Simulation with Arena, 5e

Simulation with Arena provides a comprehensive treatment of simulation using industry standard Arena software. The text starts by having the reader develop simple high-level models and then progresses to advanced modeling and analysis. Statistical design and analysis of simulation experiments is integrated with the modeling chapters, reflecting the importance of mathematical modeling of these activities.

 

Salient features

• Text features coverage of the latest academic version of Arena software.
• New software capabilities are included in later chapters.
• New Exercises in all the chapters, updated with solutions in the new software

  Table of Contents

  1. What Is Simulation?

  2. Fundamental Simulation Concepts

  3. A Guided Tour through Arena

  4. Modeling Basic Operations and Inputs

  5. Modeling Detailed Operations

  6. Statistical Analysis of Output from Terminating Simulations

  7. Intermediate Modeling and Steady-State Statistical Analysis

  8. Entity Transfer

  9. A Sampler of Further Modeling Issues and Techniques

  10. Arena Integration and Customization

  11. Continuous and Combined Discrete/Continuous Models

  12. Further Statistical Issues

  13. Conducting Simulation Studies

   

  • Appendix A: A Functional Specification for The Washington Post
  • Appendix B: A Refresher on Probability and Statistics
  • Appendix C: Arena’s Probability Distributions
  • Appendix D: Academic Software Installation Instructions
  • References
  • Index