Simulation Optimization: A Review and Exploration in the New Era of Cloud Computing and Big Data

DOI10.1142/S0217595915500190zbMath1318.68186OpenAlexW2115799946MaRDI QIDQ5265460

Loo Hay Lee, Edward Huang, Jie Xu, Chun-Hung Chen

Publication date: 28 July 2015

Published in: Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1142/s0217595915500190

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complex systemssystems engineeringcloud computingbig data analyticssimulation optimization

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