8.6 Summary

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8.6 Summary

This chapter introduced the use of simulation in building and analyzing a wide range of systems. Simulations were shown to be extremely versatile in their ability to model systems at varying levels of detail. They provide quick and precise models of systems to allow any studies to be performed at will. The main simulation techniques of discrete event, continuous, queuing, combined, and hybrid methods were described, as were four widely used languages: GASP, GPSS, Simscript, and Slam. This was followed by two simple examples to show how simulation can be used to study a real-world system.

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