Chapter 7 Modeling with Queues, Resources, and Stations

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• To be able to define and explain the key elements of discrete event modeling

• To be able to model arrival processes

• To be able to model a simple queueing station

• To be able to model inter-connected stations

• To be able to introductory resource concepts

In this chapter, a method for modeling the operation of a system by describing its components is presented. In the simplest sense, a system can be thought of as a set of objects, where an object is an element of the system that interacts with other objects. This chapter takes an object-oriented view of the system by representing the dynamic behavior of the system via objects that react to discrete-events.