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Discrete-Event Simulation: Simulation Practices And Trends, Paul Savory
Discrete-Event Simulation: Simulation Practices And Trends, Paul Savory
Industrial and Management Systems Engineering: Presentations
Discrete-event computer simulation is one of industry’s most used operations research techniques. Its uses range from answering questions about work-in-process and production feasibility to comparing alternative plans for system routing and scheduling. This presentation offers a brief overview of practices and trends.
A Robust Aggregation Approach To Simplification Of Manufacturing Flow Line Models, Paul Savory
A Robust Aggregation Approach To Simplification Of Manufacturing Flow Line Models, Paul Savory
Industrial and Management Systems Engineering: Presentations
One of the more difficult tasks facing a modeler in developing a simulation model of a discrete part manufacturing system is deciding at what level of abstraction to represent the resources of the system. For example, questions about plant capacity can be modeled with a simple model, whereas questions regarding the efficiency of different part scheduling rules can only be answered with a more detailed model. In developing a simulation model, most of the actual features of the system under study must be ignored and an abstraction must be developed. If done correctly, this idealization provides a useful approximation of …