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After input analysis, model building, and model validation, decision support is not immediately available. The simulation team simply has a model to predict outputs or responses for given combinations of input or factor settings. Showing related animations and the results from a single system is rarely sufficient. While the process of building the model itself likely lead to insights and valuable data, using creativity to generate alternative systems to be evaluated is almost always critical to the success of the project. By single “system” we mean one combination of numbers of machines, staffers, staff schedules, and other factor levels which could, e.g., represent the current operating conditions.
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Allen, T.T. (2011). Output Analysis. In: Introduction to Discrete Event Simulation and Agent-based Modeling. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-139-4_5
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