprehensive review this topic while Jacobson and Schruben (1989) covers preceding 1988. Optimization both discrete continuous input parameters are examined herein. The parameter case separated into gradient non-gradient based procedures. differentiates techniques appropriate for small large numbers feasible values.