Other Textbooks


Simulation Modeling and Arena
January 2009
ISBN: 978-0-470-09726-7
 
Engineers will benefit from this book because it blends the theoretical aspects of simulations with a simulation package so they can put the concepts to practice. It utilizes the Arena Simulation Environment as the primary modeling tool for simulation. More detailed discussions of the statistical aspects of simulation are presented than are found in many other simulation language oriented textbooks. Special emphasis is placed on the computer programming aspects of simulation. The accompanying CD-ROM also contains the student version of Arena along with illustrations, solutions to several exercises, and additional files. With the help of numerous hands-on exercises and engaging material, engineers will learn how to apply the concepts to real-world situations.
 
 
Manuel D. Rossetti
, Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering,
University of Arkansas,
Department of Industrial Engineering



 


Healthcare Operations Management
May 2008
ISBN 13: 978-1-56793-288-1

This book is about operations management and the strategic implementation of programs, techniques, and tools for reducing costs and improving quality. It not only covers the basics of operations management, but also explains how operations and process improvement relate to contemporary healthcare trends such as evidence-based medicine and pay-for-performance. The book’s practical approach includes real-world examples to illustrate concepts and explanations of software tools that solve operational problems.  
 
 

Daniel B. McLaughlin
, Director
Center for Business Excellence in the Opus College of Business at the University of St. Thomas

Julie M. Hays, PhD




Simulation Modeling and Analysis with Arena
Academic Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-370523-5
ISBN-10: 0-12-370523-1
Copyright date: JUN-2007

The book consist of 14 chapters along with appendices and a CD with the student version of Arena 11.0. Simulation Modeling and Analysis with Arena is a highly readable textbook that treats the essentials of the Monte Carlo discrete-event simulation methodology, and does so in the context of a popular Arena simulation environment. It treats simulation modeling as an in-vitro laboratory that facilitates the understanding of complex systems and experimentation with what-if scenarios in order to estimate their performance metrics. The book contains chapters on the simulation modeling methodology and the underpinnings of discrete-event systems, as well as the relevant underlying probability, statistics, stochastic processes, input analysis, model validation and output analysis. All simulation-related concepts are illustrated in numerous Arena examples, encompassing production lines, manufacturing and inventory systems, transportation systems, and computer information systems in networked settings.

 

Tayfur Altiok
, Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering,
Rutgers University
altiok@rci.rutgers.edu

Benjamin Melamed, Professor, Department of Management Science and Information Systems,
Rutgers University 
melamed@rbs.rutgers.edu


Process Analysis and Improvement: Tools and Techniques
McGraw-Hill Irwin
ISBN: 0072857129
Copyright year: 2005

The primary purpose of this textbook is to describe and illustrate how to create an integrated business process analysis and improvement capability using popular software tools - Excel, Visio, Arena, and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). This textbook is designed for learning by doing. A comprehensive CD ROM accompanies this textbook containing all of the Visio drawings, Excel workbooks, and Arena models covered in the textbook.

 
Marvin S Seppanen
, Productive Systems
Sameer Kumar, University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis
Charu Chandra, University of Michigan - Dearborn




Translations of Simulation with Arena, 3rd Edition
Dr. Soemon Takakuwa (Japanese Translator)
January 2005. McGraw Hill Publisher.
ISBN 4-339-08246-5
Moon Il Kyeong (Korean Translator)
Kyobo Book Centre Publisher. January 2005
ISBN 8970855122
 


 


Simulación de Sistemas Productivos con ARENA
Ediciones Uninorte, 2003
ISBN: 9588133246

A new book on simulation using Arena software has just been published in Spanish by educator Carlos Paternina Arboleda from Universidad del Norte in Colombia, South America. 
 

 
Ediciones Uninorte
Km 5, Vía Puerto Colombia
Teléfono: 3509218 - 3509420
Fax: 3509489
email: edicionesun@uninorte.edu.co
http://www.uninorte.edu.co


Applied Simulation Modeling
ISBN: 0534381596
Copyright year: 2003

Applied Simulation Modeling provides the student with both a conceptual introduction to the concepts of simulation modeling and practical experience with real examples using popular commercial simulation packages ARENA and @Risk. The coverage includes Risk Simulation, Dynamic Systems, and Discrete Event Simulation models. Throughout the text, the authors show readers how they can use simulation in the context of decision making. Practical examples from Operations Management, Manufacturing, Health Care, and Finance are included throughout to give students an appreciation for the wide scope of application and the robust nature of simulation modeling. Special student editions of ARENA and @Risk are packaged with the text.

 
Andrew Seila
- University of Georgia
Vlatko Ceric - University of Zagreb
Pandu Tadikamalla - University of Pittsburgh


Introduction to Modeling and Simulation of Systems with Arena
Visual Books
Copyright 2003 Portuguese
ISBN 85-7502-046-3