Table of Contents

FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER SIMULATION IN MANAGEMENT SCIENCE. The Computer Simulation Approach. A Variety of Modelling Approaches. Computer Simulation in Practice. DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION. Discrete Event Modelling. The Three--phase Approach. Event, Activity and Process--based Approaches to Discrete Simulation. Writing a Three--phase Simulation Program. Visual Interactive Simulation and Modelling. Selecting Discrete Simulation Software. Model Testing and Validation. Sampling Methods. Planning and Analysis of Discrete Simulation Output. SYSTEM DYNAMICS. Modelling Feedback Systems. System Dynamics Modelling and Simulation. System Dynamics in Practice. Reference. Indexes.

About the Author

Michael Pidd is Professor and Head of the Department of Management Science at Lancaster University, having previously been Professor of Management Studies. He is well--known as one of Britain's leading specialists in computer simulation, having taught the subject for over twenty years. He has published over 50 papers, articles and books. He is the author of Tools for Thinking: Modelling in Management Science, which is also published by John Wiley & Sons.