Algorithms in Monte-Carlo Simulation

Dear Colleagues,

We invite you to submit your latest research in the area of discrete event simulation to this Special Issue, “Algorithms in Monte Carlo simulation”. Discrete event simulation has long been an important research topic, and now that we are entering the Industry 4.0 era, simulation is spreading in all fields of operation management and it is becoming a standard tool at the industrial level too. What is still missing is the ability to take advantage of the developed simulative models as an effective way to get a clear competitive edge. In this regard, we are looking for new and innovative approaches to integrate optimization algorithms with simulation tools, as a way to improve process management and to boost operating performance. Algorithms based on machine and deep learning techniques are particularly suitable for the Special Issue, but more traditional solutions based on heuristics and metaheuristics are welcomed as well. Potential areas include, but are not limited to, performance analysis and improvement (in all fields of operation management), the simulation of complex supply chain networks and simulation as the building layer of a cyber physical system and dynamic scheduling. Applications in services and in emerging applications such as energy saving, risk management and healthcare are also encouraged.

Dr. Francesco Zammori
Guest Editor

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• Artificial intelligence
• Complex network
• Cyber physical systems
• Discrete event simulation
• Dynamic scheduling
• Heuristics
• Industry 4.0
• Maintenance management
• Metaheuristics
• Optimization algorithms
• Performance analysis
• Production planning and control
• Push–pull hybrid production systems
• Reinforced learning
• Supply chain management