Includes bibliographical references and index.

FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER SIMULATION IN MANAGEMENT SCIENCE. The Computer Simulation Approach. A Variety of Modelling Approaches. Computer Simulation in Practice. DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION. Discrete Event Modelling. The Three-phase Approach. Event, Activity and Process-based Approaches to Discrete Simulation. Writing a Three-phase Simulation Program. Visual Interactive Simulation and Modelling. Selecting Discrete Simulation Software. Model Testing and Validation. Sampling Methods. Planning and Analysis of Discrete Simulation Output. SYSTEM DYNAMICS. Modelling Feedback Systems. System Dynamics Modelling and Simulation. System Dynamics in Practice. Reference. Indexes.

Aimed at analysts and students who wish to produce working computer simulations, this text concentrates on the topics of simulation, model building and programming. It covers computer simulation in management science, discrete event simulation, and system dynamics. This edition also concentrates on simulation modelling, shows how to produce computer programs which embody sound modelling principles and explains how to plan and interpret computer simulations.