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This chapter introduces the general concepts of modeling systems and simulation. The basic structure and behavior of systems and models are discussed. Other important topics discussed are: the various stages of a complete simulation study, the performance of a system estimated by running the simulation model, the general approaches for simulation modeling, and the simulation support software available.
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Garrido, J. (2009). Models and Simulation. In: Object Oriented Simulation. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0516-1_1
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