Why initial conditions are important Gunn, Bruce and Nahavandi, Saeid 2002, Why initial conditions are important, in WCS'02 : exploring new frontiers, Association for Computing Machinery, New York, N.Y., pp. 557-562, doi: 10.1109/WSC.2002.1172931. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Why initial conditions are important Author(s) Gunn, Bruce Nahavandi, Saeid orcid.org/0000-0002-0360-5270 Conference name Winter Simulation. Conference (34th : 2002 : San Diego, California) Conference location San Diego, California Conference dates 8-11 Dec. 2002 Title of proceedings WCS'02 : exploring new frontiers Editor(s) Yucesan, Enver Publication date 2002 Conference series Winter Simulation Conference Start page 557 End page 562 Publisher Association for Computing Machinery Place of publication New York, N.Y. Summary Most simulation textbooks assume that a model can be started in an empty state and the final output will not be affected, so long as the "warm-up period" is excluded from the analysis. In this paper we test this assumption, using a discrete-event model of a existing manufacturing facility. Using a series of model runs with no initial Work in Progress (WIP) and another series of simulation runs with a realistic initial level of WIP, the results can be compared and contrasted. While the results show similar shaped profiles in terms of throughput and lead time, the differences between the curves has important practical implications. ISBN 0780376153 9780780376151 Language eng DOI 10.1109/WSC.2002.1172931 Field of Research 080110 Simulation and Modelling Socio Economic Objective 970108 Expanding Knowledge in the Information and Computing Sciences HERDC Research category E1 Full written paper - refereed Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30004857 Document type: Conference Paper Collections: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment School of Engineering and Technology Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 01 Dec 2008, 15:13:46 EST Mon, 30 Aug 2010, 16:45:36 EST Wed, 27 Aug 2014, 21:25:35 EST Fri, 05 Sep 2014, 11:27:15 EST Fri, 05 Sep 2014, 11:28:11 EST Wed, 21 Oct 2015, 13:04:23 EST Wed, 21 Oct 2015, 16:27:10 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 1 times in TR Web of Science Cited 1 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 907 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 07 Jul 2008, 09:42:20 EST

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