Distributed discrete-event simulation
ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR)
Discrete event simulations and parallel processing: statistical properties
SIAM Journal on Scientific and Statistical Computing
A Hierarchical Computer Architecture for Distributed Simulation
IEEE Transactions on Computers
Stochastic discrete optimization
SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization
ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation (TOMACS)
Parallel independent replicated simulation on a network of workstations
PADS '94 Proceedings of the eighth workshop on Parallel and distributed simulation
Using a shot clock to design an efficient parallel distributed simulation
WSC '94 Proceedings of the 26th conference on Winter simulation
Parallel and distributed simulation
WSC '95 Proceedings of the 27th conference on Winter simulation
A method for discrete stochastic optimization
Management Science
Discrete-event simulation on the World Wide Web using Java
WSC '96 Proceedings of the 28th conference on Winter simulation
Selecting the best system: a decision-theoretic approach
Proceedings of the 29th conference on Winter simulation
Web-based simulation in Simjava using remote method invocation
Proceedings of the 29th conference on Winter simulation
The grid: blueprint for a new computing infrastructure
The grid: blueprint for a new computing infrastructure
Statistical screening, selection, and multiple comparison procedures in computer simulation
Proceedings of the 30th conference on Winter simulation
New parallel randomized algorithms for the traveling salesman problem
Computers and Operations Research - Special issue on the traveling salesman problem
Proceedings of the 31st conference on Winter simulation: Simulation---a bridge to the future - Volume 1
Automating parallel simulation using parallel time streams
ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation (TOMACS)
Simulation Modeling and Analysis
Simulation Modeling and Analysis
Parallel simulation: parallel and distributed simulation systems
Proceedings of the 33nd conference on Winter simulation
A New Algorithm for Stochastic Discrete Resource AllocationOptimization
Discrete Event Dynamic Systems
An Overview of Standards and Related Technology in Web Services
Distributed and Parallel Databases
SCOOP: Solving Combinatorial Optimization Problems in Parallel
Solving Combinatorial Optimization Problems in Parallel - Methods and Techniques
Nested Partitions Method for Global Optimization
Operations Research
Grid Computing: Making the Global Infrastructure a Reality
Grid Computing: Making the Global Infrastructure a Reality
Simkit: component based simulation modeling with Simkit
Proceedings of the 34th conference on Winter simulation: exploring new frontiers
XML-based modeling and simulation: web service technologies and their synergy with simulation
Proceedings of the 34th conference on Winter simulation: exploring new frontiers
Web-based simulation 3: simulation web services with .Net technologies
Proceedings of the 34th conference on Winter simulation: exploring new frontiers
A simulation-based approach for dynamic process management at web service platforms
Computers and Industrial Engineering
Discrete Optimization via Simulation Using COMPASS
Operations Research
Progress in Web-based decision support technologies
Decision Support Systems
The evolution of web-based optimisation: From ASP to e-Services
Decision Support Systems
A software architecture and framework for Web-based distributed Decision Support Systems
Decision Support Systems
Development and evaluation of parallel and distributed simulation with web services
ACMOS'06 Proceedings of the 8th WSEAS international conference on Automatic control, modeling & simulation
Experiences on parallel replicated discrete-event simulation on a GRID
GCC'05 Proceedings of the 4th international conference on Grid and Cooperative Computing
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
A web-based platform for the simulation-optimization of industrial problems
Computers and Industrial Engineering
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The exciting developments in the World Wide Web (WWW) have revived interest in computer simulation for modeling, particularly for conceiving simulation languages and building model libraries that can be assembled and executed over the Internet, and for analysis, particularly for developing simulation optimization algorithms for parallel experimentation. This paper contributes to this second stream of research by introducing a framework for Optimization via Simulation (OvS) through Parallel Replicated Discrete Event Simulation (PRDES). In particular, we combine Nested Partitions (NP) and Extended Optimal Computing Budget Allocation (EOCBA) to provide an efficient framework for PRDES experiments. The number of candidate alternatives to be evaluated can be reduced by the application of NP. EOCBA, a modification of the Optimal Computing Budget Allocation (OCBA) for PRDES, minimizes the number of simulation replications required to evaluate a particular alternative by allocating computing resources to potentially critical alternatives. We deploy web services technologies based on the Java Axis and .NET framework to create a viable infrastructure for heterogeneous PRDES systems. This approach, which receives increasing attention under the banners of `grid computing' and `cloud computing,' further promotes reusability, scalability, and interoperability. Experimental results with a prototype implementation not only furnish a proof of concept but also illustrate significant gains in simulation efficiency with PRDES. The proposed concept and techniques can also be applied to simulation models that require coordination and interoperation in heterogeneous environments, such as decentralized supply chains.