You can also see this program in chronological order.

Introductory Tutorials

• Monday, December 4
  • 10:30 am -- 12:00 noon
    Introduction to Simulation
    Andrew F. Seila (University of Georgia)
  • 1:30 pm -- 3:00 pm
    Input Modeling for Discrete-Event Simulation
    Lawrence M. Leemis (College of William & Mary)
    Design and Analysis of Simulation Experiments
    W. David Kelton (University of Minnesota)
  • 3:30 pm -- 5:00 pm
    Software for Simulation
    Jerry Banks (Georgia Institute of Technology)
• Tuesday, December 5
  • 8:30 am -- 10:00 am
    Introduction to Manufacturing Applications
    Gordon M. Clark (The Ohio State University)
  • 10:30 am -- 12:00 noon
    Simulation of Communications Networks
    Averill M. Law and Michael G. McComas (Averill M. Law & Associates)
  • 1:30 pm -- 3:00 pm
    Simulation of Transportation Systems
    Paul T. Fishburn, Javad Golkar, and Kevin M. Taaffe (SABRE Decision Technologies)
    Business Process Simulation
    Kerim Tumay (CACI Products Co.)
  • 3:30 pm -- 5:00 pm Secrets of Successful Simulation Projects
    Stewart Robinson (Aston University) and Vinod Bhatia (Paragon Simulation)
    Simulation Project Management
    William B. Nordgren (F&H Simulations, Inc.)
• Wednesday, December 6
  • 8:30 am -- 10:00 am
    Discrete-Event Modeling with Simulation Graphs
    Arnold H. Buss (Naval Postgraduate School)
  • 10:30 am -- 12:00 noon
    Design of Object-Oriented Simulations in C++
    Jeffrey A. Joines and Stephen D. Roberts (North Carolina State University)

Advanced Tutorials

• Monday, December 4
  • 10:30 am -- 12:00 noon
    Chair: Arnold H. Buss (Naval Postgraduate School)
    Input Modeling When Simple Models Fail
    Chester A. Harris (AT&T), Barry L. Nelson (Northwestern University), Marne Cario, Stephanie A. Jamison, John O. Miller, James Steinbugl, Peter Ware and Jaehwan Yang (The Ohio State University)
  • 1:30 pm -- 3:00 pm
    Chair: Wheyming Tina Song (National Tsing Hua University)
    Advanced Methods for Simulation Output Analysis
    Christos Alexopoulos (Georgia Institute of Technology)
  • 3:30 pm -- 5:00 pm
    Chair: Paul Sanchez (Indalo Software)
    Inside Simulation Software: How It Works and Why It Matters
    Thomas J. Schriber (University of Michigan) and Daniel T. Brunner (System Flow)
• Tuesday, December 5
  • 8:30 am -- 10:00 am
    Chair: Mark Fleischer (Old Dominion University)
    Parallel and Distributed Simulation
    Richard M. Fujimoto (Georgia Institute of Technology)
  • 10:30 am -- 12:00 noon
    Chair: Jin Wang (Valdosta State University)
    Pricing of Financial Derivatives via Simulation
    Michael C. Fu (University of Maryland)
  • 1:30 pm -- 3:00 pm
    Chair: Marne Cario (The Ohio State University)
    Sensitivity Analysis and Optimization in Simulation: Design of Experiments and Case Studies
    Jack P. C. Kleijnen (Tilburg University)
  • 3:30 pm -- 5:00 pm
    Chair: David G. Humphrey (North Carolina State University)
    Using Nonparametric Statistics in Simulation Analysis
    Enver Yucesan (INSEAD)
• Wednesday, December 6
  • 8:30 am -- 10:00 am
    Chair: Michael E. Kuhl (North Carolina State)
    Principles and Techniques of Simulation Validation, Verification, and Testing
    Osman Balci (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
  • 10:30 am -- 12:00 noon
    Chair: Alan W. Johnson (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
    Simulated Annealing: Past, Present, and Future
    Mark Fleischer (Old Dominion University)

State-of-the-Art Tutorials

• Monday, December 4
  • 10:30 am -- 12:00 noon
    Some New Results on the Initial Transient Problem
    Peter W. Glynn (Stanford University)
  • 1:30 pm -- 3:00 pm
    Bootstrap Methods in Computer Simulation Experiments
    Russell C. H. Cheng (University of Canterbury)
  • 3:30 pm -- 5:00 pm
    Rare Event Simulation in Stochastic Models
    Perwez Shahabuddin (Columbia University)
• Tuesday, December 5
  • 8:30 am -- 10:00 am
    Hyper-Linked Applications and Its Evolving Needs for Future Simulation Capabilities
    Wayne J. Davis, Fernando G. Gonzalez, Joseph G. Macro, and Scott V. Vifquain (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
  • 10:30 am -- 12:00 noon
    The Use of Variance Reduction Techniques in the Estimation of Simulation Metamodels
    Joan M. Donohue (University of South Carolina)
  • 1:30 pm -- 3:00 pm
    Analyzing Multivariate Output
    John M. Charnes (University of Kansas)
  • 3:30 pm -- 5:00 pm
    Simulation Model Design
    Paul A. Fishwick (University of Florida)
• Wednesday, December 6
  • 8:30 am -- 10:00 am
    Recent Advances in Simulation for Security Pricing
    Phelim Boyle, Mark Broadie, and Paul Glasserman (Columbia University)
  • 10:30 am -- 12:00 noon
    Simulation-Based Real-Time Scheduling: Review of Recent Developments
    Catherine M. Harmonosky (Pennsylvania State University)

Analysis Methodology

• Monday, December 4
  • 10:30 am -- 12:00 noon
    Stochastic Optimization
    Chair: Michael C. Fu (University of Maryland)
    A Pruned and Bootstrapped American Option Simulator
    Mark Broadie and Paul Glasserman (Columbia University)
    A New Search Algorithm for Discrete Stochastic Optimization
    Mahmoud H. Alrefaei (University of Wisconsin-Madison) and Sigrun Andradottir (Georgia Institute of Technology)
    Transfer Optimization via Simultaneous Perturbation Stochastic Approximation
    Michael C. Fu (University of Maryland) and Stacy D. Hill (The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory)
  • 1:30 pm -- 3:00 pm
    Random Number Generation
    Chair: Pierre L'Ecuyer (Universite de Montreal)
    Some Linear and Nonlinear Methods for Pseudorandom Number Generation
    Harald Niederreiter (Austrian Academy of Sciences)
    Inversive Pseudorandom Number Generators: Concepts, Results, and Links
    Peter Hellekalek (Universitat Salzburg)
    Linear Recurrences with Carry as Uniform Number Generators
    Raymond Couture and Pierre L'Ecuyer (Universite de Montreal)
  • 3:30 pm -- 5:00 pm
    New Ideas in Variance Reduction
    Chair: Barry L. Nelson (Northwestern University)
    Correlation-Induction Techniques for Estimating Quantiles in Simulation Experiments
    Athanassios N. Avramidis (Sabre Decision Technologies) and James R. Wilson (North Carolina State University)
    Variance Reduction for Discrete Event Systems Driven by Poisson Processes
    Pirooz Vakili (Boston University)
    A Set of Extensions to the SIMAN/ARENA Simulation Environment
    Peter W. Glynn and Marcelo J. Torres (Stanford University)
• Tuesday, December 5
  • 8:30 am -- 10:00 am
    Simulation Output Analysis
    Chairs: Antonio Pedrosa (Universidade Catolica Portuguesa) and Bruce W. Schmeiser (Purdue University)
    A Maximum-Likelihood Interpretation of Batch-Means Estimators
    Kevin J. Healy (Purdue University)
    On Batch Means in the Simulation and Statistics Communities
    Michael Sherman (Texas A&M University)
    Overlapping Batch Quantiles
    Demet Ceylan Wood and Bruce W. Schmeiser (Purdue University)
  • 10:30 am -- 12:00 noon
    Implementation Issues in Simulation
    Chair: Marvin Nakayama (New Jersey Institute of Technology)
    Combination of Multiplicative Congruential Random-Number Generators with Safe Prime Modulus
    Munetaka Sakamoto and Susumo Morito (Waseda University)
    Performance Analysis of Future Event Sets
    Halim Damerdji (North Carolina State University) and Peter W. Glynn (Stanford University)
    Control of Initialization Bias in Queueing
    Simulations Using Queueing Approximations
    Manuel D. Rossetti and Patrick J. Delaney (University of Virginia)
  • 1:30 pm -- 3:00 pm
    Dynamic Aspects of Experimental Design
    Chair: Susan Sanchez (University of Missouri-St. Louis)
    Amplitude Selection in Transient Sensitivity Analysis
    Douglas J. Morrice (University of Texas at Austin) and Sheldon H. Jacobson (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
    Sequential Experimentation for Estimating the Optimal Delay of Activities in PERT Networks
    Arnold H. Buss (Naval Postgraduate School)
    Sample Size Selection for Improved Nelder-Mead Performance
    John J. Tomick (United States Air Force Academy), Steven F. Arnold and Russell R. Barton (Pennsylvania State University)
  • 3:30 pm -- 5:00 pm
    Simulation Research and Practice (Panel)
    Chair: Lee W. Schruben (Cornell University)
    Peter W. Glynn (Stanford University), James O. Henriksen (Wolverine Software Corporation), C. Dennis Pegden (Systems Modeling Corporation), and Bruce W. Schmeiser (Purdue University)
• Wednesday, December 6
  • 8:30 am -- 10:00 am
    Efficiency in Stochastic Optimization
    Chair: Douglas J. Morrice (University of Texas at Austin)
    Stochastic Version of Second-Order (Newton-Raphson) Optimization Using Only Function Measurements
    James C. Spall (The Johns Hopkins University)
    On the Performance of Pure Adaptive Search
    Bruce W. Schmeiser (Purdue University) and Jin Wang (Valdosta State University)
    On the Simultaneous Construction of Sample Paths
    Enver Yucesan (INSEAD) and Sheldon H. Jacobson (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
  • 10:30 am -- 12:00 noon
    Comparing and Analyzing Stochastic Systems
    Chair: Sigrun Andradottir (Georgia Institute of Technology)
    Selecting the Best System in Steady-State Simulations Using Batch Means
    Marvin K. Nakayama (New Jersey Institute of Technology)
    Improvements and Extensions to Simulation Interval Procedures
    Frank J. Matejcik (South Dakota School of Mines & Technology)
    Estimation and Simulation of Nonhomogeneous Poisson Processes Having Multiple Periodicities
    Mary A. Johnson (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Michael E. Kuhl and James R. Wilson (North Carolina State University)

Software/Modelware Tutorials

• Monday, December 4
  • 10:30 am -- 12:00 noon
    1. ALPHA/Sim Simulation
       Kendra E. Moore and John E. Brennan (Alphatech, Inc.)
    2. Introduction to WITNESS and Linking to Process Mapping Tools
       W. Bruce Thompson (AT&T Istel, Inc.)
  • 1:30 pm -- 3:00 pm
    1. ExpertFit: Total Support for Simulation Input Modeling
       Stephen Vincent and Averill M. Law (Averill M. Law & Associates)
    2. Introduction to SLAM II and SLAMSYSTEM
       Jean J. O'Reilly (Pritsker Corporation)
  • 3:30 pm -- 5:00 pm
    1. Taylor II Manufacturing Simulation Software
       William B. Nordgren (F&H Simulations, Inc.)
       Creating Simulation Runtimes for Profit
       Cliff B. King (F&H Simulations, Inc.)
    2. Building Reusable Simulators Using Hierarchical Event Graphs, a SIGMA Tutorial
       Lee Schruben (Cornell University)
• Tuesday, December 5
  • 8:30 am -- 10:00 am
    1. PROSIM: A Knowledge-Based Simulation Model Design Tool
       Madhavi Lingineni, Perakath C. Benjamin and Bruce E. Caraway, Richard J. Mayer (Knowledge Based Systems, Inc.)
    2. MedModel -- Healthcare Specific Simulation Software
       Jeffrey B. Schulz (PROMODEL Corp.)
       How to Model Automated Guided Vehicle Systems Using ProModel for Windows
       Merriel C. Dewsnup and Eugene Bollenbach (PROMODEL Corp.)
  • 10:30 am -- 12:00 noon
    1. Building End User Applications with Extend
       David Krahl (Imagine That, Inc.)
    2. Industrial Strength Simulation Using GPSS/H
       Douglas S. Smith and Robert C. Crain (Wolverine Software Corporation)
       The Power and Performance of Proof Animation.
       Nancy J. Earle and James O. Henricksen (Wolverine Software Corporation)
       An Introduction to SLX
       James O. Henriksen (Wolverine Software Corporation)
  • 1:30 pm -- 3:00 pm
    1. Fundamentals of Using Micro Saint in Manufacturing, Health Care, Human Factors and Business Process Reegineering
       K. Ronald Laughery and Catherine E. Drury (Micro Analysis and Design, Inc.)
    2. Strategic Layout Planning and Simulation for Lean Manufacturing, A LayOPT Tutorial
       Eric S. Grajo (Production Modeling Corporation)
  • 3:30 pm -- 5:00 pm
    1. DENEB/ERGO - A Simulation Based Human Factors Tool
       Narinder Nayar (Deneb Robotics, Inc.)
       QUEST - Queueing Event Simulation Tool
       Joseph C. Hugan (Deneb Robotics, Inc. )
    2. Introduction to SIMAN/Cinema
       David M. Profozich and David T. Sturrock (Systems Modeling Corporation)
       Introduction to ARENA
       John E. Hammann and Nancy A. Markovitch (Systems Modeling Corporation)
• Wednesday, December 6
  • 8:30 am -- 10:00 am
    1. Plant Design for Efficiency Using AutoCAD and FactoryFLOW
       David P. Sly (Cimtechnologies Corp.)
    2. AutoView
       Richard Stafford (AutoSimulations)
  • 10:30 am -- 12:00 noon
    1. Applications
       Combined Discrete-Continuous Simulation Models in ProModel for Windows
       J. Fred Klingener (Brock Engineering)
       Perspectives on Simulation Using GPSS
       Thomas J. Schriber (University of Michigan)
    2. Object-Oriented Simulation Modeling with C++/CSIM17
       Herb Schwetman (Mesquite Software, Inc.)
       Object-Oriented Modeling with Simple++
       Dietmar Geuder (AESOP GmbH)
  • 1:00 pm -- 2:30 pm
    1. BestFit -- Distribution Fitting Software
       Linda Jankauskas and Sam McLafferty (Palisade Corp.)
    2. SIMOBJECT: From Rapid Prototype to Finished Model
       Jeffry Jones (CACI Products Co.)
       COMNET III: Object-Oriented Network Simulation
       Jeffry Jones (CACI Products Co.)
       SIMPROCESS III: Object-Oriented Business Process Simulation
       Jeffry Jones (CACI Products Co.)

Modeling Methodology

• Monday, December 4
  • 10:30 am -- 12:00 noon
    Simulation of Mobile Systems
    Chair: Rajive Bagrodia (University of California at Los Angeles)
    Simulating Population Dependent PCS Network Models Using Time Warp
    Christopher D. Carothers, Richard M. Fujimoto, and Yi-Bing Lin (Georgia Institute of Technology)
    A Hierarchical Simulation Environment for Mobile Wireless Networks
    Rajive L. Bagrodia, Mario Gerla, Leonard Kleinrock, Joel E. Short, Tzu-Chieh Tsai (University of California at Los Angeles)
    A Parallel Distributed Simulation of a Large-Scale PCS Network: Keeping Secrets
    Brian A. Malloy and Albert T. Montroy (Clemson University)
  • 1:30 pm -- 3:00 pm
    Parallel and Distributed Simulation I
    Chair: David Nicol (College of William and Mary)
    CPSim: A Tool for Creating Scalable Discrete-Event Simulations
    Bojan Groselj (BoyanTech, Inc.)
    Parallel Simulation of the IBM SP2 Interconnection Network
    Caroline Benveniste and Philip Heidelberger (IBM Corporation)
    Automating Load Balancing in SPEEDES
    Linda F. Wilson and David M. Nicol (College of William and Mary)
  • 3:30 pm -- 5:00 pm
    Methodologies for Workflow Modeling
    Chair: John A. Miller (University of Georgia)
    A Workflow Analysis and Design Environment (WADE)
    Perakath C. Benjamin (Knowledge Based Systems), Charles Marshall and Richard J. Mayer (Texas A&M University)
    Towards Adaptive Scheduling of Tasks in Transactional Workflows
    Manolis Marazakis and Christos Nikolaou (Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, Crete)
    Simulation Modeling Within Workflow Technology
    John A. Miller, Amit P. Sheth, Krys J. Kochut, Xuzhong Wang, and Arun Murugan (University of Georgia)
• Tuesday, December 5
  • 8:30 am -- 10:00 am
    Advanced Distributed Simulation
    Chair: Dirk Ourston (SAIC)
    SOAR/IFOR: Intelligent Agents for Air Simulation and Control
    Paul E. Nielsen (University of Michigan)
    A Brief Review of the Command Forces (CFOR) Program
    Marnie Salisbury, David W. Seidel, and Lashon B. Booker (The MITRE Corporation)
    Architectural Optimizations to Advanced Distributed Simulation
    Larry Mellon and Darrin West (SAIC)
  • 10:30 am -- 12:00 noon
    Parallel and Distributed Simulation II
    Chair: Richard M. Fujimoto (Georgia Institute of Technology)
    An Important Factor for Optimistic Protocol on Distributed Systems: Granularity
    Eunmi Choi and Moon Jung Chung (Michigan State University)
    A Comparison of Two Models for Advancing Time In Parallel Discrete Event Simulation
    Anthony P. Galluscio, John T. Douglass, Brian A. Malloy, and A. Joe Turner (Clemson University)
    NPSI Adaptive Synchronization Algorithms for PDES
    Sudhir Srinivasan and Paul F. Reynolds, Jr. (University of Virginia)
  • 1:30 pm -- 3:00 pm
    Parallel and Distributed Simulation III
    Chair: Linda Wilson (ICASE)
    Adaptive Algorithms vs. Time Warp: An Analytical Comparison
    Sudhir Srinivasan and Paul F. Reynolds, Jr. (University Of Virginia)
    Estimating the Benefit of the Parallelisation of Discrete Event Simulation
    Simon J. E. Taylor, Farshad Fatin, and Thierry Delaitre (Brunel University)
    Processor Self-Scheduling in Parallel Discrete Event Simulation
    Pavlos Konas and Pen-Chung Yew (Silicon Graphics, Inc.)
  • 3:30 pm -- 5:00 pm
    Parallel Simulation Tools
    Chair: Chien-Chung Shen (Bellcore)
    ParaSol: A multiThreaded System for Parallel Simulation Based on Mobile Threads
    Edward Mascarenhas, Felipe Knop, and Vernon Rego (Purdue University)
    DISplay: A System for Visual-Interaction in Distributed Simulations
    Edward Mascarenhas, Vernon Rego and Janche Sang (Purdue University)
    SimKit: A High Performance Logical Process Simulation Class Library in C++
    Fabian Gomes, Steve Franks, Brian Unger, Zhong-e Xiao, John Cleary and Alan Covington (University of Calgary)
• Wednesday, December 6
  • 8:30 am -- 10:00 am
    Model Engineering
    Chair: Chun-Hung Chen (University of Pennsylvania)
    Integrating Multiple Descriptions in Simulation Model Design: A Knowledge Based Approach
    Perakath C. Benjamin and Natarajan Padmanaban (Knowledge Based Systems), Richard J. Mayer (Texas A&M University)
    SimSelect: A System for Simulation Software Selection
    Vlatka Hlupic and Amardeep S. Mann (Brunel University)
    Layout Based Model Generation
    Peter Lorenz and Thomas Schulze (University of Magdeburg)
    Modular Modeling for Network Simulation Languages: Concepts and Examples
    Charles R. Standridge (Florida A&M Univ./Fla. St. Univ.)
  • 10:30 am -- 12:00 noon
    Algorithms for Modeling and Optimization
    Chair: Gordon M. Clark (The Ohio State University)
    Eliminating Event Cancellation in Discrete Event Simulation
    Eric L. Savage and Lee W. Schruben (Cornell University)
    Achieving O(N) in Simulating the Billiards Problem in Discrete-Event Simulation
    Gary Harless and Ralph V. Rogers (University of Central Florida)
    Genetic Algorithms in Optimizing Simulated Systems
    George H. Tompkins and Farhad Azadivar (Kansas State University)
  • 1:00 pm -- 2:30 pm
    Object-Oriented Simulation
    Chair: Shirish S. Joshi (Oak Ridge National Lab)
    COMPOSE: An Object-Oriented Environment for Parallel Discrete-Event Simulations
    Jay M. Martin and Rajive L. Bagrodia (University of California at Los Angeles)
    The Key to Object-Oriented Simulation: Separating the User and the Developer
    Peter Ball (University of Strathclyde) and Doug M. Love (Aston University)
    Create! An Object-Oriented IDE for Discrete Event Simulation
    Michael Ruger and Thomas Behlau (University of Magdeburg)

Manufacturing Applications

• Monday, December 4
  • 10:30 am -- 12:00 noon
    Simulation of Flexible Manufacturing Systems
    Chair: Alan J. Gasvoda (Engineering Specialists, Inc.)
    The Role of Simulation in Operational Planning and Control of Flexible Machining Cells
    Shahin Rahimifard and Stephen T. Newman (Loughborough University of Technology)
    Simulation of Flexible Control Strategies
    D. J. Medeiros and Glen D. Smith (Pennsylvania State University)
    Simulation as a Planning and Scheduling Tool for Flexible Manufacturing Systems
    Glenn R. Drake, Jeffrey S. Smith, and Brett A. Peters (Texas A&M University)
  • 1:30 pm -- 3:00 pm
    Software Tools for Manufacturing
    Chair: Charles Reilly (The Ohio State University)
    Modeling a Bulk Manufacturing System Using Extend
    Andrew J. Siprelle and David J. Parsons (Simulation Dynamics, Inc.)
    A Micro Saint Model of Conveyor Management Strategies
    K. Ronald Laughery (Micro Analysis and Design, Inc.)
    Development of a Generic SIMNET II Simulation Package for Unidirectional, Sideloading AGV Systems
    Roger McHaney (Kansas State University)
  • 3:30 pm -- 5:00 pm
    Analysis of Manufacturing Systems I
    Chair: Yun Bae Kim (Sung Kyun Kwan University)
    Set Management: Minimizing Synchronization Delays of Prefabricated Parts Before Assembly
    Manfred Mittler, Michael Purm, and Ottmar Gihr (Universitat Wurzburg)
    Determining Job Completion Time Distributions in Stochastic Production Environments
    C. Nirmal Hasan (Northwestern University) and Mark L. Spearman (Georgia Institute of Technology)
    Simulation and Cross Docking
    Matthew Rohrer (AutoSimulations)
• Tuesday, December 5
  • 8:30 am -- 10:00 am
    Analysis of Manufacturing Systems II
    Chair: Ben Fuqua (Systems Modeling Corporation)
    Evaluation of AGV Routing Strategies Using Hierarchical Simulation
    Ralf W. Seifert, Michael G. Kay, and James R. Wilson (North Carolina State University)
    Stochastic Optimization Applied to a Manufacturing System Operation Problem
    Robert W. Brennan and Paul Rogers (University of Calgary)
    Autocorrelation of Cycle Times in Semiconductor Manufacturing Systems
    Alexander K. Schomig and Manfred Mittler (Universitat Wurzburg)
  • 10:30 am -- 12:00 noon
    Material Handling Systems
    Chair: Ken Davis (Decision Engineering)
    Flexible Modeling and Analysis of Large-Scale AS/RS-AGV Systems
    Soemon Takakuwa (Nagoya University)
    Performance Evaluation of an Automated Material Handling System for a Machining Line Using Simulation
    Carlos B. Ramirez Cerda (General Motors Corp.)
    Framework for the Design and Analysis of Large Scale Material Handling Systems
    Santhanam Harit and G. Don Taylor (University of Arkansas)
  • 1:30 pm -- 3:00 pm
    Manufacturing Simulation Consultants Forum (Panel)
    Chair: Brad Armstrong (ABB Power T&D Company, Inc.)
    Stuart Gittlitz (Kraft General Foods), Thomas Gogg (JMI Consulting Group), Debbie Kotlarek (HK Systems, Inc.), Barbara Mazziotti (Textile Clothing and Technology Corp.), and Edward J. Williams (Ford Motor Company)
  • 3:30 pm -- 5:00 pm
    Large-Scale Manufacturing
    Chair: Julian Swedish
    Material Flow Analysis of Automotive Assembly Plants Using FactoryFlow
    David P. Sly (Cimtechnologies Corp.)
    Methodology for Simulation Application to Virtual Manufacturing Environments
    Tracey L. Geller (Raytheon Electronic and Systems Division), Suzanne Lammers (Motorola Satellite Communications), and Gerald T. Mackulak (Arizona State University)
    Simulation Environment for Electronics Manufacturing
    Phillip A. Farrington, John S. Rogers, Bernard J. Schroer, and James J. Swain (University of Alabama in Huntsville), John L. Evans (Chrysler Electronics) and Yun-Cheng Feng (Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics)
• Wednesday, December 6
  • 8:30 am -- 10:00 am
    Manufacturing Modeling
    Chair: Edward J. Williams (Ford Motor Company)
    A Simulation Modeler's View of a Carousel
    Edward J. Williams and Kevin A. Fosso (Ford Motor Company)
    Continuous Improvement Applied to Simulation Modeling: A Case Study
    Arun Jayaraman, Jason A. Green, and Ali K. Gunal (Production Modeling Corporation)
    Developing Industrial Strength Simulation Models
    Marvin S. Seppanen (Productive Systems)
  • 10:30 am -- 12:00 noon
    Quality and Satisfaction
    Chair: Stuart Gittlitz (Kraft General Foods)
    Simulating the Effects of Work-In-Process Levels on Customer Satisfaction in a Manufacturing Environment
    Kenneth V. Buxton (Georgia Institute of Technology) and Robert G. Gatland (Delta Air Lines, Inc.)
    Using Simulation to Assess Costs of Quality
    L. Leslie Gardner, Mary E. Grant, and Laurie J. Rolston (University of Indianapolis)
    Service Quality in the Management of Simulation Projects
    Stewart Robinson (Aston University) and Michael Pidd (Lancaster University)

Military Applications

• Monday, December 4
  • 10:30 am -- 12:00 noon
    Military Keynote Address
    Chair: RADM Donald Eaton, USN (ret.) (Naval Postgraduate School)
    MG Joseph J. Redden (Joint Warfighting Center)
    Military Simulation & Modeling - Today - Tomorrow (Panel)
    Chair: Thomas J. Verbeck (USAF)
    Chris Guenther (DIA), Jim Hollenback (USN, DMSO), Bill Lynn (USAF, Defense Information Systems Agency), and Mike Parmentier (ARPA)
  • 1:30 pm -- 3:00 pm
    Joint Theater Level Simulation: Training and Analysis
    Chair: Ronald J. Roland (Rolands & Associates Corporation)
    The Joint Theater Level Simulation in Operations Other Than War
    Robert H. Bolling (Joint Warfighting Center)
    Development and Implementation of Measures of Effectiveness for the Universal Joint Task List in the Joint Theater Level Simulation
    Ray Coombs, Samuel H. Parry, and Chris Towery (Naval Postgraduate School)
    CASE Tool Integration and Utilization Within the Joint Theater Level Simulation
    Robert L. Wittman (The MITRE Corporation/Joint Warfighting Center)
  • 3:30 pm -- 5:00 pm
    Applied and Developing Techniques
    Chair: Dale Moody (Computer Sciences Corporation)
    Technology Trends in Military Simulation
    Ivar Oswalt (CACI Products Co.)
    Using Computer Simulation to Reengineer Traditional Stove-Piped Army Staffs for Information Operations in the 21st Century
    Michael L. McGinnis and Robert G. Phelan (United States Military Academy)
    Future Joint Warfighting Analysis Model Designs
    William G. Lese and Jim Metzger (ODPA&E, TA&P)
• Tuesday, December 5
  • 8:30 am -- 10:00 am
    Visualization
    Chair: Pat Sanders (DTSEE, The Pentagon)
    Advanced Simulation, Battle Managers, and Visualization
    Joseph J. Molitoris and Thomas D. Taylor (Center for Naval Analyses)
    Distributed Visualization in the Command and Control Environment for Constructive Simulations
    Dennis Brockway, Cheryl A. Ammann, Marsha J. Boggs, Cindy S. Sievers Wayne J. Anderson, and Linda K. Anderson (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
    Interfacing Command and Control Information Systems and Simulation Environments: Technical Approach, Operational Payoff and Procedural Challenges
    Dirk Coppieters (SHAPE Technical Centre)
  • 10:30 am -- 12:00 noon
    Object Orientation
    Chair: Paul Fields (Naval Postgraduate School)
    Object-Oriented Military Simulation Development and Application
    Ronald D. Painter (CACI Products Co.)
    CASE Tool for ODBMS Design of the Functional Description of the Battlespace
    Donna L. Cornwell (The MITRE Corporation/Joint Warfighting Center)
    An Object-Oriented Simulation of Air Force Support Equipment Usage
    Eric A. Zahn, Nicholas J. Stute, and Patrick K. Clark (TASC, Inc.)
  • 1:30 pm -- 3:00 pm
    Simulation-Based Planning
    Chair: Larry Mellon (SAIC)
    Network Routing Models Applied to Aircraft Routing Problems
    Zhiqiang Chen, Andrew T. Holle, Bernard M. E. Moret, Jared Saia, and Ali Boroujerdi (University of New Mexico)
    Infrastructure and Rapid Execution for Strike-Planning Systems
    Darrin West, Larry Mellon, Jim Ramsey, John Cleary, and Jim Hofmann (SAIC)
    Byning the Earth
    Robert G. Chamberlain, Jay E. Braun, and Paul J. Firnett (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
  • 3:30 pm -- 5:00 pm
    Applying DIS Across Constructive, Live, and Virtual Models
    Chair: Ralph Wood (TRADOC Analysis Center-Monterey)
    Constructive and Virtual Model Linkage
    David R. Pratt and Matthew A. Johnson (Naval Postgraduate School)
    Issues in Using a DIS Facility in Analysis
    Jack A. Jackson and Jack M. Kloeber (Air Force Institute of Technology)
    JLINK - Janus Fast Movers
    Ralph Wood (TRADOC Analysis Center-Monterey) and William Caldwell (Rolands & Associates Corporation)
• Wednesday, December 6
  • 8:30 am -- 10:00 am
    Modeling Constructs
    Chair: Joe Stewart (The MITRE Corporation/Joint Warfighting Center)
    Modeling Psycho-Social Attributes in Conflict, Extended
    Dean S. Hartley (Martin Marietta Energy Systems)
    Real-Time Validation of Man-in-the-Loop Simulations
    William C. Hopkinson and Jose Sepulveda (University of Central Florida)
    A Hybrid Analytical/Simulation Modeling Approach for Planning Mass Tactical Airborne Operations
    David D. Briggs (United States Military Academy), Mansooreh Mollaghasemi and Jose Sepulveda, (University of Central Florida)
  • 10:30 am -- 12:00 noon
    After Action Review Systems
    Chair: Al Ferrari (Logicon RDA)
    After Action Review Systems Development Trends
    Gerald Vasend (Logicon RDA)
    After Action Review Systems Design and Functional Capabilities
    Joseph W. Gibson (Logicon RDA)
    Battle Command AAR Methodology: A Paradigm for Effective Training
    John A. Hixson (Logicon RDA)
  • 1:00 pm -- 2:30 pm
    Architecture and Security
    Chair: Keebom Kang (Naval Postgraduate School)
    Scalability Issues in Enhancement of the MAGTF Tactical Warfare Simulation System
    Curtis L. Blais (VISICOM)
    Military Force Structure and Realignment "Sharpening the Edge" Through Dynamic Simulation
    Stephen R. Parker (Dept. of the Army - Concepts Analysis Agency)
    An Open Simulation Architecture for Force XXI
    John A. Hamilton and Udo W. Pooch (Texas A&M University)

General Applications

• Monday, December 4
  • 10:30 am -- 12:00 noon
    Productivity Improvements
    Chair: Ann Dunkin (Hewlitt-Packard)
    A Forward and Backward Linkage Agricultural Production Simulation Model.
    Fe Zinnia Albay, Conrado M. Gempesaw, J. Richard Bacon, and Levsiri Munasinghe (University of Delaware)
    Developing Special Purpose Simulators Under Microsoft Windows
    Kieran L. Coughlan and Paul J. Nolan (University College, Galway)
    Combining Simulation and Scheduling: An Application in the Office Furniture Industry Using ARENA and PREACTOR
    K. Heinz Weigl (Technical University Vienna)
  • 1:30 pm -- 3:00 pm
    Computer and Communications Systems
    Chair: Jim Robinson (LEXIS-NEXIS)
    A Soft Systems Approach to Input Distribution Estimation for a Non-Stationary Demand Process
    J. Harold Pardue, Jeffrey P. Landry, and Thomas D. Clark (Florida State University)
    An Object-Oriented Simulation Model for Communication Network Traffic at a General Mail Facility
    Duane L. Setterdahl, Wayne J. Davis, Joseph G. Macro, and Edward Barkmeyer (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
    A High Fidelity ATM Traffic and Network Simulator
    Brian W. Unger, Fabian Gomes, Xiao Zhong-e, Pawel Gburzynski, and Carey Williamson (University of Calgary)
  • 3:30 pm -- 5:00 pm
    Construction Systems I
    Chair: Daniel W. Halpin (Purdue University)
    Simulating Construction Operations of Precast-Concrete Parking Structures
    Liang Y. Liu (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
    Applications of Simulation in Progress Reporting and Control
    Nader N. Chehayeb and Simaan M. AbouRizk (University of Alberta)
    Modeling and Simulation of Breakwater Construction
    Dulcy M. Abraham, Miao-Hui J. Yeh, and Daniel W. Halpin (Purdue University)
• Tuesday, December 5
  • 8:30 am -- 10:00 am
    Construction Systems II
    Chair: Simaan M. AbouRizk, University of Alberta
    Advantages of the Activity Scanning Approach in the Modeling of Complex Construction Processes
    Julio C. Martinez and Photios G. Ioannou (University of Michigan)
    Automating the Process of Building Simulation Models
    Simaan M. AbouRizk, Jingsheng Shi, Brenda McCabe, and Dany Hajjar (University of Alberta)
  • 10:30 am -- 12:00 noon
    Health Care Systems I
    Chair: Julie Lowery (Veterans Administration Health Services)
    Simulating an Emergency Department "Is as Much Fun as...''
    Anthony Kirtland, Jacqueline Lockwood, Karen Poisker, Linda Stamp, and Patricia Wolfe (Peninsula Regional Medical Center)
    A Generic Simulation Package for Organising Outpatient Clinics
    Ray J. Paul and Jasna Kuljis (Brunel University, West London)
    Reducing Time in an Emergency Room Via a Fast-Track
    Marelys L. Garcia, Martha A. Centeno, Camille Rivera, and Nina DeCario (Florida International University)
  • 1:30 pm -- 3:00 pm
    Health Care Systems II
    Chair: Meyer Katzper (FDA/CDER)
    A Systems Analysis and Model of Real-Time Skin Cancer Treatment
    J. Harold Pardue, Thomas D. Clark, and Armand B. Cognetta (Florida State University)
    Modeling a Hospital Main Cafeteria
    William A. Stout (The Johns Hopkins Hospital)
    Intrinsic Dynamics and Pharmacometric Model Discrimination
    Meyer Katzper (FDA/CDER)
  • 3:30 pm -- 5:00 pm
    Service Systems
    Chair: Donald Hammond (University of New Orleans)
    The Customer Service Office Simulation
    Marda Redditt (Federal Center, DLSC-RC - Office of Planning & Res. Mgmt.)
    A Simulation and Analysis of Bank Teller Manning
    Donald Hammond and Sathi Mahesh (University of New Orleans)
    Building the Business Using Process Simulation
    Anil Swami (Ernst & Young LLP)
• Wednesday, December 6
  • 8:30 am -- 10:00 am
    Transportation Systems I
    Chair: John Danko (Port Authority of New York and New Jersey)
    Simulation-Based Real-Time Decision Making for Route Planning
    Jin Joo Lee and Paul A. Fishwick (University of Florida)
    A Train Operations Simulation for Miami's SR 836 Corridor
    Onala M. Atala and John S. Carson (Autosimulations, Inc.)
    An Improved Response Surface Methodology Algorithm with an Application to Traffic Signal Optimization for Urban Networks
    Shirish S. Joshi and Ajay K. Rathi (Oak Ridge National Lab), Jeffrey D. Tew (Consolidated Freightways)
  • 10:30 am -- 12:00 noon
    Transportation Systems II
    Chair: Don Caughlin (Mission Research Corp.)
    Enhanced THOREAU Traffic Simulation for Intelligent Transportation Systems
    Paul T. R. Wang and Richard A. Glassco (The MITRE Corporation)
    A Distributed Simulation Model of Air Traffic in the National Airspace System
    Eric L. Blair, Frederick P. Wieland, and Anthony E. Zukas (The MITRE Corporation)
    Evaluation of an Adaptive Traffic Control Technique with Underlying System Changes
    Richard H. Smith and Daniel C. Chin (The Johns Hopkins University)

Simulation On-Ramp

• Monday, December 4
  • 10:30 am -- 12:00 noon
    Simulation Programming Languages: An Abridged History
    Richard E. Nance (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
  • 1:30 pm -- 3:00 pm
    Organ Transplantation Policy Evaluation
    A. Alan B. Pritsker, David L. Martin, Janet S. Reust, and Mary Ann Wagner (Pritsker Corporation), Michael E. Kuhl and James R. Wilson (North Carolina State University), Leah E. Bennett, O. Patrick Daily, Erick B. Edwards, and Ann M. Harper (United Network for Organ Sharing), Margaret D. Allen (University of Washington Medical Center), James F. Burdick (The Johns Hopkins University), and John P. Roberts (University of California at San Francisco)
  • 3:30 pm -- 5:00 pm
    On-Ramp Software
    Using Mathematica to Aid Simulation Analysis
    Paul A. Savory (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
    The Internet's World Wide Web and the Simulation Community: A Surfing Lesson for Beginners
    Peter Welch (IBM Corporation) and Josephine van der Hoeven (Walpole Software, Inc.)
• Tuesday, December 5
  • 8:30 am -- 10:00 am
    A Picture-Based Object-Oriented Visual Simulation Environment
    Osman Balci, Anders I. Bertelrud, Charles M. Esterbrook and Richard E. Nance (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
  • 10:30 am -- 12:00 noon
    The Role of Modeling and Simulation in Business Process Reengineering (Panel)
    Chair: Anthony Levas (IBM Corporation)
    Steve Boyd (Work Media), Pramod Jain (Innovative Decision Technologies) and William A. Tulskie (IBM T. J. Watson Research Center)
    
  • 1:30 pm -- 3:00 pm
    Funding Opportunities at NSF
    Pius Egbelu, National Science Foundation
    
  • 3:30 pm -- 5:00 pm
    Hierarchical Modeling and Simulation
    Chair: Robert G. Sargent (Syracuse University)
    An Overview of Hierarchical Control Flow Graph Models
    Douglas G. Fritz and Robert G. Sargent (Syracuse University)
    An Overview of HI-MASS (Hierarchical Modeling and Simulation System)
    Douglas G. Fritz, Robert G. Sargent, and Thorsten Daum (Syracuse University)
    A Simulation Model of a Surveillance Radar System Using HI-MASS
    Steven D. Farr and Alex F. Sisti (Rome Laboratory, Griffiss AFB), Douglas G. Fritz and Robert G. Sargent (Syracuse University)
• Wednesday, December 6
  • 8:30 am -- 10:00 am
    Simulation Education
    Simulation and Statistical Education
    Jorge L. Romeu (SUNY Cortland)
    Evaluating Intelligent Tutoring with Gaming-Simulations
    Julika Siemer and Marios C. Angelides (London School of Economics)
  • 10:30 am -- 12:00 noon
    Metamodeling I
    Simulation Run Length Planning for Stochastic Loss Models
    Rayadurgam Srikant (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and Ward Whitt (AT&T Bell Laboratories)
    Working Smarter When Developing Linear Simulation Metamodels
    Michael K. Taylor (Air Force Studies and Analysis Agency), Paul F. Auclair and Edward F. Mykytka (Air Force Institute of Technology)
    Designing Pseudo-Random Number Assignment Strategies for Simulation Experiments
    Wheyming Tina Song and Chien-Chou Su (National Tsing Hua University)
  • 1:00 pm -- 2:30 pm
    Metamodeling II
    Chair: Alex F. Sisti (Rome Laboratory, Griffiss AFB)
    Verification, Validation, and Accreditation of Models and Simulations Through Reduced Order Metamodels
    Don Caughlin (Mission Research Corp.)
    A Taxonomy of Model Abstraction Techniques
    Frederick K. Frantz (Computer Sciences Corp.)
    Metamodel Applications Using TERSM
    Jeffrey D. Tew and Michael A. Zeimer (Consolidated Freightways, Inc.)

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