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Deborah A. Sadowski ,Mark R. Grabau
: u' W- Z+ Y0 W1 mThere's a common misconception that performing a simulation study involves a sequence of steps (e.g., project definition, model formulation, verification, validation, analysis). To the contrary, all elements of a simulation project should be performed repeatedly throughout the effort,
C, K0 |% E- Z. sgrowing in scope as the model progresses.
/ ?! B- E( `9 c, O9 {* ]In the traditional view, projects suffer from too strong a focus on the model (and perhaps the animation), so that after the inevitable delays and problems, there's no time left to run scenarios. Instead, the analyst is faced with a presentation deadline that's firm and little time to experi-
1 q4 r5 \: U R* t. W- Zment, analyze, or think.
* U% W5 ~8 F8 u3 R* s, C0 TInstead, you should schedule the project in complete phases. Intermediate milestones, spaced no more than about two weeks apart in a medium to large project, should include specific goals for the model, animation, data, and analysis. By the time you reach the last 25% of your time on the project, you should have addressed the basic analysis issues of run length, warm-up time, etc. and should already have performed preliminary analysis on the model for a number of different scenarios. |
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