Question1
Simulation of a Queuing system with a single server: A doctor's office has one nurse and one
doctor. Patients arrive randomly. Each patient first goes through a check-up with the nurse
and then proceeds for a full check-up by the doctor. Patients may have to wait before being
served by the nurse and before being served by the doctor; Service priority is first-in-first-out
(FIFO).
The service time by the nurse is always 8 minutes, but the service time of the doctor is
random. The distribution of the time between arrivals (interarrival times) and the service time
of the doctor are given below.
Time between Arrival Probability RND No
(Min) Mapping
5 0.50 0-49
10 0.30 50-79
15 0.20 80-99
Doctors Service Time Probability RND No
(Min) Mapping
4 0.30 0-49
8 0.50 50-79
12 0.20 80-99
Use simulation to compute the average time a patient spends in the doctor's office from
arrival till he leaves.
NB:
RND for Nurse: 60, 36, 50, 3, 37, 30, 38, 63, 66, 43
RND for Doctor: 83, 27, 77, 22, 86, 33, 74, 34, 30, 58
QUESTION 2:
i. Differentiate between the next event scheduling and process operation based
simulations.
ii. What are the Categorisations of simulation languages? Give two examples for each
category.
a. What are the necessarily parameters of queue models
b. Differentiate between M/M/s/GD/∞/∞ and M/M/1/GD/c/∞
[Link] is a birth-death process in queues?
QUESTION 3
1. Define queuing theory and explain the queuing disciplines.
2. State Little’s formula and explain the Kendall’s notations.
3. Consider a barbing saloon. Demonstrate that it is a queuing system by describing its
components.
QUESTION 4
1. Explain the difference between Finite Element Method (FEM) and Finite Element Analysis
(FEA), and discuss their applications in engineering.
2. What is the purpose of FEM
3. Draw the FEM physical simulation process
4. Write a short note on the following terms: 1) Nodal force, 2) discretization, 3) Boundary
condition 4) Mesh 5) Element
QUESTION 5
1 What is a Model?
2 What is the difference between continuous and discrete model?
a. Differentiate between modelling and a model
b. What factors are important in evaluating a model?
c. What are the desirable features of a visual model?
d. What do you understand by the term face Validity of a conceptual model?
QUESTIONS 6
i. What are the objectives of the simulation?
ii. In one sentence for each distinguish between different types of simulation
iii. Briefly describe the simulation in five application areas.
QUESTIONS 7
a. Define probability distribution.
b. What is the relationship between a random variable and probability distribution?
c. List the distributions related to:
i. Bernoulli trials
ii. Categorical outcomes
iii. Hypothesis testing
QUESTION 8
a. How is the Monte Carlo method different in approach from the typical mode of
simulation, in deterministic problems?
b. How is the Monte Carlo method used in Engineering and Mathematics?
c. Why Convert to a Standard Normal Distribution?
QUESTION 9
a. What is the difference between a Continuous and a Discrete Distribution?
c. Compare and contrast Monte Carlo simulation and discrete-event simulation. Provide
examples for each.
d. What are the three models we often use in describing a real-world system as
highlighted in this study session?
e. Briefly describe the approach to evaluate a model discussed in this study session.
QUESTION 10
a. Differentiate between discrete-event simulation and continuous simulation. Provide
examples for each.
b. Discuss the advantages and limitations of simulation as a decision-making tool.
Advantages:
c. Examine the role of simulation in the fields of a. business b. healthcare, c. and
engineering.
Question 11
Using the mixed congruential formula: Xn+1 = (aXn+c) (modulo m),
suppose m = 8, a = 5, c = 7, and X0 (seed) = 4; generate a random sequence of integer
numbers 1 to 8. Draw an inference from your solution. (12.25 Marks)