IMPORTANT:

IF YOU ARE SHOWING ANY SYMPTOMS, WEAR A MASK!

The simulation software ARENA can only be installed to Windows computers. This means Mac users should either have their computers a Dual-Boot, or they will need an emulator software (like parallels). You are welcome to use the BCC Computer Labs but this might change during the semester.

Course Description

Use of simulation as a decision tool. The design and analysis of simulation models. The use of simulation for estimation, comparison of policies, and optimization. Emphasis is primarily on applications in the areas of production management. Topics include principle of simulation modeling, software, general-purpose computer simulation languages, and statistical analysis of simulation input and output data.

Textbook

  • Banks, J., Carson, J. S., Nelson, B. L., and Nicol, D. M., Discrete-Event System Simulation, 2013, Pearson
  • Kelton, W. D., Sadowski, R. P., and Zupick, N. B., Simulation with Arena, 6th Ed., McGraw Hill, 2015

Supplementary Textbooks

  • Seila, A., Ceric, V., Tadikamalla, P., Applied Simulation Modeling, Duxbury, 2003
  • Law, A. M., Simulation Modeling and Analysis, 4th Ed., McGraw Hill, 2006
  • Fishman, G. S., Discrete-Event Simulation: Modeling, Programming, and Analysis, Springer, 2001
  • Rosetti, M. D., Simulation Modeling and Arena, Wiley, 2009

Software Packages

  • ARENA 14.5

Grading

Midterm

35 %

Arena Quiz

13 %

Arena Project

12 %

Homework Assignments

5 %

Final Exam

35 %

Course Outline