Chick and Sánchez

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING MANUSCRIPTS in Word format for SIEDS ’05

Stephen E. Chick
Technology Management Area
INSEAD
Boulevard de Constance
77305 Fontainebleau CEDEX, FRANCE / Paul J. Sánchez
Operations Research Department
Naval PostgraduateSchool
Monterey, CA93943, U.S.A.

ABSTRACT

This is a sample paper for the Proceedings of the 2005 IEEESystems and Information Engineering Design Symposium. It was created in Microsoft Word by Stephen E. Chick and Paul J. Sánchez for the 2003 Winter Simulation Conference, and we have adopted it for use in the proceedings of SIEDS’05. Please refer to the associated template file sieds05word.dot template file. The document demonstrates how the paper should be formatted and provides information on how to create the proper formats. It is strongly recommended that authors use the template (sieds05word.dot) to prepare their manuscript. Failure to adhere to the guidelines detailed below may result in a paper being rejected or returned for appropriate revision. Also note that the abstract is limited to one paragraph with no more than 150 words.

Requirements for Publication:In order for your paper to be published, you will need to address all of the concerns in the review. You will also need to provide a electronic manuscript copy of your paper, in Word format, to the SIEDS’05 Publications Chair:Ellen J. Bass(),by April 8. Your paper will need to conform to the requirements specified in this document. Conference papers presented at SIEDS’05 will appear in a copyrighted CD-ROM proceedings. For your paper to appear in the proceedings, we must have received a signed copyright transfer form by March 15. Please FAX the form to (434)-982-2972 (attn. Ann Wanner).Another requirement for publication of your paper is that at least one author must be registered for the event by April 1. The full title of the paper must be clearly identified in the registration form. Please check the following URL for information on registration: Please note that the student registration fee is $75 per student. The non-student registration fee is $100 for IEEE members, and the non-student, non-IEEE registration fee is $125.

1Introduction

This sample paper shows an example of the proper format for the Proceedings of the 2005 IEEESystem and Information Engineering Design Symposium. Authors should not modify any of the styles as this causes difficulties during the editing and publishing process. Furthermore, authors should avoid using automated features for figure captioning, cross references, endnotes, equation numbering, etc. Finally, no changes should be made to the header/footer portion of this document. This information will be completed by the publisher before print production.

When preparing their manuscript, authors are strongly urged to use the template (sieds05word.dot). A set of styles are well defined in the template so that authors can easily adhere to the required format. Failure to adhere to the guidelines detailed below may result in a paper being rejected or returned for appropriate revision.

Upon opening the template, if you received an error message stating the hyphenation feature is not currently installed on your computer, you will need to retrieve your CD or diskette containing this tool and install the hyphenation feature. When the paper is received by the publisher, the hyphenation feature will be included and your document will be hyphenated. Thus, the formatting of your paper will be changed and it may not appear as you intended if you do not have the hyphenation feature installed.

Further information about the guidelines for writing papers and the formatting requirements can be found in several accompanying publications. More information about these documents can be found in Section 7.

2TItle page

If the title needs to be broken into multiple lines, use a soft return (shift/enter) to create a line break. As shown, the title should be bold and in ALL CAPS.

Different formats for listing the author information are used depending on whether the authors are from the same or different institutions. This paper illustrates the two institution format. However, the table in the template (sieds05word.dot) is flexible so that you can adapt it to your particular situation.

  • For a single institution

Delete the first three rows in the table

  • For two institutions

Delete the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th rows in the table

  • For four institutions

Copy the 1st row and paste it over the 4th row in the table

  • For five institutions

Copy the first 3 rows and insert them before the 4th row in the table

  • For six institutions

Copy the 1st row and paste it over the 4th row

Copy the first 3 rows and insert them before the 4th row in the table

Please do not otherwise alter the table or frame containing the author information. Additional title page examples are illustrated in the document titled “Instructions for Preparing Manuscripts” in the Author Kit.

3Headings

The abstract heading uses the unnumbered style “Abstract Heading.” All other unnumbered headings, e.g., REFERENCES, use the “Heading” style. The style “Heading 1" is used for first level headings. The heading styles contain the font information, which is bold and all capitals.

3.1Subsection Headings

Subsection headings are created with styles “Heading 2,” “Heading 3,” and higher. They should be capitalized using “headline style,” which uses initial caps for all of the important words.

3.2Text Paragraphs

The first paragraph of a heading is not indented and uses the “Normal” paragraph style. This paragraph style uses full justification and is single-spaced.

The remaining paragraphs are indented using the “Normal Indent” paragraph style. This style indents the first line by 0.25".

3.2.1Lists

Two different lists styles are provided for creating item lists. “List Number” is used to create a numbered list.

  1. Item 1
  2. Subitem a
  3. Subitem b
  4. Item 2
  5. Item 3

The style “List (bullet)” is used to create an unnumbered, bulleted list.

  • Point a

Subpoint i

Subpoint ii

  • Point b

4Code Samples

Programming code should use “Program Start, Program, and Program End” Styles with the following guidelines.

class Exponential{

…// Properties of the Exponential

};

One line programs should use the “Program Both” style.

Exponential interArrival;

Equations use the “Equation” style. They are centered using a center tab and numbered from the right margin using a right tab as shown below. Equation numbers should be sequential. The base font for the equation is Times New Roman with the 10-point font size. The Equation Editor may be used as long as the equation is centered and numbered from the right margin.

(1)

5Figures and Tables

Use “Figure Label” to label the figure for a single line caption. Use “Figure Label Multiline” for multiple line captions. The caption should begin with Figure #:. Number the figures sequentially based on the order of appearance in the paper. Figure captions should appear below the figure.

Figure 1: Sample Figure Caption

Figure 2: Long Figure Caption that Covers Multiple Lines of Text in the Document

Use the “Table Label” for tables with a single line caption. Like figure captions, use “Table Label Multiline” for multiple line table captions. Unlike figure captions, table captions should appear above the table.

Table 1: Sample Table Caption

Models
Geoid Model / (2-a) / (2-b) / (2-c)
MAPGEO92 / 26.5 / 30.0 / 25
GEOCOM / 30.0 / 31.1 / 30.5
EGM96 / 30.6 / 30.5 / 30.5
No Geoid / 29.2 / 33.5 / 28.6

Table 2: Long Table Caption that Covers Multiple Lines of Text in the Document

Errors (mm)
Mean / Maximum / Minimum / RMS (mm)
7.4 / 91.7 / -45.9 / 31

6including hyperlinks in your document

A hyperlink is a colored and underlined text or a graphic that you can click to go to a Web page or a location. In this paper, the default settings are modified to remove the underlining and to color the hyperlink in red. The use of hyperlinks allows authors to link their paper to a dynamic simulation or animation, which cannot be directly included in the proceeding papers.

To insert a hyperlink, select the text you want to display as the hyperlink, and then select Hyperlink from the Insert menu to insert a hyperlink that goes to:

  • A Web page: On the “Insert Hyperlink” window displayed, click the Existing File or Web Page button. Then, enter the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) Web address or click the Web Page button to launch the default Web browser application to locate the desired Web page to link to.
  • An e-mail address: On the “Insert Hyperlink” window displayed, click the E-mail Address button, and then enter the desired information. This hyperlink will launch the E-mail application to send the message.

The use of hyperlinks is voluntary. However, if you decide to use hyperlinks, be sure to follow the default format and ensure the hyperlinks work well.

7formatting guidelines

DO NOT modify any of the styles used in this paper. Modified styles greatly complicate the editing and publishing process; thus, the styles should not be altered. Furthermore, authors should avoid using automated features, such as automated figure captioning, cross references, endnote or equation numbering. Finally, no changes should be made to the header/footer portion of this document. This information will be completed by the publisher before print production.

Additionally, the abstract is limited to one paragraph with no more than 150 words. Papers should be 8 pages in length, with a minimum of 6 pages and a maximum of 10 pages.

8additional information

Even though these instructions are for the SIEDS’05 conference proceedings, additional information on how to prepare your manuscript can be found at the following URL: See particularly the documents “Guidelines on Writing a Good Paper for the Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference”; “Instructions for Preparing Manuscripts”; and “Using Word Styles for WSC – An Introduction.”

Acknowledgments

This document was prepared based on the prior work of many former WSC Proceedings editors. In particular, Brett Peters, Jeffrey Smith, Osman Balci, Enver Yücesan, Chun-Hung Chen and Jim Wilson deserve special mention for their help and assistance.

Appendix A:First Appendix

Use the “Appendices” style for multiple appendices otherwise use the “Appendix” style.

Appendix B:Second Appendix

A sample second appendix to use as needed.

REFERENCES

References use the “Reference style”. Each reference is a different paragraph and the following are examples of several different types of references. See the documents referred to in Section 7 for additional information about listing and citing references.

Ellis, M., and B. Stroustrup. 1990. The annotated C++ reference manual. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.

Houck, C. R., J. A. Joines, and M. G. Kay. 1996. Comparison of genetic algorithms, random restart, and two-opt switching for solving large location-allocation problems. Computers and Operations Research 23 (6): 587–596.

Joines, J. A. 1996. Hybrid genetic search for manufacturing cell design. Doctoral dissertation, Department of Industrial Engineering, North CarolinaStateUniversity, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Joines, Jeffrey A. and Christopher R. Houck. 1992. Genetic algorithm optimization toolbox for MATLAB. Technical Report No. 92-01, Department of Industrial Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina. Available online via < [accessed January 31, 2001].

Joines, J. A. and S. D. Roberts. 1996. Design of object-oriented simulations in C++. In Proceedings of the 1996 Winter Simulation Conference, ed. J. M. Charnes, D. M. Morrice, D. T. Brunner, and J. J. Swain, 65–72. Piscataway, New Jersey: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Wilson, James R. 2003. Guidelines on writing a good paper for the Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference [online]. Available online via < January 27, 2003].

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES

USE “BIOGRAPHY” style when putting in the author biographies. Use the “Hyperlink” character style when specifying the author’s e-mail and web addresses. See the following examples.

STEPHEN E. CHICK is Associate Professor of Technology Management at INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France. He is on leave from the Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. In addition to stochastic simulation, his research focuses on Bayesian statistics, public health, decision analysis and computational methods in statistics. His research is motivated by problems in manufacturing, operations, and public health. He can be contacted by e-mail at<>

PAUL J. SÁNCHEZis in the Operations Research Department at the NavalPostgraduateSchool. His research interests include component-based simulation modeling, object-oriented modeling, and simulation output analysis. He is an avid reader and collector of science fiction, and enjoys riding recumbent bikes around the MontereyBay area. You can reach him by e-mail at<> and his web address is <

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