IE581: Simulation Design and Analysis

Updated May 8, 2009
Spring 2009

The course is meeting MWF 10:30pm in GRIS 280.

A brief discussion of IE580, IE581, and IE680 is available on my web page. IE580, taught each fall (often by Professors Lawley or Wan), is a language-based introduction to simulating systems with flow, such as factories and supply chains. IE581, which uses MSexcel and C, is a context-free introduction to Monte Carlo simulation and is the prerequisite to IE680.

If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

bruce@purdue.edu

Instructors

Professor Bruce Schmeiser
Grissom Hall, Room 228
E-mail: bruce@purdue.edu
Telephone: +1-765-491-8665 (cell)
Office hours: drop in or by appointment 

Grades:

  • Homework: ??%
  • Test 1: 30% Wednesday, February 18, 2009. In class.
  • Test 2: 30% Wednesday, April 8, 2009. In class.
  • Final: 40% As scheduled during final-exam week.

  • Grades are available on Blackboard.

    • Downloads

  • The free Adobe Reader (to read .pdf files)


  • Course Documents
  • Course Syllabus  (.pdf)
  • Student-Background Sheet  (.pdf)
  • Probability Review: IE 230 Concise Notes (.pdf)


  • C Program: Y = X3 - X1 - X2. January 30, 2006.
  • tolerance.c (.c)


  • MSexcel:
  • Bivariate Normal
  • Bivariate Exponential
  • AR(1) time series (.xls)


  • SERVO via MATLAB (Jamie Wieland, March 28, 2006):
  • MATLAB SERVO instructions
  • SERVO defs.h (C definitions)
  • SERVO final.c (C code)
  • SERVO input template
  • SERVO support.c (C code)
  • SWITCH model (C code)
  • SWITCH input file (C code)

  • SERVO:
  • SERVO reference
  • SERVO readme
  • SERVO input template
  • SERVO defs.h (C definitions)
  • SERVO final.c (C code)
  • SERVO support.c (C code)
  • SERVO examples

  • SimLib:
  • simlib.c, the SimLib source code (.c)
  • simlib.h, SimLib header file (.h)
  • simlibdefs.h, SimLib definitions header file (.h)
  • The clean-and-patch example (.c)
  • The clean-and-patch example (input file)

    • Homework

  • HW 1 (.pdf) Due Tuesday, February 1, 2005.
  • HW 2 (.pdf) Due Tuesday, February 8, 2005.
  • u16807d.c (.c) Random-number generator.
  • main.c (.c) Main program to test u16807d.
  • hw2-main.c (.c) Main program.

    • Previous Examinations

  • Spring 2009 Exam #1 (.pdf) Key (.pdf)
  • Spring 2006 Exam #1 (.pdf) Key (.pdf)
  • Spring 2005 Exam #1 (.pdf) Key (.pdf)
  • Spring 2004 Exam #1 (.pdf) Key (.pdf)
  • Spring 2002 Exam #1 (.pdf) Key (.pdf)
  • Spring 2001 Exam #1 (.pdf) Key (.pdf)
  • Spring 2000 Exam #1 (.pdf)
  • Spring 1997 Exam #1 (.pdf) Exam #1 partial key (.pdf)
  • Spring 1995 Exam #1 (.pdf)
  • Spring 1993 Exam #1 (.pdf)
  • Spring 2009 Exam #2 (.pdf) Key (.pdf)
  • Spring 2006 Exam #2 (.pdf) Key (.pdf)
  • Spring 2005 Exam #2 (.pdf)
  • Spring 2004 Exam #2 (.pdf)
  • Spring 2002 Exam #2 (.pdf) Key (.pdf)
  • Spring 2001 Exam #2 (.pdf) Key (.pdf)
  • Spring 2000 Exam #2 (.pdf) Key (.pdf)
  • Pre-2000: Some previous Exam#2 questions (.pdf) Key (.pdf)
  • Spring 2009 Final Exam (.pdf) Key (.pdf)
  • Spring 2006 Final Exam (.pdf) Key (.pdf)
  • Spring 2005 Final Exam (.pdf)
  • Spring 2004 Final Exam (.pdf) Key (.pdf)
  • Spring 2002 Final Exam (.pdf) Key (.pdf)
  • Spring 2001 Final Exam (.pdf) Key (.pdf)
  • Spring 2000 Final Exam (.pdf) Key (.pdf)
  • Spring 1997 Final Exam (.pdf) Key (.pdf)
  • Spring 1995 Final Exam (.pdf) Key (.pdf)
  • Spring 1993 Final Exam (.pdf) Key (.pdf)

    • Links

    Purdue University
  • University Home Page
  • School of Industrial Engineering


    • Professional Organizations
  • Winter Simulation Conference
  • Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
  • Informs College on Simulation
  • Institute of Industrial Engineers