Simulation : the practice of model development and use /
By: Robinson, Stewart [author.].
Publisher: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK ; Palgrave Macmillan, 2014Edition: Second edition.Description: xxii, 367 pages : ill. ; 26 cm.Content type: text | text Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9781137328021; 9781137328021:; 1137328029.Subject(s): Computer simulation | Simulation methodsDDC classification: 003.3 ROB| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Defining simulation: What, Why and When? -- Inside Simulation Software -- Software for Simulation -- Simulation Studies: An Overview -- Conceptual Modelling -- Developing the Conceptual Model -- Data Collection and Analysis -- Model Coding -- Experimentation: Obtaining Accurate Results -- Experimentation: Searching the Solution Space -- Implementation -- Verification, Validation and Confidence -- The Practice of Simulation.
Simulation modelling involves the development of models that imitate real-world operations, and statistical analysis of their performance with a view to improving efficiency and effectiveness. This non-technical textbook is focused towards the needs of business, engineering, and computer science students.