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DISCRETE SYSTEM SIMULATION :

Course Description:
An introduction to the application and theoretical background of systems simulation. Topics included systems concepts, modeling systems dynamics using discrete events and the modeling of manufacturing and materials handling systems and service systems through simulation. Theoretical topics include random variable generation, model verification and validation, statistical analysis of output, variance reduction techniques and optimization via simulation. Simple simulation problems will be introduced using Microsoft Excel. A high-level simulation package ARENA will be utilized for more complex simulation problems. Students will complete an in-class simulation Midterm Exam in Microsoft Excel (either using a lab computer or the student’s laptop) and an in-class simulation Final Exam using ARENA. Students will submit their midterm and Final Exam using electronic files that will be graded.

Text Book:
"Simulation Modeling and Analysis with ARENA" by Altiok and Melamed