On the Performance of Inter-Organizational Design Optimization Systems

Simulation-based design optimization is a key technology in many industrial sectors. Recent developments in software technology have opened a novel range of possibilities in this area. It has now become possible to involve multiple organizations in the simulation of a candidate design, by composing...

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Published inProceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference pp. 1177 - 1186
Main Authors Vercesi, P., Bartoli, A.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.12.2006
Subjects
Application software
Design automation
Design engineering
Design optimization
Discrete event simulation
Engines
Licenses
Scheduling
Throughput
Web and internet services
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Summary:Simulation-based design optimization is a key technology in many industrial sectors. Recent developments in software technology have opened a novel range of possibilities in this area. It has now become possible to involve multiple organizations in the simulation of a candidate design, by composing their respective simulation modules on the Internet. Thus, it is possible to deploy an inter-organizational design optimization system, which may be particularly appealing because modern engineering products are assembled out of smaller blocks developed by different organizations. In this paper we explore some of the fundamental performance-related issues involved in such a novel scenario, by analyzing a variety of options: centralized control vs. distributed control; generation of new candidate designs one at a time or in batches; communication and computation performed serially or with time overlap. Our analysis provides useful insights into the numerous trade-offs involved in the implementation of inter-organizational design optimization
ISBN:1424405009
9781424405008
ISSN:0891-7736
1558-4305
DOI:10.1109/WSC.2006.323209