Simulation Modeling Methods: To Reduce Risks and Increase Performance (CD-ROM included) [Hardcover]

H. Harrington (Author), Kerim Tumay (Author), H. James Harrington (Author), Kerim Tumay (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0070271364 | ISBN-13: 978-0070271364 | Publication Date: March 9, 2000 | Edition: 1

Computer simulation modeling, the new force in business, allows managers to see the results of a process change before committing time and resources to it. The Simulation Modeling Toolkit is vital to understanding numerous applications of this important process. Its methods and techniques will help any reader reduce time and risk in developing new products and serving customers, and the CD-ROM insert enables the user to create and run simulations from start to finish.

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From the Back Cover

Strategies to Evaluate New or Redesigned Systems Before YOu Implement Them - Dramatically Reducing Costs, Cycle time, Error Rates, Inventory, and Down-Time! In today's razor's-edge business world, your organization can't afford to implement untested systems and processes. Before you go 'live', simulation of these new methods is vital for assessing how they will perfomr when subjected to real-world pressures over time. Simulation Modeling Methods outlines the process simulation methods used to help major companies substantailly increase both the efficiency and the cost-effectiveness of their most important systems. This dynamic book/CD package was specifically designed to give you a working template for: Process simulation assessment and planning. Implementation steps for effective simulation. Results measurements for continuous improvement. While one-dimensional tools such as flowcharts and spreadsheets have their place, you will need effective computer simulation methods to predict important 'how', when, why, and what-if' scenarios. Simulation Modeling Methods combines the latest process improvement research and a hands-on, multimedia CD-ROM disk with real-world success stories, such as IBM's decreasing distribution costs by $40 million per year and Hallmark Cards' reducing cycle time form 80 to 8 days. These success stories and others will help you place new and improved systems into live-action scenarios. The result will be dramatically lowered implementation costs, scheduled slippages, and on-the-job errors, providing a keen competetive edge in today's highly charged global marketplace.

About the Author

H. James Harrington, Ph.D., the visionary International Quality Advisor for Ernst & Young, added Business Process Improvement to today's business lexicon. with over 15 books to his credit and more than 45 years of experience, Dr. Harrington is considered one of the world's Performance Improvement gurus. Kerim Tumay, M.S., is the Vice President of Modeling and Simulation Solutions at CACI Products Company, and an accomplished author and lecturer on the subject of simulation modeling and analysis. Tumay has contributed to the successful use of simulation tools and methods in hundreds of organizations, including Boeing, DuPont, Ford, and Ernst & Young along with numerous academic institutions.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 225 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (March 9, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070271364
• ISBN-13: 978-0070271364
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.8 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #676,884 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Vladimir Kim, September 2, 2005

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Vladimir Kim (Moscow, Russia. Consultancy Firm) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Simulation Modeling Methods: To Reduce Risks and Increase Performance (CD-ROM included) (Hardcover)

I bought this book as I was interested in simulating in simprocess. The book is not useful at all neither for an experienced modeller, nor for a beginner. This is of no use for a practical modeller, theoreist or student.

It is more of an entertainment kind of book with very generalistic sporadic examples about where simulation application was successful and funny pictures, double space 16 font text with no content.

For beginners, one should rather buy "Business Process Simulation" by Laguna, which also has a student version of soft. One can go through simulation examples and learn a lot. (I bought this two books together)

In general, if you want to waist your time and money, and read something in half an hour and learn nothing, buy it. But but does it make sense to pay for nothing and make the authors rich just because they are from GACI or Ernst and Young consultancy. Bad use of their brand to promote the sales of the bad book (but probably not so bad software)

14 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars SimProcess LIVE! on this book, March 26, 2001

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Sarawoot Chittratanawat - See all my reviews

This review is from: Simulation Modeling Methods: To Reduce Risks and Increase Performance (CD-ROM included) (Hardcover)

I used to use ModSim by CACI on NeXT machine. Now CACI have the easier and PC-compatible, called SimProcess. This book is not only about Simulation sytem, but the great SimProcess user manual. This book is actually a geneal book of Simulation, not a Risk analysis or elses. CD-ROM, come with this book, is the SimProcess. Buy one get another free. But the software can be downloaded from the company website.