Very large fractional factorial and central composite designs

SM Sanchez, PJ Sanchez - ACM Transactions on Modeling and …, 2005 - dl.acm.org
We present a concise representation of fractional factorials and an algorithm to quickly
generate resolution V designs. The description is based on properties of a complete …

Robust design: Seeking the best of all possible worlds

SM Sanchez - 2000 winter simulation conference proceedings …, 2000 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We describe a framework for analyzing simulation output in order to find solutions that will
work well after implementation. We show how the use of a loss function that incorporates …

Robustness revisited: Simulation optimization viewed through a different lens

SM Sanchez, PJ Sanchez - 2020 Winter Simulation Conference …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We start by introducing key concepts in robust design and analysis, and demonstrate how
robustness often changes our perspective when contrasted with simulation optimization …

[PDF][PDF] Food supply chain network robustness, a literature review and research agenda (memory stick)

JV Vlajic, JGAJ van der Vorst, EMT Hendrix - 2008 - library.wur.nl
Today's business environment is characterized by challenges of strong global competition
where companies tend to achieve leanness and maximum responsiveness. However, lean …

Effective engineering design through simulation

SM Sanchez, PJ Sanchez, JS Ramberg… - … in Operational research, 1996 - Elsevier
This paper presents a framework for designing, analyzing and improving systems and
processes via discrete event simulation. The framework incorporates a robust design …

A robust design tutorial

SM Sanchez - Proceedings of Winter Simulation Conference, 1994 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Describes a framework for discrete event simulation which synthesizes Taguchi's (1986,
1987) robust design philosophy and a response surface metamodeling approach. We show …

On robustness in food supply chain networks

JV Vlajic, J Van der Vorst, EMT Hendrix - Towards effective food chains, 2010 - brill.com
Purpose: Today's business environment is characterized by challenges of strong global
competition where companies tend to achieve leanness and maximum responsiveness to …

Experimental designs for simulation

JM Donohue - Proceedings of Winter Simulation Conference, 1994 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Experimental design issues are an important and integral aspect of most simulation studies.
The intent of this paper is to provide an overview of research on design issues that are …

The use of variance reduction techniques in the estimation of simulation metamodels

JM Donohue - Proceedings of the 27th conference on Winter …, 1995 - dl.acm.org
Variance reduction techniques can be useful strategies for improving the estimates of
simulation metamodel coefficients. Depending upon the goals of the experimenter, the type …

Experimental designs for system assessment and improvement when noise factors are correlated

SM Sanchez - Proceedings of Winter Simulation Conference, 1994 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Taguchi's strategy for tolerance design provides insight into the transmission of variability
from noise factors to the system response. Under assumptions of independent noise factors …