Connect Access Card for Simulation with Arena

by Kelton, W. David; Sadowski, Randall; Zupick, Nancy

• ISBN13: 9781259174506
• ISBN10: 1259174506
• Edition: 6th
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2014-11-21
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Summary

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Table of Contents

1. What Is Simulation?

2. Fundamental Simulation Concepts

3. A Guided Tour Through Arena

4. Modeling Basic Operations and Inputs

5. Modeling Detailed Operations

6. Statistical Analysis of Output from Terminating Simulations

7. Intermediate Modeling and Steady-State Statistical Analysis

8. Entity Transfer

9. A Sampler of Further Modeling Issues and Techniques

10. Arena Integration and Customization

11. Continuous and Combined Discrete/Continuous Models

12. Further Statistical Issues

13. Conducting Simulation Studies

Appendix A: A Functional Specification for The Washington PostAppendix B: A Refresher on Probability and StatisticsAppendix C: Arena’s Probability DistributionsAppendix D: Academic Software Installation Instructions

References

Index