Lim E.W.C. (Ed.) Discrete Event Simulations: Development and Applications

InTech – 2012, 206 p.
ISBN: 9535107415, 9789535107415This book presents state-of-the-art contributions on fundamental development of the DES method, novel integration of the method with other modeling techniques as well as applications towards simulating and analyzing the performances of various types of systems. This book will be of interest to undergraduate and graduate students, researchers as well as professionals who are actively engaged in DES related work.
The Discrete Event Simulation (DES) method has received widespread attention and acceptance by both researchers and practitioners in recent years. The range of application of DES spans across many different disciplines and research fields.
In research, further development and advancements of the basic DES algorithm continue to be sought while various hybrid methods derived by combining DES with other simulation techniques continue to be developed.Fundamental Development and Analyses of the Discrete Event Simulation Method
Distributed Modeling of Discrete Event Systems
The Speedup of Discrete Event Simulations by Utilizing CPU Caching
Sensitivity Analysis in Discrete-Event Simulation Using Design of Experiments
Novel Integration of Discrete Event Simulation with Other Modeling Techniques
Discrete Event Simulation Combined with Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis as a Decision Support Methodology in Complex Logistics Systems
Applications of Discrete Event Simulation Towards Various Systems
Human Evacuation Modeling
Discrete-Event Simulation of Botnet Protection Mechanisms
Using Discrete Event Simulation for Evaluating Engineering Change Management Decisions