Discrete event simulation is generally recognized as a valuable aid to the strategic and tactical decision making that is required in the evaluation stage of the manufacturing systems design and redesign processes. It is common practice to represent workers within these simulation models as simple resources, often using deterministic performance values derived from time studies. This form of re...

Discrete event simulation is generally recognized as a valuable aid to the strategic and tactical decision making that is required in the evaluation stage of the manufacturing systems design and redesign processes. It is common practice to represent workers within these simulation models as simple resources, often using deterministic performance values derived from time studies. This form of re...

With their ease of installation, infrastructureless mode of operation and flexible deployment style, Video Surveillance Sensor Networks (VSSNs) provide more opportunities than legacy surveillance methods for applications such as habitat monitoring and border surveillance. We argue that events created in the coverage area of a VSSN are the application level messaging units and propose to employ ...