Introduction to simulation

Author

Thesen, Arne ; Travis, Laurel E.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Ind. Eng., Wisconsin Univ., Madison, WI, USA

fYear

1990

fDate

9-12 Dec 1990

Firstpage

14

Lastpage

21

Abstract

An overview of simulation modeling and analysis is presented, from the perspective of prospective users wanting to use simulation as a decision aid. Important considerations in building simulation models and analyzing their outputs are discussed. A brief overview of available software is given. The following guidelines for the beginning analyst are presented: define the objectives before simulating; use the correct level of detail-begin with a simple model; select software that is appropriate for the problem, level of experience, and time frame; and remember that simulation results are observations of random variables, and learn to interpret the results accordingly

Keywords

DP management; decision support systems; digital simulation; decision aid; prospective users; random variables; simulation modeling; simulation models; simulation results; Analytical models; Application software; Computational modeling; Computer network management; Discrete event simulation; Elevators; Industrial engineering; Materials requirements planning; Time factors; Virtual manufacturing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Simulation Conference, 1990. Proceedings., Winter

Conference_Location

New Orleans, LA

Print_ISBN

0-911801-72-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WSC.1990.129480

Filename

129480