How to build valid and credible simulation models Export

@inproceedings{Law2005, abstract = {In this tutorial we present techniques for building valid and credible simulation models. Ideas to be discussed include the importance of a definitive problem formulation, discussions with subject-matter experts, interacting with the decision-maker on a regular basis, development of a written conceptual model, structured walk-through of the conceptual model, use of sensitivity analysis to determine important model factors, and comparison of model and system output data for an existing system (if any). Each idea will be illustrated by one or more real-world examples. We will also discuss the difficulty in using formal statistical techniques (e.g., confidence intervals) to validate simulation models.}, author = {Law, Averill M.}, booktitle = {WSC '05: Proceedings of the 37th conference on Winter simulation}, citeulike-article-id = {5742190}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1162716}, isbn = {0-7803-9519-0}, location = {Orlando, Florida}, pages = {24--32}, posted-at = {2009-09-08 14:49:56}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Winter Simulation Conference}, title = {How to build valid and credible simulation models}, url = {http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1162716}, year = {2005} }

TY - CONF ID - Law2005 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5742190 N2 - In this tutorial we present techniques for building valid and credible simulation models. Ideas to be discussed include the importance of a definitive problem formulation, discussions with subject-matter experts, interacting with the decision-maker on a regular basis, development of a written conceptual model, structured walk-through of the conceptual model, use of sensitivity analysis to determine important model factors, and comparison of model and system output data for an existing system (if any). Each idea will be illustrated by one or more real-world examples. We will also discuss the difficulty in using formal statistical techniques (e.g., confidence intervals) to validate simulation models. CY - Orlando, Florida SN - 0-7803-9519-0 EP - 32 TI - How to build valid and credible simulation models PB - Winter Simulation Conference T2 - WSC '05: Proceedings of the 37th conference on Winter simulation SP - 24 AU - Law, Averill PY - 2005/// UR - http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1162716 ER -