DiscoverSim
Features

Introduction to DiscoverSimâ„¢, Getting Started Tutorial and DiscoverSimâ„¢ Menu & Dialogs

• Introduction to Monte Carlo Simulation and Optimization with DiscoverSimâ„¢

• Components of Uncertainty
• Selecting a Distribution
• Specifying Truncation Values
• Specifying Correlations
• Optimization
• DiscoverSimâ„¢ Getting Started Tutorial

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Overview of DiscoverSimâ„¢ Menu and Dialogs:

• DiscoverSim Menu and Options
• Create/Edit Input Distributions
• Create/Edit Output Response
• Copy Cell, Paste Cell, Clear Cells
• Model Summary
• Run Simulation
• Distribution Fitting
• Correlations
• Optimization Inputs: Controls
• Optimization Inputs: Constraints
• Run Optimization

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DiscoverSimâ„¢ Case Studies:

• Intro To Case Study 1, Basic Profit Simulation
• Intro To Case Study 2, Magazine Production Optimization
• Intro To Case Study 3, Six Sigma DMAIC Project Portfolio Selection
• Intro To Case Study 4, Catapult Variation Reduction
• Intro To Case Study 5, Robust New Product Design
• Intro To Case Study 6, Multiple Response Optimization and Practical Tolerance Design, References
• Intro To Case Study 7, The Travelling Salesperson Problem (TSP), References

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DiscoverSimâ„¢ Appendix: Statistical Details for Distributions and Optimization Methods:

• Statistical Details for Distributions and Optimization Methods
• DiscoverSimâ„¢ Engine and Excel Formula Interpreter
• Input Distribution Random Number Generation
• Input Distribution Correlations
• Input Distribution Sampling
• Input Distribution Truncation
• Optimization Methods
• Distribution Fitting - Maximum Likelihood Estimation of Parameters
• Summary of Distributions
• Custom Distributions