ENMA 6010:
System Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis
Course Description
This course surveys a range of qualitative and quantitative
modeling, simulation, and analysis tools and processes. The approaches reviewed are essential tools
for engineers and engineering managers, and enable complete and concise
specification, operating description, and performance and reliability
assessment of complex products, processes, and services. Approaches presented include:
·
Entity
relationships
·
Data/material
flow
·
State
transition
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Process
flow
·
Causal
loops
·
Monte-Carlo
simulation
·
Decision
trees
·
Issue-Based
Information Systems
In addition, students will learn how to use Rockwell Arena software to perform time-based process simulations.
These skills will serve engineers and engineering managers well in their pursuit of innovative solution to business and industry problems. This course also provides a strong foundation for other ENMA courses, which presume an ability to apply these tools and processes in course projects.
This course provides
survey-level overviews targeted at managers and decision makers vs.
practitioners. That being said, this
course involves significant individual and project team activities which
involve modeling, simulation, and analysis of complex real-world systems.