Analytic Solver Platform (ASP) Cannot Guarantee an Optimal Solution to a Simulation

question 22

Multiple Choice

Analytic Solver Platform (ASP) cannot guarantee an optimal solution to a simulation optimization model because

• A)the optimization problem will have only one local optimal solution due to the linear relationship.
• B)of sampling error resulting from nonlinear relationships.
• C)it is not possible to compare solutions across runs.
• D)of sampling error resulting from the presence of the random variables.

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