Business Process Simulation Revisited Wil M.P. van der Aalst Department of Mathematics and Computer Science‚ Eindhoven University of Technology‚ P.O. Box 513‚ NL-5600 MB‚ The Netherlands w.m.p.v.d.aalst@tue.nl Abstract. Computer simulation attempts to “mimic” real-life or hypothetical behavior on a computer to see how processes or systems can be improved and to predict their performance under different circumstances. Simulation has been successfully applied in many disciplines and is considered
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Simulation of the Coiling of a polymer strand Tsvetoslav Pavlov Department of Materials‚ Imperial College London‚ United Kingdom 27th Feb 2012 1. Abstract This study will examine the temperature dependence of internal energy‚ heat capacity and R2 value (representative of the end to end distance) using a Langevin Dynamics simulation. It will also consider the dependence of the internal energy‚ heat capacity and R2 value with increasing polymer chain length. Internal energy has been found
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COMPUTER- AIDED DECISIONS “COMPUTER SIMULATION OF HUMAN THOUGHT” What is Computer Simulation? A computer simulation or a computer model is a computer program that attempts to simulate an abstract model of a particular system. Computer simulations have become a useful part of mathematical modeling of many natural systems in physics‚ chemistry and biology‚ human systems in economics‚ psychology‚ and social science and in the process of engineering new technology‚ to gain insight into
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The Report is based on the Everest Simulations and is based on the topics of Attitudes‚ Perceptions and Personality‚ Conflicts and Teams‚ and Organisational Structure. The purpose of the report is to critically analyse the members of the team and the team as a whole‚ and recommend any improvements. The Everest Simulation was carried out twice in 1 hour sessions by Group 53 of MGMT 1001 at UNSW. The five team members each were assigned a role‚ with personal goals that were to be achieved. In addition
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(M14A) Tutor’s Name: Victor Libdy Date: 17th May 2010 Report Focus: Write a report reflecting on your experiences of the Everest group simulation exercise this semester with reference to concepts and theories encountered in this course. Executive Summary Everest‚ a virtual game designed by Harvard Business School and Forio Business Simulations‚ forces players to challenge problems that arise and conquer them as a team. After viewing a frightening video that portrays the mountain climbing
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of the principles‚ concepts‚ theories and techniques in marketing. It also attempts to provide participants with opportunities to make simple applications of these marketing principles‚ concepts‚ theories and techniques through exercises‚ case studies and projects. Main Text Roger A Kerin‚ Geok Theng Lau‚ Steven W Hartley and William Rudelius‚ Marketing in Asia‚ Second Edition‚ McGraw-Hill‚ 2012. Schedule Week (Lecture Dates) Topic Reading Assignments Tutorial Assignments 1 12
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The Pizza Store Layout simulation Leland Paul OPS/571 February 4‚ 2013 Jeanette Brooks The Pizza store simulation provided an opportunity to experiment with different possibilities for a manager to best maximize its profits for the owner of the restaurant Mario. The objective of the simulation was for management to come up with a plan of success. The plan of success would help with the management of waiting lines be it long or short‚ which is one of the key issues that are facing the restaurant
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purchase motorcars is putting a terrible strain on the exchange rate. The Governments subsequently entered in negotiations with Nissan Motors of Japan‚ with the view to establishing an assembly plant in the OECS. Nissan conducted a feasibility study and concluded that if the deal were to go through then four plants would be needed. The following cost and requirements table was obtained: PLANT COST (US$) LABOUR RAW MATERIAL 1 (St Kitts/Nevis) 7‚500 2 3 2 (Antigua)
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Reality applications by 2020. Seeing the world today‚ computers are used for various Virtual reality applications such as simulations. Simulation is the imitation of the operation of a real-world process or system. Simulations are used for various actives such as: scientific researches‚ home and amusement hall entertainments‚ work field training‚ etc. The concept of simulation is leveraged and is being used by military training by the Canadian Force. Moreover‚ the Canadian Forces launched a project
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There was a dilemma regarding sustainable economic development in my company‚ Spectrum Sunglass Company. Due to the request of “green” from Bigmart‚ which was the largest retail customer‚ my company should have decided whether its strategy plan needed to be adjusted. I was the Director of Product Innovation within the R&D unit‚ in addition to being a resolute advocate for reducing the company’s dependence on petrochemical raw materials. However‚ much resistance took place. I had 96 weeks to persuade
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