Modeling and Simulation of Discrete Event Systems

von Byoung Kyu Choi DongHun Kang

Computer modeling and simulation (M&S) allows engineers tostudy and analyze complex systems. Discrete-event system(DES)-M&S is used in modern management, industrial engineering,computer science, and the military. As computer speeds and memorycapacity increase, so DES-M&S tools become more powerful andmore widely used in solving real-life problems.

Based on over 20 years of evolution within a classroomenvironment, as well as on decades-long experience in developingsimulation-based solutions for high-tech industries, Modelingand Simulation of Discrete-Event Systems is the only book onDES-M&S in which all the major DES modeling formalisms -activity-based, process-oriented, state-based, and event-based- are covered in a unified manner: * A well-defined procedure for building a formal model in theform of event graph, ACD, or state graph * Diverse types of modeling templates and examples that can beused as building blocks for a complex, real-life model * A systematic, easy-to-follow procedure combined with sample C#codes for developing simulators in various modeling formalisms * Simple tutorials as well as sample model files for usingpopular off-the-shelf simulators such as SIGMA®, ACE®,and Arena® * Up-to-date research results as well as research issues anddirections in DES-M&S

Modeling and Simulation of Discrete-Event Systems is anideal textbook for undergraduate and graduate students ofsimulation/industrial engineering and computer science, as well asfor simulation practitioners and researchers.