The only complete guide to all aspects and uses of simulation-from the international leaders in the field
There has never been a single definitive source of key information on all facets of discrete-event simulation and its applications to major industries. The Handbook of Simulation brings together the contributions of leading academics, practitioners, and software developers to offer authoritative coverage of the principles, techniques, and uses of discrete-event simulation.
Comprehensive in scope and thorough in approach, the Handbook is the one reference on discrete-event simulation that every industrial engineer, management scientist, computer scientist, operations manager, or operations researcher involved in problem-solving should own, with an in-depth examination of:
* Simulation methodology, from experimental design to data analysis and more
* Recent advances, such as object-oriented simulation, on-line simulation, and parallel and distributed simulation
* Applications across a full range of manufacturing and service industries
* Guidelines for successful simulations and sound simulation project management
* Simulation software and simulation industry vendors
Preface ix
Contributors xi
Part I Principles
1. Principles of Simulation 3
by Jerry Banks
2. Principles of Simulation Modeling 31
by A Alan B. Pritsker
Part II Methodology
3. Input Data Analysis 55
by Stephen Vincent
4. Random Number Generation 93
by Pierre L'Ecuyer
5. Random Variate Generation 139
by Russell C. H. Cheng
6. Experimental Design for Sensitivity Analysis, Optimization, and Validation of Simulation Models 173
by Jack P. C. Kleijnen
7. Output Data Analysis 225
by Christos Alexopoulos and Andrew F. Seila
8. Comparing Systems via Simulation 273
by David Goldsman and Barry L. Nelson
9. Simulation Optimization 307
by Sigrún Andradóuir
10. Verification, Validation, and Testing 335
by Osman Balci
Part III Recent Advances
11.Object-Oriented Simulation 397
by Jeffrey A. Joines and Stephen D. Roberts
12.Parallel and Distributed Simulation 429
by Richard M. Fujimoto
13.On-Line Simulation: Need and Evolving Research Requirements 465
by Wayne J. Davis
Part IV Application Areas
14.Simulation of Manufacturing and Material Handling Systems 519
by Matthew W. Rohrer
15.Simulation in the Automobile lndustry 547
by Onur Ulgen and Ali Gunal
16.Simulation of Logistics and Transportation Systems 571
by Mani S. Manivannan
17.Simulation of Healthcare 605
by Frank McGuire
18.Simulation of Service Systems 629
by Ron Laughery, Beth Plott, and Shelly Scott-Nash
19.Military Simulation 645
by Keebom Kang and Ronald J. Roland
20.Discrete-Event Simulation of Computer and Communication
Systems 659
by Alfred Hartmann and Herb Schwetman
21.Simulation and Scheduling 677
by Ali S. Kiran
Part V Practice Of Simulation
22.Guidelines for Success 721
by Kenneth J. Musselman
23.Managing the Simulation Project 745
by Van Norman and Jerry Banks
24.How Discrete-Event Simulation Software Works 765
by Thomas J. Schriber and Daniel T Brunner
25.Software for Simulation 813
by Jerry Banks
Index 837
