Stewart Robinson, Professor of Management Science, Loughborough University.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
Second edition.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York, NY :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Palgrave Macmillan,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2014.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xxii, 367 pages ;
Dimensions
26 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Defining simulation: What, Why and When? -- Inside Simulation Software -- Software for Simulation -- Simulation Studies: An Overview -- Conceptual Modelling -- Developing the Conceptual Model -- Data Collection and Analysis -- Model Coding -- Experimentation: Obtaining Accurate Results -- Experimentation: Searching the Solution Space -- Implementation -- Verification, Validation and Confidence -- The Practice of Simulation.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"Simulation modelling involves the development of models that imitate real-world operations, and statistical analysis of their performance with a view to improving efficiency and effectiveness. This non-technical textbook is focused towards the needs of business, engineering and computer science students"--