Simulation with Arena

Name: Simulation with Arena
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ISBN: 9780071219334

ISBN-10: 0071219331

ISBN-13: 9780071219334

Edition: 3rd 2004

Authors: W. David Kelton, Randall P. Sadowski, David T. Sturrock

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The first edition of this book was the first text to be written on the Arena software, which is a very popular simulation modeling software. What makes this text the authoritative source on Arena is that it was written by the creators of Arena themselves. The new third edition follows in the tradition of the successful first and second editions in its tutorial style (via a sequence of carefully crafted examples) and an accessible writing style. The updates include thorough coverage of the new version of the Arena software (Arena 7.01), enhanced support for Excel and Access, and updated examples to reflect the new version of software. The CD-ROM that accompanies the book contains the…

Book details

Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 668
Language: English



What is Simulation?


Fundamental Simulation Concepts


A Guided Tour Through Arena


Modeling Basic Operations and Inputs


Modeling Detailed Operations


Statistical Design and Analysis of Terminating Simulations


Intermediate Modeling and Steady-State Statistical Analysis


Entity Transfer


A Sampler of Further Modeling Issues and Techniques


Arena Integration and Customization


Continuous and Combined Discrete/Continuous Models


Further Statistical Issues


Conducting Simulation Studies


A Functional Specification for The Washington Post


IIE/RS Contest Problems


A Refresher or Probability and Statistics


Arena's Probability Distributions


Academic Software Installation


Instructions


References


Index


CD with current academic version of Arena and all examples used in the book