Simulation: The Practice of Model Development and Use

ISBN-13: 9781137328021 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 392 str.

Stewart Robinson

Opis

Simulation modelling involves the development of models that imitate real world operations, and statistical analysis of their performance with a view to improving efficiency and effectiveness. This non technical textbook is focused towards the needs of business, engineering and computer science students."

Spis treści

1. Defining Simulation: What, Why and When? .- 2. Inside Simulation Software .- 3. Software for Simulation .- 4. Simulation Studies: An Overview .- 5. Conceptual Modelling .- 6. Developing the Conceptual Model .- 7. Data Collection and Analysis .- 8. Model Coding .- 9. Experimentation: Obtaining Accurate Results .- 10. Experimentation: Searching the Solution Space .- 11. Implementation .- 12. Verification, Validation and Confidence .- 13. The Practice of Simulation.

O autorze

Stewart Robinson is Professor of Management Science and Associate Dean (Research) at the School of Business and Economics, Loughborough University, UK. He is also President of the Operational Research Society (2014–15), co-founder of the Journal of Simulation, and co-founder of the OR Society Simulation Workshop conference series.