Department of Mathematics
COIMBATORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
(Government Aided Autonomous Institution)
Coimbatore - 641 014.
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Course Plan – December 2022 – April 2023
Course /Branch/Semester : M.Sc/DCS/VIII
SubjectCode/Subject : 17MDC81/ Modeling and Simulation
Faculty :Dr.V.Savithri/Dr.S.Sangeethamani,
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics
Consulting Time &StaffRoom : Every Friday 4.30 p.m to 5.30 p.m / FR-13 (MainBlock)
Course Outcomes:
CO1: Define Simulation, Systems, models and perform manual simulations
CO2: To illustrate changes in the dynamic systems like queueing systems using simulation
CO3: To predict the behavior of linear and non-linear systems using empirical modeling
CO4: To evaluate the behavior of deterministic and stochastic systems using Simulation techniques
CONTENTS Number of Hours
Unit- I – INTRODUCTION TO SIMULATION
When simulation is the appropriate tool- When simulation is not appropriate 1
Advantages and Disadvantages of Simulation 1
Areas of application 1
Systems and System Environment-Components of a System 1
Discrete and Continuous Systems 1
Models of a system-Types of models 1
Discrete-Event Simulation-Steps in a Simulation Study 1
Simulation example-Queueing and Inventory 1
General Principles of Simulation 1
Unit – II – STATISTICSICAL BASICS AND QUEUEING MODEL
SIMULATION
Useful Statistical Models 1
Discrete Distributions
Continuous Distributions 1
Poisson Process-Properties of Poisson Process 1
Non-stationary Poisson Process-Empirical distributions 1
Characteristics of Queueing systems- Queueing Notation- Long run Measures 1
of Performance of Queueing systems-The Conservative Equation
Steady-state Behavior of Infinite –Population Markovian Models 1
Single Server Queues with Poisson Arrivals and Unlimited Capacity:M/G/1, 1
Multi-server Queues
Steady state Behavior of Finite Population Models 1
Networks of Queues 1
Unit – III RANDOM NUMBERS
Generation of Psuedo-random numbers 1
Techniques for generating random numbers-Linear Congruential Method 1
Combined Linear Congruential Generators 1
Test for Random Numbers-Frequency Tests-tests for Autocorrelation 1
Random variate Generation-Inverse Transform technique 1
Exponential Distribution- Weibull Distribution-Triangular Distribution- 1
Empirical Continuous Distributions
Continuous Distributions without a closed-form Inverse-Discrete 1
Distributions
Acceptance Rejection Technique-Poisson Distribution-Non-Stationary 1
Poisson Process- Gamma Distribution
Direct Transformation for the Normal and Lognormal Distributions- 1
Convolution Method-Special Properties
Unit – IV – ANALYSIS OF SIMULATION DATA
Input Modeling-Data Collection-Identifying the Distribution with Data 1
Histograms-Selecting the Family of Distributions-Q-Q Plots
Parameter Estimation-Preliminary statistics-Sample Mean-Sample Variance – 1
suggested Estimators
Goodness of fit Tests-Chi-square test 1
Kolmogrov Smimov Test 1
Verification and validation of Simulation Models-Model Building, 1
Verification and Validation
Verification of Simulation Models, Calibration and validation of models-face 1
Validity-Validity of Model Assumptions
Validating input-Output Transformations-Input Output Validation: Using 1
Historical Data-Using a Turing Test
Output Analysis for a Single Model-Comparison of Two system Designs- 1
Independent Sampling with Equal Variances
Independent Sampling with Unequal Variances-Metamodeling 1
Unit – V – SIMULATION SOFTWARE AND
LANGUAGES
Simulation Software: History of Simulation Software- Selection of Simulation 2
Software
An Example of Simulation- Simulation in GPSS-Arena-Automod-ProModel- 2
QUEST-SIMULA-Witness-Extend, Simio
Simulation of Manufacturing and Material-handling Systems: Simulation 1
Models of Manufaturing Systems
Models of Material-handling Systems-Goals and Performance measures- 2
Issues in Manufacturing and Material-handling Simulations
Modeling downtimes and failures-trace-Driven Models 1
Case Studies of the Simulation of Manufacturing and Material-handling 1
Systems
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Jerry Banks, John S. Carson II, Barry L Nelson, David M Nicol, Discrete – Event System
Simulation, Second Edition, Prentice Hall, 1996.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Law A. M. & Kelton, W. D, Simulation Modeling and Analysis, 2nd ed, NewYork McGraw
Hill Inc. (1991)
2. Geoffrey Gordon, System Simulation, Prentice Hall Publication, 2nd edition, 1978, ISBN:
81-203-014004.
3. Frank R. Giordano, Maurice D. Weir and William P. Fox. Mathematical Modeling,
Thomson Brooks/Cole, Vikas Publishing House Pvt Ltd., New Delhi. [Para I, II & III]
4. H. Sayama, Introduction to the Modeling and Analysis of Complex Systems, Open SUNY
Textbooks, Milne Library State University of the New York at Geneseo, Geneseo, NY
14454, 2015.
5. Clive L. Dym, Principles of Mathematical Modeling, 2nd edition, Elsevier, 2004.
INTERNAL ASSEMENT MARKS (25)
I MID SEMESTER 7.5 MARKS
II MID SEMESTER 7.5 MARKS
ASSIGNMENT 5 MARKS
SEMINAR/ TESTS 5 MARKS
TOTAL 25 MARKS
