Techniques for simulation response optimization

Authors:
Sheldon H Jacobson;Lee W Schruben
Affiliations:
Department of Operations Research, Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA;S.O.R.I.E., Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
Venue:
Operations Research Letters
Year:
1989

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Abstract

Techniques for discrete event simulation optimization are classified into four groups: path search methods, pattern search methods, random methods, and integral methods. Each class is described and a survey of recent literature is presented.