SIMULATION MODELING AND ARENA® SIMULATION MODELING AND ARENA® MANUELD.ROSSETTI UniversityofArkansas Copyright©2016byJohnWiley&Sons,Inc.Allrightsreserved PublishedbyJohnWiley&Sons,Inc.,Hoboken,NewJersey PublishedsimultaneouslyinCanada Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystem,ortransmittedinanyformorbyany means,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,scanning,orotherwise,exceptaspermittedunder Section107or108ofthe1976UnitedStatesCopyrightAct,withouteitherthepriorwrittenpermissionofthe Publisher,orauthorizationthroughpaymentoftheappropriateper-copyfeetotheCopyrightClearanceCenter, Inc.,222RosewoodDrive,Danvers,MA01923,(978)750-8400,fax(978)750-4470,oronthewebat www.copyright.com.RequeststothePublisherforpermissionshouldbeaddressedtothePermissions Department,JohnWiley&Sons,Inc.,111RiverStreet,Hoboken,NJ07030,(201)748-6011,fax(201) 748-6008,oronlineathttp://www.wiley.com/go/permission. LimitofLiability/DisclaimerofWarranty:Whilethepublisherandauthorhaveusedtheirbesteffortsin preparingthisbook,theymakenorepresentationsorwarrantieswithrespecttotheaccuracyorcompletenessof thecontentsofthisbookandspecificallydisclaimanyimpliedwarrantiesofmerchantabilityorfitnessfora particularpurpose.Nowarrantymaybecreatedorextendedbysalesrepresentativesorwrittensalesmaterials. Theadviceandstrategiescontainedhereinmaynotbesuitableforyoursituation.Youshouldconsultwitha professionalwhereappropriate.Neitherthepublishernorauthorshallbeliableforanylossofprofitoranyother commercialdamages,includingbutnotlimitedtospecial,incidental,consequential,orotherdamages. Forgeneralinformationonourotherproductsandservicesorfortechnicalsupport,pleasecontactourCustomer CareDepartmentwithintheUnitedStatesat(800)762-2974,outsidetheUnitedStatesat(317)572-3993orfax (317)572-4002. Wileyalsopublishesitsbooksinavarietyofelectronicformats.Somecontentthatappearsinprintmaynotbe availableinelectronicformats.FormoreinformationaboutWileyproducts,visitourwebsiteatwww.wiley.com. LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData: Rossetti,ManuelD.(ManuelDavid),1962-author. SimulationmodelingandArena/ManuelD.Rossetti.–Secondedition. pagescm Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex. ISBN978-1-118-60791-6(cloth) 1.Computersimulation.2.Arena(Computerfile)I.Title. QA76.9.C65R662015 003′.3–dc23 2015006381 PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica 10987654321 2 2016 Toallmystudents! BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 SimulationModeling 1 2 GeneratingRandomnessinSimulation 17 3 SpreadsheetSimulation 63 4 IntroductiontoSimulationinArena® 97 5 BasicProcessModeling 163 6 ModelingRandomnessinSimulation 233 7 AnalyzingSimulationOutput 299 8 ModelingQueuingandInventorySystems 393 9 EntityMovementandMaterial-HandlingConstructs 489 10 MiscellaneousTopicsinArenaModeling 543 11 ApplicationofSimulationModeling 633