A practitioner, a vender, and a researcher walk into a bar: trying to explain what researchers do

  • Authors:

  • Bruce W. Schmeiser

  • Affiliations:

  • Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 40th Conference on Winter Simulation
  • Year:
  • 2008

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Abstract

Practitioners, venders, and researchers form three influential groups within the WSC community. The groups depend upon each other, yet not-enough interaction exists. Researchers, in particular, have difficulty explaining their culture and contributions. This paper is an attempt at such an explanation.