Integrating optimization and simulation: research and practice
Proceedings of the 32nd conference on Winter simulation
Proceedings of the 33nd conference on Winter simulation
A combined procedure for optimization via simulation
ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation (TOMACS)
Simulation optimization: simulation optimization
Proceedings of the 34th conference on Winter simulation: exploring new frontiers
Experimental design for simulation: experimental design for simulation
Proceedings of the 35th conference on Winter simulation: driving innovation
Simulation-based optimization: practical introduction to simulation optimization
Proceedings of the 35th conference on Winter simulation: driving innovation
Proceedings of the 35th conference on Winter simulation: driving innovation
Constrained Ordinal Optimization--A Feasibility Model Based Approach
Discrete Event Dynamic Systems
AAMAS '06 Proceedings of the fifth international joint conference on Autonomous agents and multiagent systems
WSC '04 Proceedings of the 36th conference on Winter simulation
Simulation optimization using balanced explorative and exploitative search
WSC '04 Proceedings of the 36th conference on Winter simulation
Simulation-based optimization for material dispatching in a retailer network
WSC '04 Proceedings of the 36th conference on Winter simulation
Work smarter, not harder: guidelines for designing simulation experiments
WSC '05 Proceedings of the 37th conference on Winter simulation
Simulation optimization: a review, new developments, and applications
WSC '05 Proceedings of the 37th conference on Winter simulation
A distributed computing architecture for simulation and optimization
WSC '05 Proceedings of the 37th conference on Winter simulation
Two simulated annealing algorithms for noisy objective functions
WSC '05 Proceedings of the 37th conference on Winter simulation
Discrete optimization via simulation using coordinate search
WSC '05 Proceedings of the 37th conference on Winter simulation
Stochastic optimization using model reference adaptive search
WSC '05 Proceedings of the 37th conference on Winter simulation
Enhancing evolutionary algorithms with statistical selection procedures for simulation optimization
WSC '05 Proceedings of the 37th conference on Winter simulation
Simulation optimization using tabu search: an emperical study
WSC '05 Proceedings of the 37th conference on Winter simulation
Simulation optimization with countably infinite feasible regions: Efficiency and convergence
ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation (TOMACS)
Work smarter, not harder: guidelines for designing simulation experiments
Proceedings of the 38th conference on Winter simulation
Gradient-based simulation optimization
Proceedings of the 38th conference on Winter simulation
A testbed of simulation-optimization problems
Proceedings of the 38th conference on Winter simulation
Enhancing business process management with simulation optimization
Proceedings of the 38th conference on Winter simulation
Application of factorial designs for reducing factors in optimization via discrete-event simulation
Proceedings of the 38th conference on Winter simulation
Solving simulation optimization problems on grid computing systems
Parallel Computing - Optimization on grids - Optimization for grids
Planning optimization-simulation experiments
Cybernetics and Systems Analysis
State-of-the-Art Review: A User's Guide to the Brave New World of Designing Simulation Experiments
INFORMS Journal on Computing
Downside Loss Aversion and Portfolio Management
Management Science
Discrete Optimization via Simulation Using COMPASS
Operations Research
A framework for locally convergent random-search algorithms for discrete optimization via simulation
ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation (TOMACS)
Work smarter, not harder: guidelines for designing simulation experiments
Proceedings of the 39th conference on Winter simulation: 40 years! The best is yet to come
Proceedings of the 39th conference on Winter simulation: 40 years! The best is yet to come
A toolbox for simulation-based optimization of supply chains
Proceedings of the 39th conference on Winter simulation: 40 years! The best is yet to come
Proceedings of the 39th conference on Winter simulation: 40 years! The best is yet to come
Supply chain optimisation using evolutionary algorithms
International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology
Evaluation and design: a knowledge-based approach
International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing - Integrated Design of Product and Processes
Retrospective-approximation algorithms for the multidimensional stochastic root-finding problem
ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation (TOMACS)
Some topics for simulation optimization
Proceedings of the 40th Conference on Winter Simulation
The mathematics of continuous-variable simulation optimization
Proceedings of the 40th Conference on Winter Simulation
Simulation and optimization in a health center in Medellin, Colombia
Proceedings of the 40th Conference on Winter Simulation
Simulation optimization with mathematical programming representation of discrete event systems
Proceedings of the 40th Conference on Winter Simulation
Unifying simulation and optimization of strategic sourcing and transportation
Proceedings of the 40th Conference on Winter Simulation
A provably convergent heuristic for stochastic bicriteria integer programming
Journal of Heuristics
Balanced Explorative and Exploitative Search with Estimation for Simulation Optimization
INFORMS Journal on Computing
The optimizing-simulator: An illustration using the military airlift problem
ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation (TOMACS)
Supply chain modeling in uncertain environment with bi-objective approach
Computers and Industrial Engineering
A survey on metaheuristics for stochastic combinatorial optimization
Natural Computing: an international journal
Computers and Industrial Engineering
Industrial strength COMPASS: A comprehensive algorithm and software for optimization via simulation
ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation (TOMACS)
Simulation optimization using the cross-entropy method with optimal computing budget allocation
ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation (TOMACS)
Constraint handling in the evolutionary optimization of pipeless chemical batch plants
CEC'09 Proceedings of the Eleventh conference on Congress on Evolutionary Computation
Neuroevolutionary Inventory Control in Multi-Echelon Systems
ADT '09 Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Algorithmic Decision Theory
Generating scenario trees: A parallel integrated simulation-optimization approach
Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics
Rejoinder---The Languages of Stochastic Optimization
INFORMS Journal on Computing
A framework for the design of a military operational supply network
CISDA'09 Proceedings of the Second IEEE international conference on Computational intelligence for security and defense applications
A simulation-optimization approach for integrated sourcing and inventory decisions
Computers and Operations Research
Hybrid evolutionary optimization of the operation of pipeless plants
Journal of Heuristics
Better than a petaflop: the power of efficient experimental design
Winter Simulation Conference
A brief introduction to optimization via simulation
Winter Simulation Conference
Winter Simulation Conference
Buffer capacity allocation using ant colony optimisation algorithm
Winter Simulation Conference
INOC'11 Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Network optimization
The simulation-based multi-objective evolutionary optimization (SIMEON) framework (Work-in-Progress)
Proceedings of the 2011 Symposium on Theory of Modeling & Simulation: DEVS Integrative M&S Symposium
Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing
Techniques for analysis and calibration of multi-agent simulations
ESAW'04 Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Engineering Societies in the Agents World
Two metaheuristics for multiobjective stochastic combinatorial optimization
SAGA'05 Proceedings of the Third international conference on StochasticAlgorithms: foundations and applications
Comparison of selection rules for ordinal optimization
Mathematical and Computer Modelling: An International Journal
Adaptive search with stochastic acceptance probabilities for global optimization
Operations Research Letters
On generating multivariate Poisson data in management science applications
Applied Stochastic Models in Business and Industry
Proceedings of the 14th annual conference companion on Genetic and evolutionary computation
A Simulation Optimization Approach to Long-Term Care Capacity Planning
Operations Research
A VNS algorithm for noisy problems and its application to project portfolio analysis
SAGA'07 Proceedings of the 4th international conference on Stochastic Algorithms: foundations and applications
Robust Simulation of Global Warming Policies Using the DICE Model
Management Science
Optimization via simulation with Bayesian statistics and dynamic programming
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
Efficient discrete optimization via simulation using stochastic kriging
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
On direct gradient enhanced simulation metamodels
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
Mixing other methods with simulation is no big deal
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
ABMS optimization for emergency departments
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
The exponential expansion of simulation in research
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
Integrating discrete-event and time-based models with optimization for resource allocation
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
Modeling the global freight transportation system: a multi-level modeling perspective
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
An introspective on the retrospective-approximation paradigm
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
A simulation-based modeling framework to deal with clinical pathways
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
Better than a petaflop: the power of efficient experimental design
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
Sopt: ontology for simulation optimization for scientific experiments
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
Simulation-based optimization over discrete sets with noisy constraints
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
SimOpt: a library of simulation optimization problems
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
Combining strong and screening designs for large-scale simulation optimization
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
Discrete-valued, stochastic-constrained simulation optimization with compass
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
Handling stochastic constraints in discrete optimization via simulation
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
Simulation-optimization of flow lines: an lp-based bounding approach
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
Improved methods and measures for computing dynamic program slices in stochastic simulations
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
Investigating the use of multi meta-heuristics in simulation optimization
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
Empirical stochastic branch-and-bound for optimization via simulation
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
Convergence properties of direct search methods for stochastic optimization
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
Robust simulatoin of environmental policies using the dice model
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
Emergency medical systems analysis by simulation and optimization
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
Simulation optimization embedded particle swarm optimization for reliable server assignment
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
Evolutionary algorithm based control policies for flexible optimal power flow over time
EvoApplications'13 Proceedings of the 16th European conference on Applications of Evolutionary Computation
An Adaptive Hyperbox Algorithm for High-Dimensional Discrete Optimization via Simulation Problems
INFORMS Journal on Computing
PSO with path relinking for resource allocation using simulation optimization
Computers and Industrial Engineering
Genetic programming enabled evolution of control policies for dynamic stochastic optimal power flow
Proceedings of the 15th annual conference companion on Genetic and evolutionary computation
Computers and Industrial Engineering
Metamodeling by using multiple regression integrated K-means clustering algorithm
Proceedings of the Emerging M&S Applications in Industry & Academia / Modeling and Humanities Symposium
ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation (TOMACS)
International Journal of Operations Research and Information Systems
Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing
Journal of Computational Methods in Sciences and Engineering - Special issue on Advances in Simulation-Driven Optimization and Modeling
Survey: A review on simulation models applied to emergency medical service operations
Computers and Industrial Engineering
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Probably one of the most successful interfaces between operations research and computer science has been the development of discrete-event simulation software. The recent integration of optimization techniques into simulation practice, specically into commercial software, has become nearly ubiquitous, as most discrete-event simulation packages now include some form of ?optimization? routine. The main thesis of this article, how-ever,is that there is a disconnect between research in simulation optimization--which has addressed the stochastic nature of discrete-event simulation by concentratingon theoretical results of convergence and specialized algorithms that are mathematically elegant--and the recent software developments, which implement very general algorithms adopted from techniques in the deterministic optimization metaheuristic literature (e.g., genetic algorithms, tabu search, artificial neural networks). A tutorial exposition that summarizes the approaches found in the research literature is included, as well as a discussion contrasting these approaches with the algorithms implemented in commercial software. The article concludes with the author's speculations on promising research areas and possible future directions in practice.