Calls for Papers (special): International Journal of Operations Research and Information Systems (IJORIS)

Special Issue On: Recent Trends in Simulation, Modeling and Analysis of Manufacturing Systems

Submission Due Date
4/30/2012

Guest Editors
Dr. R. Sridharan, NIT Calicut, India
Dr. K. Mohandas, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India
Dr. S. P. Anbuudayasankar, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India
Dr. K. Ganesh, IBM India Private Limited, India

Introduction
Simulation modeling and analysis is the process of creating and experimenting with a computerized mathematical model of a physical system. Simulation is used to visualize the behavior of the system, identify problems, and improve performance of a system. Simulation has become an extremely valuable and easy to use tool for analyzing systems of dynamic, discrete, stochastic, and complex nature. Over the past two decades, simulation applications have increased to the extent that simulation technology has become a commonplace standard methodology in industry. Computer simulations have become a useful part of mathematical modeling of many natural systems in physics (computational physics), astrophysics, chemistry and biology, human systems in economics, psychology, social science, and engineering.

Objective
The main objective of this special issue on “Recent trends in Simulation, Modeling and Analysis” focuses on issues involved in designing new manufacturing or any other systems and to improve the performance of existing ones. Topics to be discussed also include: issues addressed by simulation, simulation software for various applications, techniques for building valid and credible models, and statistical considerations.The special issue is intended for revised and substantially extended versions of selected papers submitted at the Second International Conference on Simulation, Modeling and Analysis (COSMA 2011) on 14-16th December 2011 jointly organized by Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore - 641112, TamilNadu, India and National Institute of Technology Calicut, NIT Campus, Calicut - 673601, Kerala, India. However, we also encourage other researchers to submit their manuscripts to this special issue.

Recommended Topics
Topics to be discussed in this special issue include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Advance modeling issues and techniques
• Continuous and combined discrete/continuous models
• Designing and executing simulation experiments
• Input data collection and data analysis
• Modeling dynamic, discrete, and stochastic systems
• Performance modeling of flow shops, job shops, assembly lines, highbred shops, FMS, etc.
• Simulation applications to various fields of engineering and case studies
• Simulation meta-modeling
• Simulation model building approaches
• Simulation model integration and customization
• Simulation model validation and verification techniques
• Simulation optimization
• Simulation output analysis
• Statistical issues in simulation modeling
• Use of PDRs in simulation models
• Use of probability distributions in simulation modeling
• Variance reduction approaches

Submission Procedure
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit papers for this special theme issue on Recent Trends in Simulation, Modeling and Analysis of Manufacturing Systems on or before April 30, 2012. All submissions must be original and may not be under review by another publication. INTERESTED AUTHORS SHOULD CONSULT THE JOURNAL’S GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS at http://www.igi-global.com/Files/AuthorEditor/guidelinessubmission.pdf. All submitted papers will be reviewed on a double-blind, peer review basis. Papers must follow APA style for reference citations.

All submissions and inquiries should be directed to the attention of:
Dr. R. Sridharan, Dr. K. Mohandas, Dr. S. P. Anbuudayasankar, and Dr. K. Ganesh
Guest Editors
E-mails: sreedhar@nitc.ac.in; spanbu@yahoo.com; koganesh@yahoo.com