TY - BOOK AU - Kelton, W. David AU - Sadowski, Randall P.; Swets Nancy B. TI - Simulation with arena SN - 978-007-126771-7 AV - 003.3 K29s PY - 2010/// CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Computer simulation KW - Arena (Computer file) N1 - Includes index; 1. What is Simulation? 2. Fundamental Simulation Concepts 3. A Guided Tour Through Arena 4. Modeling Basic Operations and Inputs 5. Modeling Detailed Operations 6. Statistical Design and Analysis of Terminating Simulations 7. Intermediate Modeling and Steady-State Statistical Analysis 8. Entity Transfer 9. A Sampler of Further Modeling Issues and Techniques 10. Arena Integration and Customization 11. Continuous and Combined Discrete/Continuous Models 12. Further Statistical Issues 13. Conducting Simulation Studies Appendix A: A Functional Specification for The Washington Post Appendix B: IIE/RS Contest Problems Appendix C: A Refresher or Probability and Statistics Appendix D: Arena`s Probability Distributions Appendix E: Academic Software Installation Instructions References Index CD with current academic version of Arena and all examples used in the book N2 - Simulation with Arena ER -