Introduction to Simulation -Simulation Examples: Simulation of
queuing systems, inventory systems and other examples - General Principles:
Concepts in discrete event system simulation - List Processing.
UNIT II
Programming Languages for Simulation: FORTRAN, GPSS.
Simulation of Queueing Systems: Queueing System Characteristics - Queueing
Notation - Transient and Steady-State Behaviour of Queues - Long-Run
Measures of Performance of Queueing Systems - Steady- State Behaviour of
Infinite-Population Markovian Models - Network of Queues.
UNIT III
Random-Number Generation: Properties of Random Numbers -
Generation of Pseudo-Random Numbers - Techniques for Generating
Random Numbers - Tests for Random Numbers. Random Variate Generation:
Inverse Transformation Technique:- Uniform Distribution - Exponential
Distribution - Weibull Distribution - Triangular Distribution - Empirical
Continuous Distribution - Discrete Distribution - Direct Transformation for
the Normal Distribution - Convolution Method for Erlang Distribution
- Acceptance - Rejection Technique: Poisson Distribution - Gamma
Distribu- tion.
UNIT IV
Input Data Analysis: Data Collection - Identifying the
Distribution with Data - Parameter Estimation - Goodness-of- Fit Tests:
Chi-Square Test - Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test; Selecting Input Models
without Data - Multivariate and Time-Series Input Models. Verification
and Validation of Simulation Models: Model Building, Verification and
Validation - Verification of Simulation Models - Calibration and Validation of
Models:- Face Validity - Validation of Model Assumptions - Validating
Input-Output Transformations - Input-Output Validation using Historical Input
Data - Input-Output . Validation using a Turing Test.
UNIT V
Output Data Analysis: Stochastic Nature of Output Data - Types of
Simulation with respect to Output Analysis - Measures of Performance
and their Estimation - Output Analysis for Terminating Simulations - Output
Analysis for Steady-State Simulation
Text Books
(i) J. Banks, J. S.Carson II and B. L. Nelson, 1995, Discrete-Event System Simulation,
2nd Edition, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi.