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Current Issues in Computer Simulation
- 1st Edition - May 9, 2014
- Editors: Nabil R. Adam, Ali Dogramaci
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 3 5 2 9 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 5 8 0 3 - 4
Current Issues in Computer Simulation is a collection of papers dealing with computer simulation languages, statistical aspects of simulation, linkage with optimization and… Read more
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Request a sales quoteCurrent Issues in Computer Simulation is a collection of papers dealing with computer simulation languages, statistical aspects of simulation, linkage with optimization and analytical models, as well as theory and application of simulation methodology. Some papers explain the General Purpose Simulation System (GPSS), a programming package incorporating a language to simulate discrete systems; and the SIMSCRIPT, a general-purpose simulation language using English commands, for example, FORTRAN. Another simulation language is the General Activity Simulation Program (GASP), providing for an organizational structure to build models to simulate the dynamic performance of systems on a digital computer. Other papers discuss simulation models of real systems, including corporate simulation models, multistage consumer choice process, determination of maximum occupancy for hospital facilities, and the juvenile court system. Many computer simulations are statistical sampling experiments performed on a model of the system under investigation. Other papers discuss some of the variables involved in the statistical design and analysis of simulation experiments such as variance reduction techniques, generation of random variates, and experimental layout. For example, one application simulates inventory systems when many items are stocked in various locations. The collection is suitable for programmers, computer engineers, businessmen, hospital administrators, schools officials, and depositories of huge volumes of information or data.
List of Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part 1 Computer Simulation Languages
Chapter 1 Issues in Simulation Languages: A Brief Overview
I. Introduction
II. Simulation Languages: Some Basic Characteristics
III. Simulation Languages: Some Research and Development Related Issues
IV. Summary
References
Chapter 2 The Design of the GPSS Language
I. Introduction
II. The Nature of the GPSS Language
III. GPSS Examples
IV. Origins of GPSS
V. Block Diagram Languages
VI. The GPSS Simulation Algorithm
VII. Conclusions
References
Chapter 3 Simscript: Past, Present, and Some Thoughts about the Future
I. The Simscript Languages
II. Basic Concepts
III. An Example
IV. Some Thoughts about the Future
References
Chapter 4 GASP: Present Status and Future Prospects
I. Introduction
II. Modeling Philosophy Embodied in GASP
III. GASP Organization for Continuous Modeling
IV. GASP Organization for Discrete Models
V. GASP Organizational Structure for Combined Simulation
VI. Applications
VII. Current Research and Developments
VIII. Discussion
References
Chapter 5 Comparison of Future Event Set Algorithms for Simulations of Closed Queueing Systems
I. Introduction
II. Algorithms Evaluated
III. Models
IV. Methodology
V. Results and Conclusions
References
Chapter 6 Model Representation in Discrete Event Simulation: Prospects for Developing Documentation Standards
I. The Issues
II. Previous Work in Simulation Model Representation
III. Conical Methodology: Rationale and Overview
IV. Simulation Model Specification and Documentation Language
V. Summary
References
Part 2 Simulation Applications
Chapter 7 Applications of Simulation
I. Introduction
II. Objectives of Simulation
III. Some Issues in Simulation Applications
References
Chapter 8 Corporate Simulation Models
I. Introduction
II. Optimization
III. Risk Analysis
IV. Production Planning Models
V. Computer Software
VI. Practical Problems
VII. Summary and Conclusions
Appendix: Elements of a Planning and Modeling System
References
Chapter 9 Microsimulation of a Multistage Consumer Choice Process
I. Introduction
II. The Choice Set (or Evoked Set) {k}
III. The Preference Vector {Pik}
IV. Shape of Market {Sk}
V. The Two-Stage Dynamic System
VI. Conclusion
References
Chapter 10 The Use of Simulation in the Determination of Maximum Occupancy for Hospital Facilities
I. Introduction
II. Methodology
III. Results
IV. Summary
References
Chapter 11 Simulating the Behavioral Implications of a National Computer Research Network
I. Introduction
II. Network Organization
III. Project Overview
IV. The Simulation Model
V. Initial Simulation Experiments
VI. Gaming Session
VII. Summary
References
Chapter 12 The Juvenile Court System: A Simulation Approach
I. Introduction
II. Overall Models
III. Court Models
IV. The Juvenile Court Model (JCM)
V. Findings
VI. Summary and Conclusions
References
Part 3 Simulation: Statistical Aspects and Linkage to Analytical Models
Chapter 13 Statistical and Analytical Models in Simulation
Chapter 14 On Simulating Inventory Systems Where Demand Is Backlogged
I. Introduction
II. Shifting the Inventory Distribution
III. Statistical Reliability
IV. Conclusion
Appendix-Counterexample
References
Chapter 15 On Using Simulation to Extend OR/MS Theory: The Symbiosis of Simulation and Analysis
I. Introduction
II. Building Theory with Analysis and Simulation
III. Examples of the Use of Simulation and Analysis Together
IV. Examples Where Simulation and Analysis Could Have Been Used Together
V. Generation of Exogenous Events
VI. Summary
References
Chapter 16 Designing Correlation Induction Strategies for Simulation Experiments
I. Background and Notation
II. Design Criteria
III. Results for Orthogonally Blockable Designs
IV. An Invariance Property
V. Designing Correlation Induction Strategies
VI. A Simple Application
VII. A More Interesting Application
VIII. Summary
References
Chapter 17 A Variance Reduction Technique That Increases Regeneration Frequency
I. Introduction
II. Derivation of the Modified Markov Chain
III. Numerical Discussion
IV. Conclusions
References
Chapter 18 Simulation of Bivariate Distributions with Given Marginal Distribution Functions
I. Introduction
II. Correlation Measures
III. The Normal Method
IV. The Uniform Method
V. Uniqueness of Generation Methods and Extensions
VI. An Example of Simulation
Appendix
References
Author Index
Subject Index
- No. of pages: 312
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: May 9, 2014
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483235295
- eBook ISBN: 9781483258034
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