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Barry L. Nelson
Researcher at Northwestern University
Publications - 279
Citations - 15869
Barry L. Nelson is an academic researcher from Northwestern University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Stochastic simulation & Estimator. The author has an hindex of 53, co-authored 272 publications receiving 14815 citations. Previous affiliations of Barry L. Nelson include Lancaster University & Ohio State University.
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Estimating Cycle Time Percentile Curves for Manufacturing Systems via Simulation
TL;DR: A highly flexible distribution, the generalized gamma, is used to represent the underlying distribution of cycle time, and results show the effectiveness of this approach in improving efficiency and control estimation error.
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Parallel Ranking and Selection
Susan R. Hunter,Barry L. Nelson +1 more
TL;DR: In this chapter, “parallel computing” means multiple processors that can execute distinct simulations independently, rather than vector or array processors designed to speed up vector-matrix calculations.
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Optimization via simulation: a combined procedure for optimization via simulation
TL;DR: This work proposes an optimization-via-simulation algorithm for use when the performance measure is estimated via a stochastic, discrete-event simulation, and the decision variables may be subject to deterministic linear integer constraints.
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The Pht/Pht/8 Queueing System: Part I--The Single Node
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed a numerically exact method for evaluating the time-dependent mean, variance, and higher-order moments of the number of entities in a Ph t / Ph t/8 queuing system.
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A quicker assessment of input uncertainty
TL;DR: A follow-up analysis is provided that requires no additional simulation experiments beyond the overall assessment, and yet provides more information than Ankenman and Nelson.