Using Simulation to Develop and Validate Analytic Models: Some Case Studies
- 1 April 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) in Operations Research
- Vol. 26 (2) , 237-253
- https://doi.org/10.1287/opre.26.2.237
Abstract
Simulation models are generally costly tools to use in systems analyses. Whenever applicable, a simple analytic model is preferable. However, in many cases the conditions assumed by solvable analytic models do not hold in the real world; hence an analyst would hesitate to use them. A simulation can be used to suggest an appropriate approximate model and to determine how good an approximation a given analytic model is. We show how simulations of New York City's fire and police operations have been used to develop and validate simple analytic models that are now being used to analyze the deployment of resources in these two services.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
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