TY - JOUR
T1 - Numerical methods for simulating transient, stochastic queueing networks - II
T2 - experimental design
AU - Simao, Hugo P.
AU - Powell, Warren Buckler
PY - 1992
Y1 - 1992
N2 - In a companion study, Simao 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-a-vis the alternative Monte Carlo method.
AB - In a companion study, Simao 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-a-vis the alternative Monte Carlo method.
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U2 - 10.1287/trsc.26.4.312
DO - 10.1287/trsc.26.4.312
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0026944489
SN - 0041-1655
VL - 26
SP - 312
EP - 329
JO - Transportation Science
JF - Transportation Science
IS - 4
ER -