Rationale, aims, and objectives As the Sustainable Development Goals are rolled out
worldwide, development leaders will be looking to the experiences of the past to improve …

This article presents a literature review of the use of the OR technique of discrete-event
simulation (DES) in conjunction with the big data analytics (BDA) approaches of data …

Organizations are increasingly leveraging the ability of artificial intelligence to analyze and
resolve complex problems. This can potentially reshape the interdependencies and …

Modelling and simulation (M&S) techniques are frequently used in Operations Research
(OR) to aid decision-making. With growing complexity of systems to be modelled, an …

The purpose of a modelling and simulation (M&S) study for real-world operations
management applications is to support decision-making and inform potential action …

There is a growing trend in the number of M&S studies that report on the use of Hybrid
Simulation. However, the meaning and the usage of the term varies considerably. Indeed …

Hybrid Simulation (HS) is the combined application of simulation approaches like SD, DES
and ABS in the model implementation stage of a simulation study. Its objective is to better …

Symbiotic simulation is one of Industry 4.0 technologies that enables interaction between a
physical system and the simulation model that represents it as its digital twin. Symbiotic …

The sharing economy is a peer-to-peer economic model characterized by people and
organizations sharing resources. With the emergence of such economies, an increasing …

Through history, advancements in technology have revolutionised manufacturing and
caused a leap in industrialisation. Industry 4.0, the Fourth Industrial Revolution, comprises of …