Numerical Methods for Simulating Transient, Stochastic Queueing Networks—II: Experimental Design

Hugo P. Simão and Warren B. Powell
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Hugo P. Simão: Princeton University, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Princeton, New Jersey 08544
Warren B. Powell: Princeton University, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Princeton, New Jersey 08544

Transportation Science, 1992, vol. 26, issue 4, 312-329

Abstract: In a companion study, Simão and Powell have introduced a numerical, discrete-time approach for simulating stochastic transient networks of bulk queues that often arise in consolidation networks. A set of approximations was proposed in order to produce a computationally tractable algorithm. This paper describes the numerical methods actually used for calculating probabilities and the results of extensive numerical experiments which test the accuracy of those approximations and the overall efficiency of the procedure, vis-à-vis the alternative Monte Carlo method.

Date: 1992
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