Review on ranking and selection: A new perspective

LJ Hong, W Fan, J Luo - Frontiers of Engineering Management, 2021 - Springer
In this paper, we briefly review the development of ranking and selection (R&S) in the past
70 years, especially the theoretical achievements and practical applications in the past 20 …

Monte Carlo sampling-based methods for stochastic optimization

T Homem-de-Mello, G Bayraksan - Surveys in Operations Research and …, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper surveys the use of Monte Carlo sampling-based methods for stochastic
optimization problems. Such methods are required when—as it often happens in practice …

[HTML][HTML] Optimal computing budget allocation for the vector evaluated genetic algorithm in multi-objective simulation optimization

G Kou, H **ao, M Cao, LH Lee - Automatica, 2021 - Elsevier
Motivated by the vector evaluation genetic algorithm (VEGA), this research develops
simulation budget allocation rules for the VEGA in solving simulation optimization problems …

[LLIBRE][B] Introduction to operations research

FS Hillier, GJ Lieberman - 2015 - thuvienso.hoasen.edu.vn
The hallmark features of this edition include clear and comprehensive coverage of the
fundamentals of operations research, an extensive set of interesting problems and cases …

[LLIBRE][B] Stochastic simulation optimization: an optimal computing budget allocation

CH Chen, LH Lee - 2011 - books.google.com
With the advance of new computing technology, simulation is becoming very popular for
designing large, complex and stochastic engineering systems, since closed-form analytical …

The knowledge-gradient policy for correlated normal beliefs

P Frazier, W Powell, S Dayanik - INFORMS journal on …, 2009 - pubsonline.informs.org
We consider a Bayesian ranking and selection problem with independent normal rewards
and a correlated multivariate normal belief on the mean values of these rewards. Because …

Simulation optimization: A review and exploration in the new era of cloud computing and big data

J Xu, E Huang, CH Chen, LH Lee - Asia-Pacific Journal of …, 2015 - World Scientific
Recent advances in simulation optimization research and explosive growth in computing
power have made it possible to optimize complex stochastic systems that are otherwise …

Real-time digital twin-based optimization with predictive simulation learning

T Goodwin, J Xu, N Celik, CH Chen - Journal of Simulation, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Digital twinning presents an exciting opportunity enabling real-time optimization of the
control and operations of cyber-physical systems (CPS) with data-driven simulations, while …

Efficient simulation budget allocation for selecting an optimal subset

CH Chen, D He, M Fu, LH Lee - INFORMS Journal on …, 2008 - pubsonline.informs.org
We consider a class of the subset selection problem in ranking and selection. The objective
is to identify the top m out of k designs based on simulated output. Traditional procedures …

Preference-based online learning with dueling bandits: A survey

V Bengs, R Busa-Fekete, A El Mesaoudi-Paul… - Journal of Machine …, 2021 - jmlr.org
In machine learning, the notion of multi-armed bandits refers to a class of online learning
problems, in which an agent is supposed to simultaneously explore and exploit a given set …