Title
Efficient Simulation Budget Allocation for Subset Selection Using Regression Metamodels
Abstract
This research considers the ranking and selection (R&S) problem of selecting the optimal subset from a finite set of alternative designs. Given the total simulation budget constraint, we aim to maximize the probability of correctly selecting the top-m designs. In order to improve the selection efficiency, we incorporate the information from across the domain into regression metamodels. In this research, we assume that the mean performance of each design is approximately quadratic. To achieve a better fit of this model, we divide the solution space into adjacent partitions such that the quadratic assumption can be satisfied within each partition. Using the large deviation theory, we propose an approximately optimal simulation budget allocation rule in the presence of partitioned domains. Numerical experiments demonstrate that our approach can enhance the simulation efficiency significantly.
Year
DOI
Venue
2019
10.1016/j.automatica.2019.05.022
Automatica
Keywords
Field
DocType
Simulation optimization,Ranking and selection,OCBA,Subset selection,Regression
Mathematical optimization,Budget constraint,Finite set,Ranking,Regression,Budget allocation,Quadratic equation,Large deviations theory,Partition (number theory),Mathematics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
106
1
0005-1098
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.35
0
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Fei Gao110.35
Zhongshun Shi2197.48
Siyang Gao38011.83
Hui Xiao4296.96