Steady-state simulation of queueing processes: survey of problems and solutions
ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR)
Computer Performance Modeling Handbook
Computer Performance Modeling Handbook
System Simulation
Simulation Modeling and Analysis
Simulation Modeling and Analysis
Evaluation of methods used to detect warm-up period in steady state simulation
WSC '04 Proceedings of the 36th conference on Winter simulation
A data warehouse environment for storing and analyzing simulation output data
WSC '04 Proceedings of the 36th conference on Winter simulation
Perfect simulation of monotone systems for rare event probability estimation
WSC '05 Proceedings of the 37th conference on Winter simulation
Automated analysis of simulation output data
WSC '05 Proceedings of the 37th conference on Winter simulation
Exploring exponentially weighted moving average control charts to determine the warm-up period
WSC '05 Proceedings of the 37th conference on Winter simulation
On an initial transient deletion rule with rigorous theoretical support
Proceedings of the 38th conference on Winter simulation
IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics, Communications and Computer Sciences
Computers and Industrial Engineering
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
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One means for dealing with initialization bias in simulation experiments is to implement a warm-up period. This requires the correct estimation of the initial transient. A new method for determining the warm-up period, based upon the principles of statistical process control (SPC), is described. The method is tested on empirical data from a simulation model that has been used in a real-life study. In comparing the results to those from two commonly used warm-up methods, it appears that the SPC method performs well. The strengths and weaknesses of the approach are discussed.