Modeling and Simulation of Discrete Event Systems

Computer modeling and simulation (M&S) allows engineers to study and analyze complex systems. Discrete-event system (DES)-M&S is used in modern management, industrial engineering, computer science, and the military. As computer speeds and memory capacity increase, so DES-M&S tools become more powerful and more widely used in solving real-life problems.

Based on over 20 years of evolution within a classroom environment, as well as on decades-long experience in developing simulation-based solutions for high-tech industries, Modeling and Simulation of Discrete-Event Systems is the only book on DES-M&S in which all the major DES modeling formalisms - activity-based, process-oriented, state-based, and event-based - are covered in a unified manner:
* A well-defined procedure for building a formal model in the form of event graph, ACD, or state graph
* Diverse types of modeling templates and examples that can be used as building blocks for a complex, real-life model
* A systematic, easy-to-follow procedure combined with sample C# codes for developing simulators in various modeling formalisms
* Simple tutorials as well as sample model files for using popular off-the-shelf simulators such as SIGMA(r), ACE(r), and Arena(r)
* Up-to-date research results as well as research issues and directions in DES-M&S

Modeling and Simulation of Discrete-Event Systems is an ideal textbook for undergraduate and graduate students of simulation/industrial engineering and computer science, as well as for simulation practitioners and researchers.

Modeling and Simulation has evolved from over twenty years of class-tested experience in modeling and simulation (M&S) of discrete-event systems (DES). The current state-of-the-art in DES-M&S is a result of five breakthroughs during the past 60 years: Activity-based modeling formalism Process-oriented simulation languages (GPSS, Q-GERT) State-based modeling formalism (DEVS) Event-based modeling formalism Efficient methods of generating random numbers and variates This book provides a comprehensive and systematic treatment of DES-M&S by covering all the breakthrough areas in a unified, step-by-step manner.

Computer modeling and simulation (M&S) allows engineers to study and analyze complex systems. Discrete-event system (DES)-M&S is used in modern management, industrial engineering, computer science, and the military. As computer speeds and memory capacity increase, so DES-M&S tools become more powerful and more widely used in solving real-life problems. Based on over 20 years of evolution within a classroom environment, as well as on decades-long experience in developing simulation-based solutions for high-tech industries, Modeling and Simulation of Discrete-Event Systems is the only book on DES-M&S in which all the major DES modeling formalisms - activity-based, process-oriented, state-based, and event-based - are covered in a unified manner: A well-defined procedure for building a formal model in the form of event graph, ACD, or state graph Diverse types of modeling templates and examples that can be used as building blocks for a complex, real-life model A systematic, easy-to-follow procedure combined with sample C# codes for developing simulators in various modeling formalisms Simple tutorials as well as sample model files for using popular off-the-shelf simulators such as SIGMA, ACE, and Arena Up-to-date research results as well as research issues and directions in DES-M&S Modeling and Simulation of Discrete-Event Systems is an ideal textbook for undergraduate and graduate students of simulation/industrial engineering and computer science, as well as for simulation practitioners and researchers.