Download e-book for iPad: Handbook of Simulation: Principles, Methodology, Advances, by Jerry Banks

By Jerry Banks

ISBN-10: 0470172444

ISBN-13: 9780470172445

ISBN-10: 0471134031

ISBN-13: 9780471134039

The single entire consultant to all elements and makes use of of simulation-from the overseas leaders within the field

There hasn't ever been a unmarried definitive resource of key details on all features of discrete-event simulation and its functions to significant industries. The instruction manual of Simulation brings jointly the contributions of major teachers, practitioners, and software program builders to provide authoritative assurance of the foundations, concepts, and makes use of of discrete-event simulation.

accomplished in scope and thorough in strategy, the guide is the single reference on discrete-event simulation that each business engineer, administration scientist, laptop scientist, operations supervisor, or operations researcher considering problem-solving should still personal, with an in-depth exam of:
* Simulation technique, from experimental layout to info research and more
* fresh advances, equivalent to object-oriented simulation, online simulation, and parallel and disbursed simulation
* purposes throughout a whole diversity of producing and repair industries
* guidance for profitable simulations and sound simulation venture management
* Simulation software program and simulation vendorsContent:
Chapter 1 rules of Simulation (pages 1–30): Jerry Banks
Chapter 2 ideas of Simulation Modeling (pages 31–51): A. Alan B. Pritsker
Chapter three enter facts research (pages 53–91): Stephen Vincent
Chapter four Random quantity iteration (pages 93–137): Pierre L'Ecuyer
Chapter five Random Variate iteration (pages 139–172): Russell C. H. Cheng
Chapter 6 Experimental layout for Sensitivity research, Optimization, and Validation of Simulation types (pages 173–223): Jack P. C. Kleijnen
Chapter 7 Output information research (pages 225–272): Christos Alexopoulos and Andrew F. Seila
Chapter eight evaluating platforms through Simulation (pages 273–306): David Goldsman and Barry L. Nelson
Chapter nine Simulation Optimization (pages 307–333): Sigrun Andradottir
Chapter 10 Verification, Validation, and checking out (pages 335–393): Osman Balci
Chapter eleven Object?Oriented Simulation (pages 395–427): Jeffrey A. Joines and Stephen D. Roberts
Chapter 12 Parallel and allotted Simulation (pages 429–464): Richard M. Fujimoto
Chapter thirteen On?Line Simulation: want and Evolving examine specifications (pages 465–516): Wayne J. Davis
Chapter 14 Simulation of producing and fabric dealing with platforms (pages 517–545): Matthew W. Rohrer
Chapter 15 Simulation within the motor vehicle (pages 547–570): Onur Ulgen and Ali Gunal
Chapter sixteen Simulation of Logistics and Transportation structures (pages 571–604): Mani S. Manivannan
Chapter 17 Simulation in Healthcare (pages 605–627): Frank McGuire
Chapter 18 Simulation of carrier structures (pages 629–644): Ron Laughery, Beth Plott and Shelly Scott?Nash
Chapter 19 army Simulation (pages 645–658): Keebom Kang and Ronald J. Roland
Chapter 20 Discrete?Event Simulation of desktop and verbal exchange platforms (pages 659–676): Alfred Hartmann and Herb Schwetman
Chapter 21 Simulation and Scheduling (pages 677–717): Ali S. Kiran
Chapter 22 instructions for achievement (pages 719–743): Kenneth J. Musselman
Chapter 23 coping with the Simulation venture (pages 745–764): Van Norman and Jerry Banks
Chapter 24 How Discrete?Event Simulation software program Works (pages 765–811): Thomas J. Schriber and Daniel T. Brunner
Chapter 25 software program for Simulation (pages 813–835): Jerry Banks