CENG 476
Projects 2014
(10’th November 2014)
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Projects
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One problem for each student
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Basic Activities of the Project
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Determine the Activities and Design Basic
Model
Write a List of Activities as we had done in sample
models
 Design the Basic Model (Queues, generators,
servers)
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Develop and implement the model
Production runs
Write the report
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Develop and Implement the Model
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First try to find and calculate expected values
Design and implement the model using the SIMDL
DOS version.
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Production Runs
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Design at least two experiments to test the
model's responsiveness to parameter changes
For example, if the model develops a queue
with large waiting times, the experiment could
be the change in server numbers to see the
effect of this parameter change in waiting
times.
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Report Outline
Title Page
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Project Title
RIGHT UPPER CORNER : PROJECT NUMBER (1-1, 5-2, etc.)
Contents
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Project description
Your approach in model design
Model program
Discussion based on the behavior of your model (including the
validation of input statistics and the outputs which you think as
important) – original outputs must also be supplied here
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Contents (Cont.)
Experiments (at least two)
Discussion of Experiments including the original outputs from your
model
Conclusion: A table of the below form is recommended to tabulate the
results. The value number is a reference number to the original outputs
in sections 6 and 8
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Value #
Value Description
First
Run
Experiment 1
Experiment
n
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Customer mean queue length
2.45
1.45
4.62
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Maximum number of
customers
5
2
15
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Etc..
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Etc..
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Etc..
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Submission
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The grading of the first report: model %60, report %40.
Return me a hard copy of your report including your model
program. The right upper corner on the first page of your
report should have the project number and your name written
big and bold.
The model program should also be submitted by e-mail as a text
file MAIL ATTACHMENT.
Please use the following convention as your file name:
Q<Q-number> - <first character of your name>.sim
E.g. Q10-A.sim (if you are Ali Bayram)
THE DEADLINE of submission is November 24, 2014
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Feedback
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If your model does not work properly or
contains design/implementation errors you
will be asked to correct it. In this case you will
get a lower grade.
I will return my feedbacks individually
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Next
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You will be asked to implement the same
model using GPSS as your next task
Do not forget that the deadline for the GPSS
report is 15’th December 2014
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