Exam 14: Simulation Modeling

If, for a simple queuing or waiting line problem, we compare the solution from an analytical model with that from a simulation, we will typically find them to be exactly the same.

The time between arrivals at a drive-through window of a fast-food restaurant follows the distribution given below. The service time distribution is also given in the table below. Use the random numbers provided to simulate the activity of the first five arrivals. Assume that the window opens at 11:00 a.m. and the first arrival after this is based on the first interarrival time generated. Random numbers for arrivals: 14, 74, 27, 03 Random numbers for service times: 88, 32, 36, 24 What times does the fourth customer leave the system?

Simulation can use any probability distribution that the user defines; it does not require standard distributions.

A major advantage of using simulation techniques is to be able to study the interactive effect of individual components/variables.

Table 14-4 -According to Table 14-4, which presents a summary of the Monte Carlo output from a simulation of 200 runs, there are 5 possible values for the variable of concern. If this variable represents the number of machine breakdowns during a day, what is the probability that the number of breakdowns is 2 or fewer?

Monte Carlo simulation was developed by ________.

The logic in a simulation model is presented graphically through which of the following?

One of the major advantages of simulation is "time compression," i.e., the ability to study in a relatively short period, activities that would, in reality, take place over a period of days, months, or even years.