Stochastic Simulation Optimization for Discrete Event Systems:Perturbation Analysis, Ordinal Optimization, and Beyond

Part I: Perturbation Analysis: IPA Calculus for Hybrid Systems Smoothed Perturbation Analysis: A Retrospective and Prospective Look Perturbation Analysis and Variance Reduction in Monte Carlo Simulation Adjoints and Averaging Infinitesimal Perturbation Analysis in On-Line Optimization Simulation-based Optimization of Failure-Prone Continuous Flow Lines Perturbation Analysis, Dynamic Programming, and Beyond Part II: Ordinal Optimization : Fundamentals of Ordinal Optimization Optimal Computing Budget Allocation Nested Partitions Applications of Ordinal Optimization.