A simulation modeler's view of a carousel

We describe the concept of a carousel as seen from the business-process and the system-modeler viewpoints, compare and contrast various algorithms for picking from a carousel, and discuss the simulation modeling logic of one such algorithm in detail. The results and conclusions from simulations of t...

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Published in:	Proceedings of the 27th conference on Winter simulation pp. 925 - 929
Main Authors:	Williams, Edward J., Fosso, Kevin A.
Format:	Conference Proceeding
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC, USA IEEE Computer Society 01-12-1995
Series:	ACM Conferences
Subjects:	Applied computing > Arts and humanities > Architecture (buildings) > Computer-aided design Applied computing > Physical sciences and engineering > Engineering > Computer-aided design Computing methodologies > Modeling and simulation > Simulation types and techniques Theory of computation > Design and analysis of algorithms > Approximation algorithms analysis > Scheduling algorithms Theory of computation > Design and analysis of algorithms > Online algorithms > Online learning algorithms > Scheduling algorithms Theory of computation > Theory and algorithms for application domains > Machine learning theory > Reinforcement learning > Sequential decision making
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Summary:	We describe the concept of a carousel as seen from the business-process and the system-modeler viewpoints, compare and contrast various algorithms for picking from a carousel, and discuss the simulation modeling logic of one such algorithm in detail. The results and conclusions from simulations of two carousel systems are presented. First, we present an introductory overview of a simulation study motivating a detailed examination of carousels. Next, we define a carousel and present an overview of the picking operation relative to a carousel. We then describe four algorithms for picking and discuss in detail the representation of these algorithms within simulation models, followed by a presentation of results from such simulations. In conclusion, we summarize carousel-configuration and picking algorithm conclusions.
Bibliography:	SourceType-Conference Papers & Proceedings-1 ObjectType-Conference Paper-1 content type line 25
ISBN:	0780330188 9780780330184
DOI:	10.1145/224401.224752