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What is Simulation? Chapter 1 Simulation Is … Simulation – very broad term – methods and applications to imitate or mimic real systems, usually via computer Applies in many fields and industries Very popular and powerful method Book covers simulation in general and the Arena simulation software in particular This chapter – general ideas, terminology, examples of applications, good/bad things, kinds of simulation, software options, how/when simulation is used Systems System – facility or process, actual or planned Examples abound … Manufacturing facility Bank or other personal-service operation Transportation/logistics/distribution operation Hospital facilities (emergency room, operating room, admissions) Computer network Freeway system Business process (insurance office) Criminal justice system Chemical plant Fast-food restaurant Supermarket Theme park Emergency-response system Work With the System? Study the system – measure, improve, design, control Maybe just play with the actual system Advantage — unquestionably looking at the right thing But it’s often impossible to do so in reality with the actual system System doesn’t exist Would be disruptive, expensive, or dangerous Models Model – set of assumptions/approximations about how the system works Study the model instead of the real system … usually much easier, faster, cheaper, safer Can try wide-ranging ideas with the model Make your mistakes on the computer where they don’t count, rather than for real where they do count Often, just building the model is instructive – regardless of results Model validity (any kind of model … not just simulation) Care in building to mimic reality faithfully Level of detail Get same conclusions from the model as you would from system More in Chapter 12 Types of Models Physical (iconic) models Tabletop material-handling models Mock-ups of fast-food restaurants Flight simulators Logical (mathematical) models Approximations and assumptions about a system’s operation Often represente