About this edition

Where this text comes from, and how to read it on this site.

What this is

This site carries the full text of Discrete-Event System Simulation (5th Edition) by Jerry Banks, John S. Carson II, Barry L. Nelson, and David M. Nicol, published by Pearson Education — set for the screen, with a Chinese edition chapter by chapter.

Reading it

• Language — the button at the top right switches between the Chinese and English editions of the same chapter.
• Palette — the Appearance menu offers Paper, Eye-care, Slate, Ink and Terminal, with independent light and dark grounds.
• Search — Ctrl + K (⌘ + K on macOS) opens the search box for full-text matching.
• Print — the contents page ships a print view laid out for A4, formulas and figures included.

Copyright

The text, figures and tables remain the copyright of the authors and Pearson Education. This edition is provided for teaching and research only, not for commercial use. Cite the original work:

Banks, J., Carson, J. S., Nelson, B. L., & Nicol, D. M. Discrete-Event System Simulation (5th ed.). Pearson Education, 2010.

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Terminology and errata

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