Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 7.5
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Logistics
- Lecture Semester:
- Spring
- Teaching language:
- English
- Duration:
- ½ year
IDA715 Discrete Event Simulation (Spring 2020)
About the course
Discrete events (random, deterministic), event scheduling and handling. Queues, queue scheduling and queueing networks. Input analysis/calibration (source arrivals, node service/failures, branching). Output analysis, performance metrics (response time, throughput, utilization). Flow management (classification, delay, storage/hold, routing). Requirements analysis and model design. Implementation using simulation software. Model verification and validation. Transient removal, stopping criteria, replications. Simulation as a tool in optimization (experimental design, comparing alternatives). Logistics case studies (transportation, supply chains, hospitals, manufacturing).
The course is connected to the following study programs
- Master of Science in Logistics
- Master of Science in Petroleum Logistics
- Exchange programme - Master's level
The student's learning outcomes after completing the course
The student will know how to use discrete event simulation for studying the performance of a distribution system.
Forms of teaching and learning
3 hours of lectures per week
Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam
- Mandatory coursework: Assignment(s)
- Courseworks given:
- Courseworks required:
- Presence: Required
- Comment: Submitted at specified times
Examination
- Form of assessment: Written school assessment
- Proportion: 100%
- Duration: 4 Hours
- Grouping: Individual
- Grading scale: Letter (A - F)
- Support material: Only general dictionary in mother tongue/Norwegian/English in paper version