Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice. CONTENIDO: Introduction to Discrete-Event System Simulation : Introduction Simulation -- Simulation Examples in a Spreadsheet -- General Principles -- Simulation Software -- Mathematical and Statistical Models : Statistical Models in Simulation -- Queueing Models -- Random Numbers : Random-Number Generation -- Random-Variate Generation -- Analysis of Simulation Data : Input Modeling -- Virification, Calibration, and Validation of Simulation Models -- Estimation of Absolute Performance -- Estimation of Relative Performance -- Applications : Simulation of Manufacturing and Material Handling Systems -- Simulation of Networked Computer Systems.