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Large logistics networks often require sophisticated decisions to be made to meet the required service qualities. Often these decisions are made according to a model based analysis and optimization of the network. For this purpose simulation models and appropriate optimization techniques have to be combined. This combination is still a challenge, in particular if the approach should run in a more or less automated way.
In this paper we present the combination of a process chain based simulator and the response surface method for optimization. Particular emphasis is placed onto a realization of the response surface method which runs completely automatically after initialization. The quality of the proposed optimization approach is shown by means of two example models.
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Buchholz, P., Müller, D., Thümmler, A. (2005). Optimization of Process Chain Models with Response Surface Methodology and the ProC/B Toolset. In: Günther, HO., Mattfeld, D.C., Suhl, L. (eds) Supply Chain Management und Logistik. Physica-Verlag HD. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-7908-1625-6_26
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