BAD 64011/74011 Section 001/001
Systems Simulation, Fall 2005
Lecture TH 12:15-1:30, BSA 108
Instructor Murali Shanker, A401 BSA
Phone: 330 672-1165
E-mail: mshanker@kent.edu
Web: http://www.personal.kent.edu/~mshanker
Office Hours To be announced
Materials:
Course Objectives: Study the techniques and applications
of computer simulation of existing or proposed real-world facilities
and processes. The models of such facilities are often quite complex,
precluding the use of more traditional analytical techniques.
Specifically, students will learn to do simulations in a simulation
language, to plan simulation studies, as well as analyze and interpret
the result of simulations. Additional topics include selecting input
probability distributions, random number generators, generating random
variables, statistical analysis of simulation output, and variance
reduction techniques.
Prerequisites: Graduate Standing
Students who have not successfully completed
the course prerequisites must withdraw from this class. You risk
deregistration otherwise.
Grading
Individual assignments (about 6)
50%
Individual Project/Paper
50%
Individual assignments will consist of problems, modeling
assignments, and summaries of research papers. Research papers
representing different areas of simulation, including output analysis,
random number generators, parallel simulation, verification and
validation, applications and modeling, will be assigned in class. Each
summary is limited to two pages of a single-sided, double-spaced 8.5"x11" page. All assignments and project must be
done individually.
The computer work will be most conveniently done on computers
running Windows.
The project will be a complete simulation
study of your choosing.
Last day to drop a course: 6 November 2005.
Course Schedule:
Topic |
Approximate Number Of
Weeks |
Readings |
Introduction to Simulation |
0.5 |
Chap 1 (SWA) |
Fundamental Simulation Concepts |
0.5 |
Chap 2 (SWA) |
A Guided Tour Through ARENA |
1.0 |
Chap 3 (SWA) |
Modeling Basic Operations and Inputs |
1.0 |
Chap 4 (SWA) |
Modeling Detailed Operations |
1.0 |
Chap 5 (SWA) |
Statistical Analysis of Output from Terminating
Simulations |
0.5 |
Chap 6 (SWA) |
Intermediate Modeling and Steady-State
Analysis |
1.0 |
Chap 7(SWA) |
Entity Transfer and Other Issues |
1.0 |
Chap 8 and 9 (SWA) |
Further Statistical Issues |
1.0 |
Chap 12 (SWA) |
Conducting Simulation Studies |
1.0 |
Chap 13 (SWA) |
Project Information: The individual project
must be a complete simulation study of a real system of your choosing.
This includes:
- Defining the system to be simulated and stating the purpose
of the study.
- Collecting data on the system and use it to determine
probability distributions and other parameters. Experience indicates
that data collection can be a very difficult and time-consuming part of
a study. For the purpose of this project, don't be concerned about
getting a large sample size., Just collect enough data to define the
model, with the knowledge that if you were being paid to do this
(rather than paying to do it) you would get more data.
- Coding and verifying the model.
- Exercising the model to evaluate the system as it is, and
at least one alternative configuration or operating policy, with an eye
toward improvement. Pay attention to the statistical validity of your
results. That is, do some sort of statistical analysis of the
simulation output.
- Write a brief report describing what you did and what your
results and recommendations are. Include code and output as an
appendix. Write the report for someone who is familiar with the system,
and with basic probability and statistics, but who does not know (or
care) anything about how simulations are done. In other words, you must
summarize your results, rather that present page after page of output
data.
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