Slide 3: Introduction to Simulation g Why use simulation models? It is often of interest to study a real-world system to generate knowledge on its behavior or dynamics. However it is usually necessary to use a simulation model for the following reasons Experimentation with the real system is often disruptive (e.g. study of a flow-line manufacturing process) Experimentation with the real system is not cost-effective (e.g. study of large logistic/distribution center Experimentation with the real system is simply impossible (e.g. study of space rocket launching operationsSlide 3: Introduction to Simulation Why use simulation models? It is often of interest to study a real-world system to generate knowledge on its behavior or dynamics. However it is usually necessary to use a simulation model for the following reasons: Experimentation with the real system is often disruptive (e.g. study of a flow-line manufacturing process) Experimentation with the real system is not cost-effective (e.g. study of large logistic/distribution center) Experimentation with the real system is simply impossible (e.g. study of space rocket launching operations)