SIMULATION

HOMEWORK 1 CHAPTER 1
BASIC CONCEPTS OF SIMULATION
1. Name several entities, attributes, activities, events, and state variables for the
following systems:
(a) A cafeteria
Entity: costumer
Attributes: male client or female client, members(preference)
Activities: drink coffee, select coffee
Events: Arrival and departure of clients
State variables: number of server idle, number of server busy, clients served
(b) A grocery store
Entity: shoppers
Attributes: length of grocery list
Activities: checking in, checking out
Events: arrival and departure at checking
State variables: number of orders placed
(c) A Laundromat
Entity: costumers
Attributes: clients with formal wear (dresses, ackets) and clients with informal clothes
Activities: laundry, drying clothes
Events: arrival clients, arrival and departure clothes
State variables: number of clothes per laundry, time to laundry, number of clients in
waiting line
(d) A fast!food restaurant
Entity: costumers
Attributes: children, adults, member
Activities: make order, pay order
Events: arrival and departure of clients
State variables: number of clients served, time to prepare fast food, time to server
(e) A hospital emergency room
Entity: patients
Attributes: "atient#s emergency, medicine general#s patients (level re$uired)
Activities: Service re$uired: check patients, surgery
Events% arrival and departure patients of medicine general and emergency
State variables: time to attention, number of clients waiting for
(f) A ta&icab: company with '( ta&is
Entity: passenger
Attributes: destination
Activities: traveling
Events: pick up of passenger and drop off of passenger
State variables: time to arrive on time, number of busy ta&icab
(g) An automobile: assembly line
Entity: robots
Attributes: speed
Activities: assembly automobile
Events: arrive and departure of automobile assembly
State variables: time to assembly, number of robots assembly
2. Consider the simulation process shown in Figure 1.3 in the class boo.
(a) )educe the steps by at least two by combining similar activities* +ive your rationale*
,he step - and .* /odel conceptuali0ation and 1ata collection can be performed the same
time,
)educe step 2 and 3 in one, 4erification and 4alidation because a modeler can be performed
simultaneously*
(b) 5ncrease the steps by at least two by separating current steps or enlarging on e&iting
steps* +ive your rationale*
6e&t model conceptuali0ation can be performed data collection, when there isn#t the
validation, the modeler go the model conceptuali0ation* 6e&t step '7, implementation should
be control the process
3. ! simulation of a ma"or traffic intersection is to be conducted, with the ob"ective of
improving the current traffic flow. #rovide three iterations, in increasing order of
comple$ity, of steps 1 and 2 in the simulation process of Figure 1.3.
a* "roblem 8ormulation
,he cars are arriving at the intersection are controlled by a traffic light
Setting of 9bectives and 9verall "roect "lan
:ow should the traffic light be se$uenced; 8or evaluating effectiveness: average delay
time of cars* )esources: people for data collection, person for data analysis, person for
model building, person for running and the model, person for implementation*
b* "roblem 8ormulation
,he cars are arriving at the intersection are controlled by a traffic light but there are
stops not allowed
Setting of 9bectives and 9verall "roect "lan
:ow should the traffic light be se$uenced; /ake a stops allowed, for evaluating
effectiveness: average delay time of cars* )esources: people for data collection,
person for data analysis, person for model building, person for running and the model,
person for implementation*
c* "roblem 8ormulation
,he cars are arriving at the intersection aren#t controlled by a traffic light but there are
stops not allowed
Setting of 9bectives and 9verall "roect "lan
:ow should the traffic light be se$uenced; /ake a stops allowed, for evaluating
effectiveness: average delay time of cars* )esources: people for data collection,
person for data analysis, person for model building, person for running and the model,
person for implementation*
k<s cream
.* A simulation is to be conducted of cooking a spaghetti dinner, to discover at what time a
person should start in order to have the meal on the table by 3*(( "*/* 1ownload a recipe
from the web for preparing a spaghetti dinner (or ask a friend or relative for the recipe)* As
best you can, trace what you understand to be needed, in the data!collection phase of the
simulation process of 8igure '*-, in order to perform a simulation in which the model
includes each step in the recipe* =hat are the events, activities, and state variables in this
system;
Spaghetti with Alfred#s sauce
1ata 6eeded
,ime re$uired for boiling water
,ime re$uired for cook pasta
,ime re$uired to add necessary condiments
Amount of salt
"ortion of pepper
Amount of milk
Amount of cheese
Amount of milk#s cream
Amount of garlic
Events
>egin cooking
Arrival of dinner guests
Activities
?ooking water
?ooking pasta! add condiments
Serving the guests
State variables
Status pasta
+uests served
:appy +uests or unhappy guests
@* =hat are the events and activities associated with the use of your notebook;
Event
8re$uency for use the notebook per day*
Activities
"rocess program
1ownload programs
2* 5n the current =S? "roceedings available at www*informs!cs*orgAwscpapers*html read an
article on the application of simulation related to your mayor area of study or interest, and
prepare a report on how the author accomplishes the steps given in 8igure '*-*
,he link is broke, 5 can#t read the article
7. +o to the =inter Simulation ?onference website at www*wintersim*org and address the
following:
a* =hat advanced tutorials were offered at the previous =S? or are planned at the
ne&t =S?;
,he =inter Simulation ?onference (=S?) is the premier international forum for
disseminating recent advances in the field of system simulation* 5n addition to a technical
program of unsurpassed scope and $uality, =S? provides the central meeting place for
simulation practitioners, researchers, and vendors working in all disciplines in industry,
service, government, military and academic sectors*
b* =here and when will the ne&t =S? be held;
=S? 7('. will be held in Savannah, +A at the =estin Savannah :arbor +olf )esort B
Spa hotel 1ecember 3!'(,7('.
C1. 1,2,3,4,5,7,11