Opening General Session
Welcome
Keynote Address
Fundamental Tutorial Sequence
The Methodology and Economics of Simulation
Introduction to Simulation Languages
Advanced Practitioners Sequence
Statistical Analysis of Simulation Output Data
Statistical Basis For Selection Among Alternatives
Simulation Languages: The Scene In 1976
Research and Application Sessions
Financial Models
Industrial Systems
Energy Systems
Simulation of Communication Systems
Government Systems
Computer Networking
Transportation Systems
Computer System Simulation Techniques
Health Systems
Computer System Simulation Applications
Management of Agricultural Production through Simulation
Corporate Planning Models
Data Base Management System Simulation Methodologies
Simulation Methodology
Simulation of Data Base Management Systems
Applications of Combined Simulation
Panels
Closing General Session

Opening General Session

Welcome

[No paper submitted]
Ruth M. Davis

Keynote Address

[No paper submitted]
R. E. D. Woosley

Fundamental Tutorial Sequence

The Methodology and Economics of Simulation

Simulation Modeling and Methodology
Robert E. Shannon
The Economics of Simulation
Paul Gray

Introduction to Simulation Languages

GASP IV Tutorial
A. Alan B. Pritsker
Introduction to GPSS
Thomas J. Schriber
Computer Aided Programming for Simulation (CAPS) Tutorial
G. K. Hutchinson
SIMSCRIPT II.5 Tutorial
E. C. Russell

Advanced Practitioners Sequence

Statistical Analysis of Simulation Output Data

A Tutorial on the Regenerative Approach and Discrete-Event Simulations
Michael A. Crane and Austin J. Lemoine
The Problem of the Initial Transient in Digital Computer Simulation
A. V. Gafarian, C. J. Ancker, Jr., and T. Morisaku
Confidence Intervals in Discrete Event Simulation: A State-of-the-Art Survey
Averill M. Law

Statistical Basis For Selection Among Alternatives

A Bayesian Approach to the Design of Simulation Experiments
Mark M. Turnquist and Joseph M. Sussman
Statistics in Simulation: How to Design for Selecting the Best Alternative
Edward J. Dudewicz

Simulation Languages: The Scene In 1976

Simulation Language Features in 1976: Existing and Needed
Louis W. Miller and Howard L. Morgan
Ongoing Developments in GASP IV
A. Alan B. Pritsker
SIMSCRIPT II.5 - New Directions
E. C. Russell
On Going Developments in GPSS
Julian Reitman

Research and Application Sessions

Financial Models

A Simulation Procedure for Estimating Bias in Well Diversified Portfolios
George M. Frankfurter and Herbert E. Phillips
Consistency of Risk Attitude in the Investment Decision Process
Moon K. Kim

Industrial Systems

INDECS: General Conveyorized Facilities Description and Simulation
Shimon Y. Nof and Richard C. Wilson
On the Use of GPSS to Model Hierarchical Control Systems in a Manufacturing Environment
Ronald J. Degen and Thomas J. Schriber

Energy Systems

SPURR: System for Projecting Utilization of Renewable Resources
G. E. Bennington and K. K. Rebibo
Simulation of Effects of Uncertainty in Large Linear Models
Anthony V. Sebald and Clark W. Bullard
FOSSIL1: A Policy Analysis Model of the U.S. Energy Transition
Philip M. Bodzik and Roger F. Naill

Simulation of Communication Systems

A Discrete Event Simulation of the European AUTOVON Using GPSS V
Robert J. Drazovich and Anthony Pan
A Communications Systems Simulation for a Network Displaying Circuit, Message and Packet Switching Service
Paul P. Boehm, Jeffrey J. Guzy, and Richard K. Paetzold
Evaluating the Performance of a Unified Switching Node Using a Simulated Network
Kenneth J. Bodzioch and Bernard E. Patrusky
Model for Interactive Design and Analysis of Communication Systems
Richard W. Moss, Robert W. Rice, and Peter K. Leong

Government Systems

Models for Assignment of 911 Emergency Telephone Operators
Peter Kolesar, Albert Pedrinan, and Peter Stein
A Simulation of U. S. Coast Guard Response to Demands for Service
Joseph A. Smith
A Simulation Model for the Comparison of Sampling Strategies Used in Estimating Total Residential Market Value for a Geographic Area
James M. Kraushaar
Booking Operations in a Jail: A GPSS Model
Val Silbey and William M. Rand

Computer Networking

Simulation of Institutional Behavior in a National Networking Environment
Norman R. Nielsen and Ronald Segal
A Load Leveling Support Methodology for Networking
Stephen R. Kimbleton and Helen M. Wood

Transportation Systems

Simulation of Dedicated Fleet Operations in the Railroad Industry
Richard J. Assarabowski and Joseph M. Sussman
Minimizing Goods Movement Impacts on Urban Mobility Through Simulation
Philip A. Habib and Kenneth W. Crowley
Validation of an Airport Simulation Model
Judith F. Gilsinn

Computer System Simulation Techniques

A Multi-Purpose (Computer) System Simulation (MPSS) Model and its Calibration Against Measurements of the Monitor and Control Display System (MACDS) at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Fred W. Mill, George N. Krebs, and Erwin S. Strauss
Computer System Simulation: A Design Evaluation Tool
Robert S. Feingold
Evaluating the GPSS Simulation Model for the Viking Batch Computer System
Jun-ji Lee
Simulation to Study Effects of Pricing Computer Services
Mary Snuggs Loomis

Health Systems

The Interactive Extensible Simulation Capability of CML
Ronald E. Mills
Simulation and Allocation: An Application to a Medical Facility
Barry Jackson and Lawrence Bacher
Simulation in Hospital Systems: The Dietary Department
William W. Agresti
Computer Simulation of a Hospital Health-Care Delivery System
James W. Kho and G. Miles Johnson

Computer System Simulation Applications

A GPSS Model of a M.V.S. System
Ted Pollak
An Application of the Multi-Purpose System Simulation (MPSS) Model to the Monitor and Control Display System (MACDS) at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Fred W. Mill, George N. Krebs, and Erwin S. Strauss
On Obtaining Trace Load and Performance Data in a University Environment
Charles M. Shub

Management of Agricultural Production through Simulation

Simulation in Crop Ecosystem Management
Robert M. Peart and John R. Barrett, Jr.
Systematic Environmental Data Reduction with GASP IV
Gregory A. Wong, Stephen J. Mahler, John R. Barrett, Jr., and Larry F. Huggins
Evaluation of Solar Air Heating Collection Systems for Use in Grain Drying Using Computer Simulation
George E. Meyer, M. A. Sabbah, H. M. Keener, and R. B. Curry
Converting Models in FORTRAN IV to Enable Continuous Systems Monitoring Program (CSMP) Execution Control
Myron D. Paine, Fred Wits, and Frank Crow

Corporate Planning Models

The New York Times Newspaper Planning Model
Leonard Forman
Origin of Simultaneity in Corporate Models
William A. Sherden

Data Base Management System Simulation Methodologies

Validation - The Bottleneck in System Simulation
Gordon D. Edgecomb and Richard J. Thompson
Simulation Techniques for the Evaluation of Data Base Systems
Thomas N. Tryggestad

Simulation Methodology

A General Purpose Tool for Interactive Simulations
Frank Scarpino and Joe Clema
An Automated Method of Creating Piecewise Linear Cumulative Probability Distributions
Thomas M. Kisko
A Monte Carlo Study of Simulation List Algorithms
V. L. Kapil and V. G. Ashar
Schedule Independent Simulation: A New Technique of Discrete Event Simulation Suitable for Small Computers
Susanne R. Morton

Simulation of Data Base Management Systems

A Generalized Database System Simulator Based on the Data-Independent Accessing Model I
Lowell S. Schneider and Thomas W. Connolly
IPSS/DBMS: A Simulator for Modeling Data Base Management Systems
Thomas G. Delutis and Joseph D. Smith

Applications of Combined Simulation

A GASP IV Simulation of an Automated Warehouse
Garth L. Jarvis and Miles Waugh
Radionuclide Pathway Analysis Calculations Using a Set of Computer Programs Interfaced with GASP IV
R. B. Lyon

Panels

Modeling and Validation in the Federal Government
Saul I. Gass
The Use of Simulation in Private Industry [No paper submitted]
Geoffrey Cordon
The Teaching of Simulation
Richard E. Nance

Closing General Session

Introduction to APT: An Assessment of Policies Tool
Barry B. Hughes, M. D. Mesarovic, Thomas F. Shook, and Patricia G. Strauch