Simulation Modeling and Analysis (Industrial Engineering and Management Science Series)

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Summary: A must read for anyone interested in simulation
Review: This is must read for simulation. It covers the background required for anyone to work on simulation and modeling. Its chapters about random-number generators, selecting right probability distributions and its parameters, output data analysis or variance reduction techniques are a must for anyone in this area. The treatment is easy to read but without sacrificing rigour. Nevertheless, a basic knowledge on statistics and probability is required. On the other hand, its chapters about modeling performed on fortran, C or pascal are outdated stuff since this software is outdated, but they are useful are a hands-on lesson on how simulation works and must be performed. All in all, a very profitable book.