AGENDA
Review

REVIEW
Basic simulation issues
Input data analysis
Modeling

BASIC ISSUES...
Simulation process…
Manual event list…
Performance measures …

BASIC SIMULATION PROCESS
Problem Definition
Project Planning
System Definition / Model Formulation
Input Data Collection and Analysis
Model Translation
Verification
Validation
Experimentation and Analysis
Conclusions and Recommendations

EVENT LIST
Manually maintain and graph event list
Single queue
Single server
Calculate performance measure statistics... 

PERFORMANCE MEASURES
Observational
Tallies
Time Dependent
Average number in queue
Resource utilization 

INPUT DATA
Role of probability in simulation
Equiprobable Chi-square goodness of fit test
Know what to do with odd numbers of observations
Distributions
Normal
Exponential

 
MODELING
Basic model blocks
Basic experiment elements
Basic animation
More advanced blocks and elements

BASIC MODEL BLOCKS
Create
Assign
Queue
Sieze
Delay
Release
Dispose

BASIC EXPERIMENT ELEMENTS
Replicate
Attributes
Queues
Resources
Dstats
Tallies


BASIC ANIMATION
Blocks
Station
Route
Elements
Pictures
Stations
Animate toolbox
Entities
Queues
Resources – different states
Stations
Routes
Displays
Levels
Plots