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Simulation Case Studies Overview

This document provides an overview of simulation case studies, focusing on discrete event simulation and descriptive statistics for system performance prediction. It outlines the general steps involved in simulations, including determining input characteristics, constructing simulation tables, and generating response values. Various examples, such as queueing, inventory, and network analysis, are discussed to illustrate the application of these concepts.

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Simulation Case Studies Overview

This document provides an overview of simulation case studies, focusing on discrete event simulation and descriptive statistics for system performance prediction. It outlines the general steps involved in simulations, including determining input characteristics, constructing simulation tables, and generating response values. Various examples, such as queueing, inventory, and network analysis, are discussed to illustrate the application of these concepts.

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Modeling & Simulation

Simulation Case
Studies

1
Simulation Case Studies

• In this module, we shall


see an overview of
various case studies

2
Variety of Examples

• We shall be taking a look


at a couple of examples.
• The variety will include
hands on as well as
spreadsheet examples.
• Key objective: Take a look
at Discrete Event
Simulation and also
descriptive statistics for
prediction of system
performance

3
General Steps

• Every simulation that we


observe will be based on
3 key steps
• The idea is to examine
the examples using a
methodological approach

4
First Step

• Determine the
characteristics of each of
the inputs to the
simulation.
• Quite often, these are
modeled as probability
distributions, either
continuous or discrete.

5
Second Step

• Construct a simulation
table.
• Each simulation table is
different, for each is
developed for the prob­
lem at hand.

6
Example: Simulation Table

• An example of a
simulation table is shown
in Table.
• In this example, there are
p inputs, xij,j= I, 2, .. . , p,
• One response yi for each
of repetitions (or, trials)
• i =1, 2, . . . , n.
• Initialize the table by
filling in the data for
repetition 1

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Table

8
Step 3

• For each repetition i,


generate a value for each
of the p inputs, and
evaluate the function
• Calculat­e a value of the
response yi.

9
Step 3

• The input values may be


computed by sampling
values from the
distributions chosen in
step 1
• A response typically
depends on the inputs
and one or more previous
responses.

10
Step 3

• Also, if the program is to


be modified by the same
or a different analyst, this
step can be greatly
facilitated by adequate
documentation.
• One experience with an
inadequately
documented program is
usually enough to
convince an analyst of
the necessity of this
important step.
11
Overview of Examples

• Queueing
• Inventory
• Reliability
• Network analysis.
• The two queueing
examples provide
• single-server
• two-server system

12
First Example Overview

• The first of the


inventory examples
involves a problem that
has a closed-form
solution;
• What it means is that
the simulation solution
can be compared to the
mathematical solution.

13
Second Inventory Example

• The second inventory


example pertains to the
classic order-level model .

14
More examples

• Next, there is an example


that introduces the
concept of random
normal numbers
• Also, there is a model for
the simulation of lead-
time demand.
• The examples conclude
with the analysis of a
network.

15
Summary

• In this module, we have


examined how simulation
examples give us a clear
picture of how to do
simulations
• We also took a look at the
type of examples that we
shall be examining in our
next module

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