Simulation Modeling

SA421 ■ Fall 2017 ■ Sections 2001 and 3001
Assoc. Prof. Nelson Uhan

Announcements

4 Dec

Final Exam

  • When: Tuesday 12 December, 13:30-16:30
  • Where: 2nd period – CH225,  3rd period – CH237
  • Format:
    • You will be given a report describing a simulation study.
    • You will be asked to critique both the technical aspects and the writing of the report.
    • You may refer to all your course materials (e.g. lessons notes, assignments, projects) during the exam.
  • EI: I'm around. Just e-mail me and we can set up a time to meet.
8 Nov

For Project 2, you must submit your report as a PDF (in particular, the output from "Knit to PDF"), in addition to your R Markdown, JaamSim, and image files.

See Lesson 12 for guidance. If you need help, please ask!
3 Nov Your score on Assignment 5 will not count towards your 12-week marking period grade.
27 Oct Quiz on Lessons 10 and 11 in class on Wednesday 1 November. This quiz will count as an assignment. You may refer to your notes during this quiz.
4 Oct Your revised report for Project 0 is due at the beginning of class on Friday 6 October.
2 Oct Again, I have posted an improved version of the Nimitz Coffee Bar analysis report, this time with a better problem statement and conclusion — see Lesson 1 below. Check it out.
2 Oct Please bring a hard copy of your Project 0 to class on Wednesday.
25 Sep You may have an automatic extension on Assignment 4 until noon on Thursday 28 September.
25 Sep When submitting an R Markdown file, please make sure your header looks like this: 
---
title: "Title of My Assignment"
author: "My Name"
date: "SA421 Fall 2017 -- Date of Submission"
output: html_notebook
---
In particular, make sure output is set to html_notebook like above.
22 Sep The last day to resubmit an assignment for the 6 week marking period is Friday 29 September.
21 Sep There is another update to the NCB analysis report — see Lesson 1 below.
20 Sep I have posted another improved version of the Nimitz Coffee Bar analysis report — see Lesson 1 below. Please make sure to download it, run the Rmd file, and take a look!
11 Sep You may have an automatic extension on Assignment 3 until the beginning of class on Wednesday 13 September.
8 Sep I have posted an improved version of the Nimitz Coffee Bar analysis report — see Lesson 1 below.
8 Sep

Instructions for resubmissions

  • Resubmit your assignments and projects using the SA421 Assignment Submission Form
  • Notify me by e-mail that you resubmitted an assignment or project, and include the following honor statement:
    I pledge on my honor that I have not used any unauthorized materials, and that I have not given or received any unauthorized assistance for this resubmission.
  • For resubmissions, follow the collaboration policy for the original assignment/project
    • For example, if you were allowed to work in teams on the original assignment/project, you may work with the same team on your resubmission
  • Exception: Assignment 5. Give me a hard copy of your resubmission with the honor statement above, signed.
28 Aug

Some notes on Assignment 2:

  • I have updated the instructions slightly to fix some bugs. See below.

  • Make sure you have the following inputs in your JaamSim model:

    Object Keyword Value
    Simulation RunDuration 8 h
    Simulation UnitTypeList (should be empty)
    Simulation RunOutputList (should be empty)
    Baristas Capacity 1

    You may find that your model already has these inputs configured correctly. If you used the base JaamSim model linked in the instructions before noon on 28 August, you will need to make these changes.
21 Aug Welcome!

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Assignments and Projects

Assigment / Project Due Date
Final Project
  • Problem statement and plan – Monday 20 November
  • Final report – Thursday 7 December @ 23:59
Project 2
  • Wednesday 15 November @ 23:59 (revised draft)
  • Monday 13 November (first draft)
Assignment 5 – Quiz Wednesday 1 November (quiz in class)
Project 1
  • Monday 23 October @ 23:59 (revised draft)
  • Wednesday 18 October (first draft)
Project 0
  • Friday 6 October (revised draft)
  • Wednesday 4 October (first draft)
Assignment 4 Wednesday 27 September
Assignment 3 Monday 11 September
Assignment 2 Friday September 1
Assignment 1 Friday 25 August

Lessons / Schedule

Dates Lesson / Activity
  • 6 Dec
  • 4 Dec
  • 1 Dec
  • 29 Nov
 Work on Final Project
27 Nov
  • Work on Final Project
  • Feedback on Project 2
  • 22 Nov
  • 20 Nov
 Data collection for Final Project
17 Nov Work on problem statement and plan for Final Project
15 Nov
  • Work on Project 2
  • Work on problem statement and plan for Final Project
13 Nov Work on Project 2
8 Nov 12
  • Creating Polished R Markdown Documents
  • Work on Project 2
6 Nov Work on Project 2
3 Nov
  • Feedback on Project 1
  • Work on Project 2
1 Nov
  • Assignment 5 – Quiz
  • Work on Project 2
30 Oct Work on Project 2
  • 27 Oct
  • 25 Oct
 11
  • Variance Reduction – Common Random Numbers
  • Generating Randomness in JaamSim
23 Oct Work on Project 1
20 Oct 10 Generating Randomness Notes
18 Oct
  • Feedback on Project 0
  • Peer review of Project 1
  • 16 Oct
  • 13 Oct
  • 11 Oct
 Work on Project 1
  • 6 Oct
  • 2 Oct
 9 Reneging and Balking
4 Oct
  • Feedback on Assignment 4
  • Peer review of Project 0
29 Sep 8 Custom Performance Measures in JaamSim
27 Sep 7 Putting It All Together Notes and Files
25 Sep 6b More on Input Data Analysis Notes and Files
22 Sep Work on Assignment 4
20 Sep 6a Presenting Input Data Analysis Notes and Files
18 Sep Feedback on Assignment 3
  • 18 Sep
  • 15 Sep
  • 13 Sep
 6 Input Data Analysis and Fitting Distributions Notes and Files
  • 11 Sep
  • 9 Sep
 Work on Assignment 3
8 Sep 5a Presenting Output Data Analysis Notes and Files
  • 5 Sep
  • 6 Sep
 5 Replicating Simulations and Output Data Analysis Notes and Files
1 Sep 4 Sample Mean and Variance, Confidence Intervals Notes
30 Aug
  • Feedback on Assignment 1
  • Attributes in JaamSim — Assignment 2
28 Aug Work on Assignment 2
25 Aug 3 Introduction to JaamSim Notes
23 Aug 2 Performance Measures for Queueing Systems Notes
21 Aug 1 Introduction