unreliable machines.We address the theoretical issues that arise when using sample-path optimization, a simulation …

used for modeling average or steady-state behavior of complex stochastic systems.Recently, simulation-based methods have …

a realistic simulation experiment. Sequential bifurcation (SB) is a sequential method that changes groups of inputs …-order polynomials are adequate approximations of the input/output functions implied by the simulation model; (ii) the signs of all first … either (heredity property). This paper examines SB for random simulation with multiple responses (outputs), called …