Industrial Engineering
Course Name Systems Modelling and Simulation
Course Code Ieng4131
Degree Program B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering
Module Engineering Optimization Module
Credit Points (CP) 5 CP/3Cr.Hr.
Lecture Tutorial Practice or Laboratory Home study
Time Distribution (in Hr.)
2 0 4 4
At the end of the course students shall be able to:
Understand the various modeling methodologies and simulation
techniques for the development of Manufacturing and servicing
Course Objectives systems
Select and apply the appropriate techniques to develop a particular
system; and use of models for optimization, performance prediction,
control, insight and justification of the system.
The study covers concept of system simulation and its position among
others problem solving approach, steps in simulation modeling, random
variable generator, simulation output analysis, simulation model
verification and validation, system configuration comparison analysis,
variance reduction technique, experiment design on simulation study and
Course Description
development of simulation scenario, material handling system modeling
and service system modeling in simulation. The course provides
knowledge on the development of simulation system model and ability to
develop a simulation model for a given problem. This course involves a
simulation model development project in laboratory.
Course Contents 1. System and system Modeling: Introduction to systems and
system modeling; Traditional approaches to system modeling,
Physical approaches, mathematical approaches, Object-oriented
(OO) approaches and Role-oriented approaches to system
modeling; Analytical Queuing Models, Empirical Simulation
models, Event models, process models and case studies.
2. Basic Simulation Concepts: Introduction, System Modeling,
Simulation Modeling; The Role of Simulation, Simulation
Software; Discrete Event Simulation, System Modeling with
DES, Elements of Discrete Event Simulation, DES Mechanisms;
Manual Simulation Example; Computer DES Example
3. Simulation study and applications: The Simulation Process;
Categories of Simulation Studies, Systematic Simulation
Approach; Steps in a Simulation Study; Applications,
Manufacturing application; Logistics and transport problems for
simulation modeling and analysis; Simulation of supply chain and
transportation; warehouse and distribution systems; Simulation
Process to a Hospital Emergency Room
4. Simulation Analysis: Introduction; Terminating Versus Steady-
State Simulation; Input data analysis; Techniques for steady state
simulation; Simulation experiment design; Determination of
Simulation Run Controls; Variability in Simulation Outputs;
Simulation-Based Optimization ;Validation, verification and
testing
5. A Brief Introduction to Probability and Statistical Inference:
Our world of deterministic and probabilistic events; Probability
and statistical interference; Probability; Random Events and
statistical interference; some important distribution function;
Markov process; Markov chains
6. Simulation Modeling with ARENA: Introduction to Arena
Software Package; Applicable examples and Exercise; The Basic
Process Panel, Applicable examples and Exercises; Advanced
process panel, Applicable examples and Exercises; Advanced
Transfer panel, Applicable examples and Exercises.
7. Simulation Project: The project work involves building a model
of a given system and simulating it using the simulation package
(ARENA) in the laboratory to find useful information about the
system.
Pre-requisites Operations Research-I
Semester Year V; Semester I
Status of Course Compulsory
Teaching & Learning Lecture classes supported by laboratory practices
Methods
Lab 5%
Assignments 10%,
Assessment/Evaluation
Quizzes 10%
methods
Mid exam 25%
Final Examination 50%.
Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours and 100% during
Attendance Requirements
laboratory sessions
Textbook Simulation with Arena, W. David Kelton, R.P. Sadowski, D.A. Sadowski
1. Discrete-Event System Simulation, 3rd Edition, J. Banks, J.S.
Carson, II, B.L. Nelson, D.M. Nicol
2. Penny A.Kendall, Introduction to systems analysis & Design A
References
structured Approach
3. Systems Modeling and Simulation Laboratory manual, Melkamu
M. and Betsha T (2014)
