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APPLYING VARIANCE REDUCTION IDEAS IN QUEUING SIMULATIONS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 January 2002

Sheldon M. Ross
Affiliation:
Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, E-mail: ross@ieor.berkeley.edu
Kyle Y. Lin
Affiliation:
Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, E-mail: ross@ieor.berkeley.edu
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Abstract

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Variance reduction techniques are often underused in simulation studies. In this article, we indicate how certain ones can be efficiently employed when analyzing queuing models. The first technique considered is that of dynamic stratified sampling; the second is the utilization of multiple control variates; the third concerns the replacement of random variables by their conditional expectations when trying to estimate the expected value of a sum of random variables.

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Research Article
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© 2001 Cambridge University Press