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Simulation
Banks, Carson, Nelson & Nicol
Discrete-Event System Simulation
Outline
Definition
Mathematical Methods
Probability
is simple
It is useful for complex system
human behavior
Advantages of simulation
Disadvantages of simulation
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Areas of application
Manufacturing Applications
Semiconductor Manufacturing
Construction Engineering and project management
Military application
Logistics, Supply chain and distribution application
Transportation modes and Traffic
Business Process Simulation
Health Care
Automated Material Handling System (AMHS)
Risk analysis
Insurance, portfolio,...
Computer Simulation
CPU, Memory,
Network simulation
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: Arrival orders
Banks
: arrival of customers
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Components of system
Entity
Attribute
Endogenous
A collection of variables that describe the system in any time : status of machine
(busy, idle, down,)
Event
State
Activity
Exogenous
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Model of a System
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Types of Models
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Deterministic or Stochastic
Does
Static or Dynamic
Is
Continuous or Discrete
Does
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Model Taxonomy
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Conceptual
Very high level
How comprehensive should the model be?
What are the state variables, which are dynamic, and which are
important?
Specification
On paper
May involve equations, pseudocode, etc.
How will the model receive input?
Computational
A computer program
General-purpose PL or simulation language?
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Verification
Computational
Validation
Computational
Steps in Simulation
Study
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