IE 516 Fall 98 v1

TT 7:30-8:45 a.m.              SIMULATION OF MAN/     Dennis E. Kroll
Morgan Hall 413                 MACHINE SYSTEMS       Morgan 109C X-2746
Text: Simulation for                 IE 516           Office: M-F 9-9:45
Decision Making by                 Fall 1998          Hours:  TT 1-1:45
Thesen & Travis                                       dek@bradley

DATE      PAGES  TOPIC/READINGS                      PROBLEMS    NOTES
8/27/98   1-35   Intro to Simulation/Analytic Models    ---      Comp. Lab
9/1       H/O 1    Generation of random numbers         ---      Get H/O 2 
          40-55    Spreadsheet & Hand Simulation                 Partners
9/3       H/O 2    Hand Simulation Exercise          3.3, 5, 7      ---
9/8       73-83    GPSS Intro                        3.14, 15       ---
           ---     GPSS lab session with disks         ---      Bring new disk
9/10      83-97    SNAs, Transactions, & Reports     4.1, 2         ---
 97-106 & 342-359  Transaction Flow/GPSS/PC         Hand Simulation            
9/15       ---     GPSS lab session                  4.7            ---
9/17      106-112  Use of distributions              4.8            ---
9/22      112-122  Intermediate Modeling/Examples    4.20        Write & Report
                   Review                            
9/24        ---    Test 1                            ---         Open Book
9/29      130-152  Input                             ---            ---
10/1      158-169  Terminating Systems               5.1, 5.2       ---
10/6      169-185  Steady-State Systems              6.3            ---
10/8      185-191  Comparing to a Std./Antithetic RVs  6.9          ---
          367-373  Pseudo-Random Variables
10/15     191-197  Verification & Validation         6.12           ---
10/20     202-231  Comparing Alternatives            ---            ---
                   Common Random Numbers             ---            ---
10/22       ---    Several Alternatives              7.4            ---
          231-242  Factorial & Fractional Factorials   7.5a#
10/27     359-365  More GPSS/PC                      7.16        GPSS H/O
                   Review GPSS 
10/29       ---    Test 2                            ---         Open Book
11/3+    PM H/O    Intro to ProModel                 ---            ---
11/5        ---    ProModel Lab session demo         ---            ---
11/10        "     ProModel Continued                8.7            ---
11/12        "     Model 1 laboratory                ---            ---
11/17*      ---    Model 2 laboratory                8.9            ---
11/19       ---    Model 3 laboratory               Model 1         ---
11/24    PM H/O    ProModel Continued               Model 2         ---
                   MedModel
12/1         "     Med Model Lab                     ---            ---
12/3         "     Service Model                    Model 3         ---
12/8        ---    Review                           Med Model  get final part 1
12/14    2:30-4:30 Final (part 1 due), take part 2   ---            ---
 * Last day for drop    # Use Minitab, Matlab, or Quattro Pro   + Election Day

GRADING
Homework (20 problems) will count 5 points each; the problems from chapter 8 will count 10 points each. The hand simulation exercise will count 10. The four ProModel exercises will count 5 points each. The mid-term tests will count for 50 points each and the final will also count for 100 (split 55 take-home and 45 in-class.) Grading will be 90-80-70-60 with some slight allowance possible due to the subjectivity of some of the grading. The history of grades for this class has been approximately 33% A, 20% B, 33% C, and 14% D/F. Code should be commented.

Note that assignments from problem 4.20 on and the hand simulation require a report (an explanation) to be included--not just printout or numbers. The ProModel exercises require a report and a diskette (which will be returned) or a program set to be attached to an e-mail of a report. All assignments may be included as e-mail attachments if mailed by the due date and time.

GOAL
The major goal of this course is to introduce the student to techniques of discrete event simulation including both the modeling aspects and the statistical analysis and design of such problems. Secondary goals are usage of experimental design, system abstraction, and presentation techniques including an introduction to animation using an advanced graphical simulator.

GENERAL
The 1.2 MB diskette included with the text has sufficient software for most work in this course. Full GPSS/PC is available on certain machines in the IMET labs; if needed contact the lab technician. Quattro Pro, MatLab, and Minitab are available in the IMET lab. RS/1 is available on the Sun work stations. Students are expected to understand the operation of PCs as well as spreadsheets and file structures PRIOR to taking this course. (Note that the 1.2 MB diskette is permanently write protected; adjust your file structure accordingly. You will have most success by copying the files to a 3.5" diskette and using these files.) Various settings on the GPSS files need to be reset to use SVGA screens. ProModel is available via the Windows machines in Morgan 109 and 307.

The above schedule and procedures are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances. Any student with difficulty in meeting these requirements should contact the instructor as soon as possible for an attempt to resolve the difficulty.

All students are expected to have met the pre-requisites for this course prior to registering. If you have not, contact the instructor or your advisor immediately. Note that the current pre-requisites are a C or better in IE 312 and IE 314.