Simulation with Arena
By: W. David Kelton, Randall P. Sadowski, Nancy B. Swets
Contributors: Sadowski, Randall P.; Swets, Nancy B.
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (Asia); McGraw-Hill [distributor]
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Singapore; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 636
ISBN-13: 9780071267717
Subjects: Computer simulation; Arena (Computer file)
Description: "Simulation with Arena provides a comprehensive treatment of simulation using industry-standard Arena software. The text starts by having the reader develop simple high-level models, and then progresses to advanced modeling and analysis. Statistical design and analysis of simulation experiments is integrated with the modeling chapters, reflecting the importance of mathematical modeling of these activities. An informal, tutorial writing style is used to aid the beginner in fully understanding the ideas and topics presented. The academic version of Arena and example files are available through the book's website. Verified instructors can also download a 30-seat site license of Arena for use in their course."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What is simulation; title: Fundamental simulation concepts; title: A guided tour arena; title: Modeling basic operations and inputs; title: Modeling detailed operations; title: Statistical analysis of output from terminating simulations; title: Intermediate modeling and steady-state statistical analysis; title: Entity transfer; title: A sampler of further modeling issues and techniques; title: Arena integration and customization; title: Continuous and combined discrete/continuous models; title: Further statistical issues; title: Conducting simulation studies; title: A functional specification for the Washington post; title: A refresher on probability and statistics; title: Arena's probability distributions; title: Academic software installation instructions.