Evaluation of a proposed optimization method for discrete-event simulation models

Optimization methods combined with computer-based simulation have been utilized in a wide range of manufacturing applications. However, in terms of current technology, these methods exhibit low performance levels which are only able to manipulate a single decision variable at a time. Thus, the objec...

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Main Authors: Alexandre Ferreira de Pinho, José Arnaldo Barra Montevechi, Fernando Augusto Silva Marins, Rafael Florêncio da Silva Costa, Rafael de Carvalho Miranda, Jonathan Daniel Friend
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Operacional 2012-12-01
Series:Pesquisa Operacional
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-74382012000300004&lng=en&tlng=en