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@MISC{Leemis99simulationinput,
author = {Lawrence Leemis},
title = {Simulation Input Modeling},
year = {1999}
}
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Abstract
Discrete-event simulation models typically have stochastic components that mimic the probabilistic nature of the system under consideration. Successful input modeling requires a close match between the input model and the true underlying probabilistic mechanism associated with the system. The general question considered here is how to model an element (e.g., arrival process, service times) in a discrete-event simulation given a data set collected on the element of interest. For brevity, it is assumed that data is available on the aspect of the simulation of interest. It is also assumed that raw data is available, as opposed to censored data, grouped data, or summary statistics. Most simulation texts (e.g., Law and Kelton 1991) have a broader treatment of input modeling than presented here. Nelson et al. (1995) and Nelson and Yamnitsky (1998) survey advanced techniques. 1 COLLECTING DATA There are two approaches that arise with respect to the collection of data. The first is the class...
Keyphrases
simulation input modeling true underlying probabilistic mechanism collecting data discrete-event simulation model stochastic component discrete-event simulation close match arrival process service time simulation text raw data data set successful input summary statistic input model general question probabilistic nature
