The mesh adaptive direct search algorithm for granular and discrete variables

C Audet, S Le Digabel, C Tribes - SIAM Journal on Optimization, 2019 - SIAM
The mesh adaptive direct search (Mads) algorithm is designed for blackbox optimization
problems for which the functions defining the objective and the constraints are typically the …

Mixed-integer simulation optimization for multi-echelon inventory problems with lost sales

SC Tsai, H Wang, LH Hung - Journal of the Operational Research …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
We propose a mixed-integer simulation optimization framework for solving multi-echelon
inventory problems with lost sales. We want to seek optimal settings of the order-up-to levels …

Simulation optimization in security screening systems subject to budget and waiting time constraints

SC Tsai, H Chen, H Wang… - Naval Research Logistics …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Motivated by the NEXUS program between the US‐Canada border, we consider a security
screening process where travelers such as cars and trucks are assigned to a selectee or …

Simulation Learning and Optimization: Methodology and Applications

KH Chang, TL Chen - Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational …, 2024 - ntut.elsevierpure.com
Due to the rapid advancement of computational power and the Internet of Things (IoT)
together with recent developments in digital-twin and cyber-physical systems, the integration …