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ErrataSimulationModelingandArena,2ndEditionAsofNovember4,2016Page20,line9shouldbe:

= 17− 3 5. 66 Page33,

𝐷!! = max!!!!!

𝑖𝑛 − 𝑥 !

= 0.038

𝐷!! = max!!!!!

𝑥 ! −𝑖 − 1𝑛

= 0.108

Page39,lastlineshouldbe

= −𝑒!!"!! = −𝑒!!" − −𝑒! = 1−𝑒!!"

Page53InExample2.15,theparametersarereverseditshouldbe𝛼 = 3and𝛽 = 5Page53equations(2.33)shouldbe:

1− e! ! ! ! Page54,2ndlinefromthetopshouldbe:

5.5+ 5 −𝑙𝑛 1− 0.73 ! ! = 5.5+ 5.47 = 10.97Page55,Problem2.10,0.400shouldbe0.401intablePage59,Problem2.28,change“five”to“two”Page90,Problem3.25,“towithin±0.01millimeters.”Shouldbe“towithin±0.01.”Page108,Fig4.14"Customer3'sservicetimeis9min"Page121"Theseresultsindicatethatthemaximumacustomerwaitedtogetservicewasabout68minutes".

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Page138:“YouhavealreadyseenhowtodosomerudimentarytracingviatheREADWRITEmodule;however,thissectiondiscussessomeofthedebuggingandtracingcapabilitiesthatarebuiltintotheArenaTMenvironment.”Shouldbe:“ThissectiondiscussessomeofthedebuggingandtracingcapabilitiesthatarebuiltintotheArenaTMenvironment.”p.160Exercise4.30column(6):21.6and25shouldbe216and250.Page161,Exercise4.33“Afteradjustmentsaremade,theunitsdepartthesystem.““Afteradjustmentsaremade,theunitsreturninspection.”Page161,Exercise4.34

𝑃 𝑋 > ∆𝑡 + 𝑡 𝑋 > 𝑡 = 𝑃 𝑋 > ∆𝑡 Page357,Example7.36thlinefrombottom:

𝑓!.!!",!,!! = 0.1583rdlinefrombottom:

𝑓!,!,! = 𝑞𝑓(1− 𝑝,𝑢, 𝑣)Page402,9thlinefromthebottom,shouldbe𝑃! 𝑡 + ∆𝑡 = 𝑃! 𝑡 𝑃 𝑛𝑜 𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑠 𝑑𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 ∆𝑡 + 𝑃! 𝑡 𝑃 𝑛𝑜 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑑𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 ∆𝑡 Page402,4thlinefromthebottom,shouldbe

𝑃 𝑛𝑜 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑑𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 ∆𝑡 ≅ 1 − 𝜇∆𝑡Page403,Equation8.18shouldbe:

𝑃! = lim!→!

𝑃0 𝑡 =𝜇

𝜆 + 𝜇

Page476,firstlinefromthetopshouldbe:(b)Whatwouldyoucomputetodeterminetheexpectednumberofrepairsthatareoutsourcedperweek?

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Chapter8.Thereareincorrectreferencestoexerciseswithintheproblemset.Page4818.27 ReconsiderExercise(8.26).…ReanalyzethissituationunderthesameconditionsofExercise(8.26).Page4858.34 SimulateExercise8.33.busing…8.36 ReconsiderExercise(8.33).8.37 SimulateExercise(8.36)using…8.38 Ina….RepeattheanalysisofExercise8.33.bassuming….DevelopandsimulatethissystemandcomparethecostresultstotheresultsofExercise8.33.b.8.39 SupposeinExercise(8.38)that…8.40 Ina...RepeattheanalysisofExercise8.33.bassuming….DevelopandsimulatethissystemandcomparethecostresultstotheresultsofExercise8.33.b.8.41 Thisexercise…SeeExercises(8.38)and(8.40).Thetime…RepeattheanalysisofExercise8.33.bassuming….DevelopandsimulatethissystemandcomparethecostresultstotheresultsofExercise8.33.b.Page4868.42 ConsiderExercise(8.33).Suppose…Simulatethissituationandcompare/contrasttheresultswithExercise8.33.b.…Page4878.46 Consider…(asinExercise(8.43))andthere…Chapter9.Thereareincorrectreferencestoexerciseswithintheproblemset.Page5379.1ReconsiderExercise8.269.3RedoExercise8.30Page538

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9.4RedoExercise8.31Page5399.9ReconsiderExercise8.47….ByusingtherunparametersofExercise8.47,estimate…Page5409.12ReconsiderExercise8.47Page5419.14ReconsiderExercise8.29Page684TableA.4

𝐸 𝑋 = 𝑟/𝑝𝑉𝑎𝑟 𝑋 = 𝑟(1− 𝑝)/𝑝!

Page686TableA11,3rdline,CDFforWeibull,shouldbe:

F x =0, if x < 0

1− e! ! ! ! , if x ≥ 0

Page688TableA16,parameterforlognormaldistribution

𝜇 = 𝑙𝑛𝜇!!

𝜎!! + 𝜇!!

Page700TableD1resultsforM/M/c

𝑃! =

𝑟!

𝑛! 𝑃! 1 ≤ 𝑛 < 𝑐

𝑟!

𝑐! 𝑐!!!𝑃! 𝑛 ≥ 𝑐