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Warnings about simulation

2010; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 5; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1057/jos.2010.24

1747-7786

Jasmine Banks, Leonardo Chwif,

Software Reliability and Analysis Research

AbstractDiscrete-event simulation modelling is a powerful systems analysis tool. However, in practice, several mistakes can compromise a simulation study that might lead the decision maker to the wrong conclusion. Based on our review of the literature on related topics, and our experience in applying simulation, we have compiled some 'warnings' for the user community. These warnings are grouped into seven categories as follows: Data Collection, Model Building, Verification and Validation, Analysis, Simulation Graphics, Managing the Simulation Process, and Human Factors, Knowledge, and Abilities.Keywords: data collectionmodelingV/Voutput analysisgraphicssimulation process AcknowledgementsThe authors acknowledge the outstanding reviews of this article by two anonymous referees. These referees went way beyond what is generally required in their position. They gave us their suggestions for improvement and they provided examples. We prepared a spreadsheet of their 68 suggestions and implemented 66 of them (97%)!