<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="6.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rathore, A.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Balaraman, B</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Xiaobing Zhao</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Jayendran Venkateswaran</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Young-Jun Son</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Richard A. Wysk</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Development and benchmarking of an epoch time synchronization method for distributed simulation</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Journal of Manufacturing Systems</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Benchmarking</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Distributed simulation</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Industrial management</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Look-ahead algorithm</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Manufacture</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Simulation</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Synchronization</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Time synchronization</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2005</style></year></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33745745752&partnerID=40&md5=ab6172b836a7b06041c5fd0a21ca2f73</style></url></web-urls></urls><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2</style></number><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">24</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">69-78</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;In this paper, a new epoch time synchronization approach for distributed simulation federates is presented. The approach allows federates in the simulation system to advance their local times at full speed while it is safe to do so. That is, the simulation moves rapidly to the minimum next epoch (interaction) event time, which is calculated using the minimum sojourn time for each federate, and then slows for federation synchronization. The proposed approach is demonstrated using a manufacturing supply chain simulation composed of four distributed federates. Experiments are executed to benchmark the proposed epoch time synchronization method against conventional conservative synchronization methods to show typical improvements for simulation operation. The experimental results reveal that the proposed approach reduces supply chain simulation execution time significantly while maintaining complete accuracy as compared with traditional conservative federation coordination approaches. &amp;copy; 2006 Society of Manufacturing Engineers.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><notes><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;cited By (since 1996) 4&lt;/p&gt;</style></notes></record></records></xml>