JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Pre-requisites

Operations Research, Optimization Techniques and Applications and Probability

Statistics

Course Outcomes

After doing this course, a student should be able to

• Identify a type of system based on type of its dynamics, ways of analyzing system
• Develop simulation model for dynamic discrete-event stochastic system and analyze for specified steady-state performance measures

UNIT - I

System – ways to analyze the system – Model - types of models – Simulation – Definition – Types of simulation models – steps involved in simulation – Advantages & Disadvantages. Parameter estimation – estimator – properties – estimate – point estimate – confidence interval estimates – independent – dependent – hypothesis – types of hypothesis- steps – types 1& 2 errors – Framing – strong law of large numbers.

UNIT - II

Building of Simulation model – validation – verification – credibility – their timing – principles of valid simulation Modeling – Techniques for verification – statistical procedures for developing credible model. Modeling of stochastic input elements – importance – various procedures – theoretical distribution – continuous – discrete – their suitability in modeling.

UNIT - III

Generation of random variates – factors for selection – methods – inverse transform – composition – convolution – acceptance – rejection – generation of random variables – exponential – uniform – weibull – normal Bernoullie – Binomial – uniform – poisson. Simulation languages – comparison of simulation languages with general purpose languages – Simulation languages vs Simulators – software features – statistical capabilities – G P S S – SIMAN- SIMSCRIPT –Simulation of M/M/1 queue – comparison of simulation languages.

UNIT - IV

Output data analysis – Types of Simulation w.r.t output dat analysis – warmup period- Welch algorithm – Approaches for Steady – State Analysis – replication – Batch means methods – comparisons

UNIT - V

Applications of Simulation – flow shop system – job shop system – M/M/1 queues with infinite and finite capacities – Simple fixed period inventory system – Newboy paper problem.

REFERENCES:

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• 1. Simulation Modelling and Analysis / Law, A.M. & Kelton / McGraw Hill, 2 Edition, New York, 1991.
• 2. Discrete Event System Simulation / Banks J. & Carson J.S., PH / Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1984.
• 3. Simulation of Manufacturing Systems / Carrie A. / Wiley, NY, 1990.
• 4. A Course in Simulation / Ross, S.M., McMillan, NY, 1990. Simulation Modelling and SIMNET / Taha H.A / PH, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1987 M. Tech – I year II Sem. (AMS)