Simulation study
group Joint meeting with London & South
East OR Society AGM
How
simulation was used to model passenger flows in
Terminal 5
Speaker: Andrew Beck - British Airways
Date/Time: Tuesday 10th March 2009 6:00 for
6.30pm
Venue: In the upstairs bar of Ye Olde Watling, on
the corner of Bow Lane and Watling Street. Nearest stations
are Mansion House (Bow Lane exit) and Bank (exit 8) for
tube, or Cannon Street and City Thameslink for rail.
- Abstract: British
Airway’s OR
department has been heavily involved in the modelling of
Terminal 5’s departure concourse and transfer area. At
the core of this work was a simulation model generated
by OR looking at passenger flows. This enabled BA
to determine the level of physical elements (such as fast
bag drops) and resources (such as staff) required to meet
service standards. OR’s
modelling was pivotal in making decisions surrounding the
design of the departure concourse and the transfer area. The
simulation model was, and is, being used by OR and its
clients in helping to determine staffing levels required
on the concourse and the transfer area.
Simulation
Modelling: Exotic Experiments and Practical Applications
Date/Time: Wednesday,
1st October 2008, 10:30 – 15:30 (registration
starts at 10:00)
Venue: Lecture Theatre
2, Management School building Lancaster University
Management School, Lancaster University,
LA1 4VX
Speakers & Titles:
Exotic
Experiments with Simulation Models
Lee Schruben ( University of
California, Berkeley, USA). Lee
is a Fellow of INFORMS and well known
for his work in simulation, which combines
an interest in modelling & software
(using event graphs and SIGMA) with deep
knowledge of statistical and analytical
approaches in simulation.
For
Process Design Decisions, Should I Simulate
to Inform My Choice?
Stephen Chick (INSEAD). Steve
is well-known for his health-related work and is interested
in the use of a simulation tool, from the perspectives
of system interactions, in quantifying uncertainty, for
optimization, and the economic value of simulation to decision
makers
A Generic Hospital Simulation Model:
Is It Feasible?
Murat Gunal and Mike Pidd ( Lancaster University). Murat is a PhD
candidate at Lancaster University. He is an experienced simulation modeller
and has been known for his work in investigating the use of simulation on
performance measurement in public services such as hospitals. Mike is well
known for his work in simulation modelling and the development of improved
simulation methods utilising current developments in computing hardware and
software. His current application work focuses on simulation modelling for
improvement in public services, especially in policing and healthcare.
Determining
the Range of Predictions for Calibrated Agent-based Simulation Models
Roger Brooks ( Lancaster University). Roger
is a lecturer in the Management Science department at Lancaster
University. He is the co-author of a textbook on simulation:
Simulation and Inventory Control published by Palgrave
Macmillan. His areas of interest include conceptual modelling,
Boolean networks and agent-based simulation.
High
Performance Simulation on a Desktop PC
Stephan Onggo ( Lancaster University). Stephan
is a research associate at the Department of Management
Science, Lancaster University. His research interests are
in the areas of simulation conceptual modelling, simulation
technology (including parallel and distributed simulation),
and simulation applications.
Showcasing
Simulation at Warwick
Speakers: Various, see below
Date/Time: Wednesday 24th October 2007 10.00am
- 3:30pm
Venue: Warwick Business School, The University of
Warwick.
Speakers:
- Professor Stewart Robinson: Overview of Simulation at
Warwick.
- Professor Ruth Davies:
Agent based simulation applied to Hospital acquired infectious
diseases.
- Dr Katy Hoad: Automating
the Analysis of Simulation Output Data.
- Dr
Kathy Kotiadis & Dr
Navonil Mustafee: Conceptual modelling in health care.
- Ernie Lee: A quest for
a better VIS-based knowledge elicitation tool
- Antuela Tako: Comparing
Discrete-Event Simulation and System Dynamics: the user
perspective.
- Chris Watts: Modelling
Motivation: Understanding problem-solving processes in
social networks.
- Stavrianna Dimitriou:
Incentive Alignment in Supply Chains: The Use of Agent
Based Simulation.
Simulation Modelling
within the Criminal Justice Sector
Joint event with the Criminal Justice Special Interest Group
Date: Monday 19th March
2007. Anticipated start is 10:30am
and finish at 15:00pm
Venue: Wakefield. The workshop
venue is called the Orangery see: http://www.publicarts.co.uk/conference/conference.htm
Following
discussions at OR47, the Simulation and Criminal
Justice Special Interest Groups have organised a joint
workshop. The one day event will provide a unique focus
on the application of simulation to the criminal justice
(CJ) sector.
- Professor Mike Pidd from the University
of Lancaster will present a joint project with
John Sinnott from Greater Manchester Police.
- Ernie Brummitt and Mark Dean from Nottinghamshire
Police will be demonstrating the Witness simulation
model for Call Handling that they built in conjunction
with Lanner. In addition to explaining their approach
to model building, the presentation will also highlight
the opportunities offered in terms of using modelling
output to help drive efficiency and business benefits.
On a similar theme, Nottinghamshire Police will also
discuss their recent experience using the generic Witness
Custody model that was built by Lanner on behalf of
PITO.
- Kevin Sheehy will also be presenting
some of Lanner's current work in the CJ sector.
- Peter Loader of Process Evolution will
provide an overview of Evidence Based Decision Making
(EBDM) and the core techniques; in particular how simulation
can be interfaced with other techniques to give an 'end
to end' process improvement solution. The talk will be
illustrated with real examples and feature the XIMES
shift pattern design software recently made available
to all police forces in England and Wales.
- Kees van Haperen from Koios Group will
talk about the use of Simulation, Soft Systems Methodology,
System Dynamics in support of the Office of the Deputy
Prime Minister’s resilience programme with particular
focus on the Chemical, Biological, Radioactive and Nuclear
aspect for the Fire and Rescue Services.
Simulation in
Industry
Speakers: Andy Beck of British Airways, Xiaowei Cao of
GlaxoSmithKline, Peter Lacey of the Whole Systems Partnership, John
Ladbrook of Ford.
Date: 20th October 2006
Venue: Brunel University
- About the speakers: Andy
Beck, Xiaowei Cao and John Ladbrook are all experienced
users of simulation and will talk about how they use simulation
in their work, giving examples of some real life projects.
Peter Lacey is a proponent of system dynamics, and so the
SD versus simulation debate will continue.
- For
more details: please get in touch
with Christine Currie, Christine.currie@soton.ac.uk
The Third Two
Day Simulation Workshop (SW006)
Ashorne Hill Conference Centre, Royal Leamington
Spa
Tue 28th – 29th March
2006
- The biennial Operational Research Society Simulation
Workshop brings together practitioners and academics working
in the field of discrete-event simulation. It provides
an opportunity to exchange ideas on the current and future
state-of-the-art in simulation and modelling. Due to the
success of previous workshops, SW06 is moving to a new
location.
- For further
information, see the pages under the Conference
section
Simulation At Southampton
Wednesday
8th June 2005 , 10.00am-4:00pm
Lecture Theatre 7B, School of Mathematics
(Building 54), Highfield Campus, University of Southampton. http://www.soton.ac.uk/AbouttheUniversity/Southamptongettinghere/HighfieldCampus
- The OR Society Simulation Study Group
is holding a one day meeting at the University of Southampton
on Wednesday 8th June 2005. The meeting includes talks
covering the full range of simulation research being
carried out at the University and figures well-known
experts in the field of simulation as well as up-and-coming
new researchers.
- Bootstrap Resampling - Russell Cheng
( School of Mathematics, University of Southampton)
- Combining discrete-event simulation and
ant colony optimisation to select optimal screening policies
for diabetic retinopathy - Sally Brailsford ( School
of Management, University of Southampton)
- Experiments for Fast Simulation Models
- Adam Brentnall (Home Office)
- Parallel and Distributed Discrete-Event
Simulation: The .NET Framework Grid - Israel
Vieira ( School of Mathematics, University of Southampton)
- Bayesian Methods for Optimisation of
Simulation Models - Christine Currie ( School of
Mathematics, University of Southampton)
- Controlled Screening for Simulation Experiments
- Bruce Ankenmann (Industrial Engineering and Management
Science, Northwestern University, USA)
The
Second Two Day Simulation Workshop
Hornton Grange,
part of the University of Birmingham’s
conference park
23-24
March 2004
The first simulation
workshop, held in March 2002, brought together practitioners
and academics from the UK and from overseas. It provided an
opportunity to exchange ideas on the current and future state-of-the-art
in simulation modelling, with a particular focus on discrete-event
simulation. Following the success of this event, a second workshop
is to be held in March 2004.
- We are also proud to announce
that this will be held in cooperation with the Association
for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group for Simulation
(ACM SIGSIM).
- The workshop will include plenary
sessions, special focus streams and a PhD poster session.
Contributions to the technical programme are sought in
the following areas, although papers in any area of discrete-event
simulation will be considered.
- For further
information, see the pages under the Conference
section
Joint meeting with the Defence Study Group
The principles and best practice in
High Level Architecture
Wednesday 4th June 2003
10.00am
Whittle Lecture Theatre,
QinetiQ Cody Tech Park, Farnborough.
- A joint meeting providing an opportunity
to share best practice in, and multiple perspectives
on, the application of High Level Architecture to simulation
projects. The High Level Architecture has been with us
now for several years. This distributed simulation standard
and technology has been used in many different ways to
create federations of interoperable federates that are
used in many areas of defence. Various opinions on the
usability of this technology exist, particularly with
respect to the use of the DMSO RTI. What is currently
emerging from this are various patterns of use, best
practice strategies that facilitate the use of the High-Level
Architecture's elements (the Object Model Template and
the Runtime Infrastructure). This joint meeting between
the Defence Study Group and the Simulation Study Group
represents the opportunity to discuss contemporary best
practice issues from the perspective of different applications,
and will be of interest to both experts and novices in
the field. Currently we have four speakers lined up to
provide defence and non-defence perspectives in the morning
session, with discussion and debate following on after
lunch. The aim of this session will be to distill and
capture the current perceived best practice.
Joint One Day Meeting with SORG
Simulation in Health Care
John Nike Lecture Theatre,
University of Reading
Monday 31st March 2003
- The recent debate on the problems
within the National Health Service has highlighted
the need to extend the range of issues tackled by the
O.R community. This one day event hosted by the Simulation
Study Group and the Southern O.R Group, will demonstrate
how one O.R technique - simulation, can contribute
to more effective health treatment and care. Speakers
for the event come from both the health service and academia
so it is expected that this event will be of interest
to health care practitioners as well as academics
working in this field.
- Introduction: Key Issues
in Health Care Simulation Sally
Brailsford (School of Management, University of Southampton)
- Successful Simulation
in Practice: Healthy Lessons from the Service David
Bensley (Department of Health)
The presentation will discuss the use of simulation
in the Department of Heath and the NHS together
with the principles behind successful applications.
The talk will be illustrated with various practical
examples.
- The Use of Simulation in Cost-Effectiveness Analyses Ruth
Davies (School of Management, University of Southampton)
The advantage of discrete event simulation
over other modelling techniques is that it is flexible
and able to describe the progress of large numbers
of individuals, influenced by risk factors such
as medical history and age, over many years. Results
may be sensitive to the system boundaries, the
simulation time span, the discount rate and the
quality of life indices. Ruth gives illustrations
from models of the treatment of coronary heart
disease and of the screening and eradication of
Helicobacter pylori.
- Simulation of Hospital Pharmacies Jim
Scanlan (University of West of England)
Hospital pharmacies are under increasing pressure
to deliver a service that meets waiting time criteria
and yet minimise dispensing errors. Many initiatives
are being introduced that affect the way the pharmacy
operates.Jim will use this presentation to describe
a simulation model that will allow managers to plan
resources, to make changes to operating procedures
and evaluate different workload patterns.
- Priority Scoring for Surgery Allan
Cummings (Innovations in Care Unit, National Assembly of
Wales)
In 2002 the Innovations in Care Unit were asked
to address the implementation of priority scoring
for surgery, in line with published policy. They
were particularly concerned to understand the relationship
between prioritisation and maximum waiting times.
Allan will demonstrate a simulation model developed
in conjunction with the University of West of England.
This model was used to explain the concepts and
consequences of various prioritisation schemes
to clinical staff.
- Simulation on the Effects of Differing
Care Scenarios for Thrombolysis Martin Pitt (University of Exeter)
There is overwhelming evidence and agreement that the effectiveness of Thrombolysis
(a drug based treatment for Acute Myocardinal Infraction - AMI) depends critically
on the speed at which it can be delivered to a patient after onset of AMI. In
this presentation, Martin will describe a simulation that he has developed to
assess the impact of different 'what-if' scenarios of care for delivery of Thrombolysis
- Open
Forum chaired by Sally Brailsford and Les Oakshott
Joint Meeting Simulation Study Group and
LASEORS
Variety is the Spice of Simulation Life
in British Airways
Andy Beck, British Airways
Tuesday 12 November 2002
- Simulation is used widely across BA such
as in cargo, crew planning, engineering and marketing.
This talk will cover the variety of problems that simulation
has helped to solve in BA. Insights will be given on
when to and not to use simulation and how to get the
best out of simulation.
Operational Research Society
(UK): Simulation Study Group
Two Day Workshop
20-21 March 2002
- Since taking over the Simulation Study
Group (SSG) around three years ago, Simon Taylor (Brunel
University) and Stewart Robinson (Warwick Business School)
have organised over seven one-day community events in
a variety of locations on various aspects of simulation
modelling ranging from verification and validation to
simulation optimisation. Three more are planed over the
next 12-month period (Supply Chain Modelling, Agent-based
Simulation, and Group Working). These meetings have attracted
many fine contributions from a wide range of practitioners
and researchers, and have been well attended. Other SSG
activities have also included a special issue of the
Journal of the Operational Research Society (Taylor,
Paul and Robinson 2000) and the development of an EPSRC
Technology Programme Network dedicated to the study of
collaborative simulation modelling (GROUPSIM). A special
issue of ORINSIGHT is also planned.
- To celebrate the hard work
put in by all those involved in the SSG, and to present
the opportunity for new people to get involved, it has
been decided to hold a two-day Workshop on simulation
modelling. The purpose of the Workshop is to enable an
exchange of ideas on the current, and future, state-of-the-art
in simulation modelling, with a particular focus on discrete-event
simulation. The Workshop will be held on 20-21 March
2002 at Hornton Grange, part of the University of Birmingham’s
conference park. This is an Edwardian property that stands
in its own attractive and peaceful grounds. All bedrooms
are en-suite, and are equipped to the highest standard.
The conservatory dining room and oak room bar provide
a relaxed setting for meeting with colleagues. Residents
also have access to the University’s leisure facilities.
All the attractions Birmingham has to offer are within
a short distance.
- The workshop will have a published proceedings
and support grants will be available (see the ORS web
page for the Workshop for more details). The workshop
will include plenary sessions, special focus streams
and a PhD poster session. Contributions to the technical
programme are sought in the following areas, although
papers in any area of discrete-event simulation will
be considered.
Joint One Day Meeting between
the Simulation Study Group and the UK Simulation Society
Simulation Output Analysis
Wednesday 9th May 2001, 9:30am-4:00pm
-
Executive MBA
Teaching Centre
Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, Coventry
-
Simulation is now one
of the most commonly used tools in the study of complex
systems. There are many powerful simulation packages
available and the range of applications is wide. However
analysis of the resulting output has lagged in development.
It is only in recent years that more sophisticate approaches
have been advocated and studied. A number of international
conferences and workshops have been held in the last
five years on the theme of simulation output and its
analysis. This workshop will review the most recent
advances in output analysis and should afford the practitioner
an up-to-date overview of current methodology and approaches.
There will also be opportunity for networking with
practitioners and academics.
Simulation Software: Model Reusability,
Model Integration and Groupware
Pauline Wilcox, Heriot-Watt University
July 2000
- The latest meeting of the Simulation Study
Group took place on Wednesday12 July 2000 at Lancaster
University. The meeting was well attended, with approx
25-30 people from both industry and academia. Speakers
were Professor Mike Pidd (Lancaster University), Mr David
Bruce (DERA Malvern) and Dr Simon Taylor (Brunel University).
- The meeting was under the heading of Simulation
Software: Model Reusability, Model Integration and Groupware.
The general focus of the meeting and the presentations
given concerned reuse in simulation. This concerned discussion
of the many facets of reuse. Although people tend to
think of reuse in terms of software, there are many other
areas where reuse is applicable; for example, reuse of
concepts, designs and techniques. Talks covered this
spectrum of reuse, reflecting on where we are and where
the future potential lies.
- Mike Pidd's talk reflected on the theme
of reuse in academia, reminding us that reuse is already
a part of our lives. We automatically achieve a level
of reuse without generally thinking of it as such, through
standard software libraries and design patterns for example.
The presentation by David Bruce posed the question that
in making reuse a goal in its own right we are missing
the point. The ideal focus is perhaps on reusing designs
and code etc. where appropriate as a solution to a particular
problem, rather than a goal in its own right. The difference
is subtle, but an important one. Having the aim of reuse
as a high profile in a project can sometimes be harder
work than starting from scratch.
- Both speakers raised the importance of
human factors; an issue often overlooked in favour of
focusing on technological system and software issues.
There is a significant human issue involved in achieving
reusability, since one of the factors that stops reuse
is the ability to understand someone else's designs or
software. An issue of human communication that cannot
be resolved by technology alone.
- In the afternoon session Simon
Taylor gave a presentation regarding Groupware and its
potential impact on imulation modelling. He is currently
evaluating a Groupware framework (using the Microsoft Net
Meeting product) to consider the extent to which it can
assist simulation and modellers in remote locations. He
also introduced the EPSRC funded GROUPSIM programme which
is in part dedicated to introducing Groupware and Computer
Supported Collaborative Working into the simulation modelling
community
The Practice of Simulation Verification
and Validation
February 1999
Held at the University of Warwick
Simulation Software: Present
and Future
June 1998
Held
at Brunel University |