Accession Number:
ADP000611
Title:
The Economics of Simulation,
Descriptive Note:
Corporate Author:
ARMY FIELD ARTILLERY SCHOOL FORT SILL OK
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Report Date:
1973-01-01
Pagination or Media Count:
16.0
Abstract:
This paper presents the methodology and preliminary results of a study of the economics of stochastic, discrete-event simulations. The point of view taken is that of the manager who, faced with a large problem, must ask two interrelated questions Should I use simulation as my method of solution and If I simulate, how should I do so It has been our observation that for large-scale simulations--which are arbitrarily defined as those which require more than 2 man-years for development or run for more than 15 minutes on an IBM 36050--the initial decision is often made quite casually. The thesis of this paper is that conduct of a cost-benefit analysis of the simulation aids in the decision-making process. Author