Simulation Modeling and Analysis review

Averill M.Law, W.David Kelton

  1. Basic simulation modeling
  2. Modeling complex systems
  3. Simulation software
  4. Review of basic probability and statistics
  5. Building valid, credible, and appropriately detailed simulation models
  6. Selecting input probability distribution
  7. Random number generators
  8. Generating random variates
  9. Output data analysis for a single system
  10. Comparing alternative system configurations
  11. Variance reduction techniques
  12. Experimental design, sensitivity analysis and optimization
  13. Simulation of manufacturing systems
the most easiest simulation is single server queueing system

inter arrival times are iid