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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 vendors

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Author:   Jerry Banks (Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia)
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   Wiley-Interscience
Dimensions:   Width: 16.40cm , Height: 4.60cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   1.186kg
ISBN:  

9780471134039

ISBN 10:   0471134031
Pages:   864
Publication Date:   29 September 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Preface ix Contributors xi Part I Principles 1. Principles of Simulation 3 by Jerry Banks 2.  Principles of Simulation Modeling 31 by A Alan B. Pritsker Part II Methodology 3. Input Data Analysis 55 by Stephen Vincent 4. Random Number Generation 93 by Pierre L'Ecuyer 5. Random Variate Generation 139 by Russell C. H. Cheng 6. Experimental Design for Sensitivity Analysis, Optimization, and Validation of Simulation Models 173 by Jack P. C. Kleijnen 7. Output Data Analysis 225 by Christos Alexopoulos and Andrew F. Seila 8. Comparing Systems via Simulation 273 by David Goldsman and Barry L. Nelson 9. Simulation Optimization 307 by Sigrún Andradóuir 10. Verification, Validation, and Testing 335 by Osman Balci Part III Recent Advances 11.Object-Oriented Simulation 397 by Jeffrey A. Joines and Stephen D. Roberts 12.Parallel and Distributed Simulation 429 by Richard M. Fujimoto 13.On-Line Simulation: Need and Evolving Research Requirements 465 by Wayne J. Davis Part IV Application Areas 14.Simulation of Manufacturing and Material Handling Systems 519 by Matthew W. Rohrer 15.Simulation in the Automobile lndustry 547 by Onur Ulgen and Ali Gunal 16.Simulation of Logistics and Transportation Systems 571 by Mani S. Manivannan 17.Simulation of Healthcare 605 by Frank McGuire 18.Simulation of Service Systems 629 by Ron Laughery, Beth Plott, and Shelly Scott-Nash 19.Military Simulation 645 by Keebom Kang and Ronald J. Roland 20.Discrete-Event Simulation of Computer and Communication Systems 659 by Alfred Hartmann and Herb Schwetman 21.Simulation and Scheduling 677 by Ali S. Kiran Part V Practice Of Simulation 22.Guidelines for Success 721 by Kenneth J. Musselman 23.Managing the Simulation Project 745 by Van Norman and Jerry Banks 24.How Discrete-Event Simulation Software Works 765 by Thomas J. Schriber and Daniel T Brunner 25.Software for Simulation 813 by Jerry Banks Index 837

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JERRY BANKS is a professor in the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. He has taught simulation at the university level and in short courses for many years. He is a frequent author on the topic and a longtime consultant in the area.

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