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Optimization and sensitivity analysis of computer simulation models by the score function method

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  • Rubinstein, Reuven Y.

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  • Kleijnen, Jack P. C. & Rubinstein, Reuven Y., 1996. "Optimization and sensitivity analysis of computer simulation models by the score function method," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 88(3), pages 413-427, February.
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    1. Rubinstein, Y.R. & Kreimer, J., 1983. "About one Monte Carlo method for solving linear equations," Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (MATCOM), Elsevier, vol. 25(4), pages 321-334.
    2. Martin I. Reiman & Alan Weiss, 1989. "Sensitivity Analysis for Simulations via Likelihood Ratios," Operations Research, INFORMS, vol. 37(5), pages 830-844, October.
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