Instructor: Hadush Hailu

E-mail : had.hailu@gmail.com

Course Objectives:

To present concepts of system simulation and modeling applicable to various domains of

engineering and science
To discuss both analytical methods (Markovian models and Queueing Networks) and
simulation techniques applied in performance modeling of different systems
To enable students to gain a solid foundation and associated hand on experience in
simulating and analyzing models of complex systems.

UNIT I

Introduction: Simulation & modeling concepts --- Discrete and continuous event simulation ---
Areas of application of simulation --- Steps in simulation --- Simulation examples

UNIT II
Mathematical & statistical models in simulation: Useful statistical models --- Discrete
distributions --- Continuous distributions --- Poisson process --- Empirical distributions

UNIT III
Random number generation: Properties of random numbers --- Generation of pseudo random
numbers --- Linear congruential method --- Combined linear congruential method --- Tests for
random numbers

UNIT IV
Random Variate generation: Inverse transform techniques --- acceptance rejection technique ---
special properties

UNIT V
Queueing Models: Characteristics of queueing systems --- Queueing Notation --- Long-run
measures of performance of queueing systems --- Steady state behavior of infinite- population
Markovian models --- Steady state of finite population --- Networks of queues

UNIT VI
Input modeling: Data collection --- Identifying the distribution with data --- Parameter estimation
--- Goodness of fit

UNIT VII
Verification and Validation: Model building,verification and validation --- Verification of
simulation models --- Calibration and validation of models

Textbook:
1. Jerry Banks, John Carson and Barry Nelson, Discrete Event System Simulation, Prentice Hall
Evaluation Method

Paper based Assignment 10%

Lab Assignment 10%
Project 10%
Midterm Exam 30%
Final Exam 40%

Textbook:
1. Jerry Banks, John Carson and Barry Nelson, Discrete Event System Simulation, Prentice Hall

References:

1. Ivo Adan and Jacques Resing, Queueing Theory

2. Geoffrey Gordon,System Simulation,Prentice Hall