Dr. Barry Nelson of Northwestern University recently contributed a perspective article to IISE Transactions, entitled "Rebooting Simulation." The article is now published online https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/24725854.2023.2261028?src=& and will appear in print in the April 2024 Issue of IISE Transactions. The article is free access from now on and throughout 2024.
In the article, Barry recaps the history and development of computer simulation in industrial engineering and argue that "it is time to reboot simulation for industrial engineering" in the era of big data and big computing and for simulation to play a consequential role in model-based decisions. The 2023 Winter Simulation Conference is about to finish this year's gathering in San Antonio Texas. I thought it is fitting to bring this article to your attention. Hope you enjoy reading it.
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