Simulation modeling & analysis, with CD-ROM (4^th Ed.)

The goal of the fourth edition of Simulation Modeling and Analysis remains the same as for the first three editions: To give a comprehensive and state-of-the-art treatment of all the important aspects of a simulation study, including modeling, simulation software, model verification and validation, input modeling, random-number generators, generating random variates and processes, statistical design and analysis of simulation experiments, and to highlight major application areas such as manufacturing. The book strives to motivate intuition about simulation and modeling, as well as to present them in a technically correct yet clear manner. There are many examples and problems throughout, as well as extensive references to the simulation and related literature for further study.

Basic Simulation Modeling. Modeling Complex Systems. Simulation Software. Review of Basic Probability and Statistics. Building Valid, Credible, and Appropriately Detailed Simulation Models. Selecting Input Probability Distributions. Random-Number Generators. Generating Random Variates. Output Data Analysis for a Single System. Comparing Alternative System Configurations. Variance-Reduction Techniques. Experimental Design and Optimization. Simulation of Manufacturing Systems.