Industrial and Management Systems Engineering
Date of this Version
1-1994
Abstract
Many people refer to simulation model building as an “intuitive art”. This implies that modeling can only be done by a select group of highly trained creative people and thus isolates many from considering simulation as a usable tool. Model building is a science that is learned through education, training and experience. In this paper, we discuss the role of science in performing a simulation study. We illustrate the teaching of the science of simulation by discussing the simulation curriculum at Arizona State University.
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Industrial Engineering Commons, Operational Research Commons, Other Operations Research, Systems Engineering and Industrial Engineering Commons
Comments
P. Savory and G.T. Mackulak (1994), “The Science of Simulation Modeling,” International Conference on Simulation in Engineering Education (ICSEE ‘94), Volume 26, No. 1 (ISBN: 1-56555-066-8), ed. Knadler and Vakilzadian, pp. 115-119, Tempe, Arizona, January 1994.