Performance Evaluation of Industrial Systems

Discussing fundamental modeling tools, queuing theory, and discrete event simulation for evaluating production systems, this book presents a development environment for discrete event simulation in a language easy enough to use but flexible enough to facilitate modeling complex systems. Incorporating the use of discrete simulation to statistically analyze a system and render the most efficient time sequences, designs, upgrades, and operations, this new edition develops new visualization graphics for DEEDS software, includes improvements in the optimization of the simulation algorithms, and adds a chapter on queuing models.

David Elizandro, Tennessee Tech University Hamdy Taha, University of Arkansas

Simulation Fundamentals. Simulation Modeling. Probability and Statistics In Simulation. Elements of Discrete Simulation. Gathering Statistical Observations in Simulation. Overview of Deeds. Network Representation. ExcelNBA and Design Environment for Discrete Event Simulation. VBA. User Interface. Modeling Procedures. Simulation Output. Analysis of Simulation Results. Model Visualization. Modeling Special Effects. Advanced Routing Techniques. Applications. Model Design And Development. Facilities Layout Models. Material Handling Models. Inventory Control Models. Scheduling Models. Maintenance Models. Quality Control Models. Supply Chain Logistics Models. Analysis of Large Scale Models. Appendix A: DEEDS Add In Installation. Appendix B: Simulator Quick Guide. Appendix C: Histograms with Excel.