Handbook of Simulation: Principles, Methodology, Advances, Applications, and Practice

• Year: 1998
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 840
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The only complete guide to all aspects and uses of simulation-from the international leaders in the field

There has never been a single definitive source of key information on all facets of discrete-event simulation and its applications to major industries. The Handbook of Simulation brings together the contributions of leading academics, practitioners, and software developers to offer authoritative coverage of the principles, techniques, and uses of discrete-event simulation.

Comprehensive in scope and thorough in approach, the Handbook is the one reference on discrete-event simulation that every industrial engineer, management scientist, computer scientist, operations manager, or operations researcher involved in problem-solving should own, with an in-depth examination of:
* Simulation methodology, from experimental design to data analysis and more
* Recent advances, such as object-oriented simulation, on-line simulation, and parallel and distributed simulation
* Applications across a full range of manufacturing and service industries
* Guidelines for successful simulations and sound simulation project management
* Simulation software and simulation industry vendorsContent:
Chapter 1 Principles of Simulation (pages 1–30): Jerry Banks
Chapter 2 Principles of Simulation Modeling (pages 31–51): A. Alan B. Pritsker
Chapter 3 Input Data Analysis (pages 53–91): Stephen Vincent
Chapter 4 Random Number Generation (pages 93–137): Pierre L'Ecuyer
Chapter 5 Random Variate Generation (pages 139–172): Russell C. H. Cheng
Chapter 6 Experimental Design for Sensitivity Analysis, Optimization, and Validation of Simulation Models (pages 173–223): Jack P. C. Kleijnen
Chapter 7 Output Data Analysis (pages 225–272): Christos Alexopoulos and Andrew F. Seila
Chapter 8 Comparing Systems via Simulation (pages 273–306): David Goldsman and Barry L. Nelson
Chapter 9 Simulation Optimization (pages 307–333): Sigrun Andradottir
Chapter 10 Verification, Validation, and Testing (pages 335–393): Osman Balci
Chapter 11 Object?Oriented Simulation (pages 395–427): Jeffrey A. Joines and Stephen D. Roberts
Chapter 12 Parallel and Distributed Simulation (pages 429–464): Richard M. Fujimoto
Chapter 13 On?Line Simulation: Need and Evolving Research Requirements (pages 465–516): Wayne J. Davis
Chapter 14 Simulation of Manufacturing and Material Handling Systems (pages 517–545): Matthew W. Rohrer
Chapter 15 Simulation in the Automobile Industry (pages 547–570): Onur Ulgen and Ali Gunal
Chapter 16 Simulation of Logistics and Transportation Systems (pages 571–604): Mani S. Manivannan
Chapter 17 Simulation in Healthcare (pages 605–627): Frank McGuire
Chapter 18 Simulation of Service Systems (pages 629–644): Ron Laughery, Beth Plott and Shelly Scott?Nash
Chapter 19 Military Simulation (pages 645–658): Keebom Kang and Ronald J. Roland
Chapter 20 Discrete?Event Simulation of Computer and Communication Systems (pages 659–676): Alfred Hartmann and Herb Schwetman
Chapter 21 Simulation and Scheduling (pages 677–717): Ali S. Kiran
Chapter 22 Guidelines for Success (pages 719–743): Kenneth J. Musselman
Chapter 23 Managing the Simulation Project (pages 745–764): Van Norman and Jerry Banks
Chapter 24 How Discrete?Event Simulation Software Works (pages 765–811): Thomas J. Schriber and Daniel T. Brunner
Chapter 25 Software for Simulation (pages 813–835): Jerry Banks