Universität Wien

040669 PR KFK PM/SCM/TL: Practical Course Simulation I (2011W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 30 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 20.10. 14:00 - 18:00 EDV-Labor 3
  • Thursday 27.10. 14:00 - 18:00 EDV-Labor 3
  • Thursday 03.11. 14:00 - 18:00 EDV-Labor 3
  • Thursday 10.11. 14:00 - 18:00 EDV-Labor 3
  • Thursday 17.11. 14:00 - 18:00 EDV-Labor 3
  • Thursday 24.11. 14:00 - 18:00 EDV-Labor 3
  • Wednesday 30.11. 18:00 - 20:00 EDV-Labor 3

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

# Refresh on Statistics: distributions and density functions
# Queueing Theory
# Random numbers and random number generators
# Variance Reduction Techniques
# Experiment Design
# Discrete Event Simulation

Assessment and permitted materials

In order to pass the course you'll need to complete the following tasks:

* [25%] Exam - Part 1 - Statistics + Simulation (written exam, individually, closed-book)
* [25%] Exam - Part 2 - Queueing (written exam, individually, closed-book)
* [25%] Exam - Part 3 - AnyLogic (computer-based exam, individually, closed-book)
o you'll need to obtain at least 50% on Exam 1-3 in order to pass the course!!
* [25%] Homework
o you need to do at least 70% of all homework in order to pass the course!!

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to simulation modeling which is extensively used in production and logistical related applications.

In this course, AnyLogic¿ - an innovative simulation tool built on the latest advances in modeling science and information technology made in the last ten years - will be introduced. Students are expected to build their own models using this tool by the end of this course

Examination topics

Reading list

* Class Notes
o electronic copies will be made available
* Books
o Operations Research, by Hillier and Liebermann
o Simulation Modeling & Analysis, A.M. Law
o Simulation with Arena, by Kelton W. David
* Manuals
o AnyLogic 6 Users Guide
o AnyLogic 6 Enterprise Library Tutorial
o AnyLogic 6 Enterprise Library Reference Guide

Association in the course directory

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