Applications of discrete event simulation: A literature review

Reduction of production disturbances of a shoemaking industry through a discrete event simulation approach

This study presents a reduction of production disturbances of a shoemaking industry through discrete event simulation approach. The study is conducted at Peacock Shoe factory found in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.  This factory faces line balancing problem that becomes production disturbance for its assembly lines. Detail time study is carried out for the selected shoe model using stopwatch. Assembly ...

Simulation of a Container Terminal through a Discrete Event Approach: Literature Review and Guidelines for Application

Discrete event simulation for performance modelling in health care: a review of the literature

Discrete Event Simulation (DES) has been widely used in modelling health-care systems for many years and a simple citation analysis shows that the number of papers published has increased markedly since 2004. Over the last 30 years several significant reviews of DES papers have been published and we build on these to focus on the most recent era, with an interest in performance modelling within...

A Partial Taxonomic Review of Parallel Discrete-event Simulation Research

The paper gives an introduction to parallel discrete event simulation (PDES) and emphasising the classification of the research done in the area. Such a classification includes a time line presentation of different streams of thought in the field and research from different angles. In this respect four synchronisation streams including conservative, optimistic, hybrid and adaptive protocols are...

Applications of Discrete Event Simulation Modeling to Military Problems

The military is a big user of discrete event simulation models. The use of these models range from training and wargaming their constructive use in important military analyses. In this paper we discuss the uses of military simulation, the issues associated with military simulation to include categorizations of various types of military simulation. We then discuss three particular simulation stu...