Simulation Book

Overview

Since the publication of the first edition in 1982, the goal of Simulation Modeling and Analysis has always been to provide a comprehensive, state-of-the-art, and technically correct treatment of all important aspects of a simulation study. The book strives to make this material understandable by the use of intuition and numerous figures, examples, and problems. It is equally well suited for use in university courses, simulation practice, and self study. Notable achievements of the book are

• Widely considered to be the “bible” of simulation
• More than 144,500 copies in print
• Referenced three times more than any other book in the Proceedings of the 2004-2012 Winter Simulation Conferences
• Referenced more than 12,400 times according to Google Scholar
• Translated into Chinese and Russian

Each book is personally signed by Dr. Averill M. Law.

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Outline

1. Basic Simulation Modeling
2. Modeling Complex Systems
3. Simulation Software
4. Review of Basic Probability and Statistics
5. Building Valid, Credible, and Appropriately Detailed Simulation Models
6. Selecting Input Probability Distributions
7. Random-Number Generators
8. Generating Random Variates
9. Output Data Analysis for a Single System
10. Comparing Alternative System Configurations
11. Variance-Reduction Techniques
12. Experimental Design and Optimization
13. Simulation of Manufacturing Systems