Download presentation
Presentation is loading. Please wait.
Published byAnne Morton Modified over 9 years ago
1
Advanced Excel Applications
2
Examples Optimization (Solver) Decision Trees (Precision Tree) Statistics and Data Mining Simulation Formulas (@Risk) Processes (SimQuick)
3
Idea of Simulation Goal: Evaluate a strategy. Examples of strategies: Investments Games Process improvement Technique: Build a model in the computer and test the strategy on it.
4
Example: Personal Investment Strategy
5
A company that has implemented this idea on a big scale: www.financialengines.com
6
Example: The game of craps
7
Example: Waiting at a bank Customers arrive every 2 minutes (on average; exp. dist.).
8
Customers enter a single line. There is a single teller; service takes 2.4 minutes on average (normal dist. with a st. dev. of.5 minutes).
9
SimQuick software
10
SimQuick model for bank
11
SimQuick output
12
Process improvement ideas Add a second teller. Speed up the single teller with some automation.
13
Other applications of simulation Queueing systems Call centers Logistics systems Computer networks Financial analysis Health care systems
14
Simulation with animation An on-line example
15
Plug If you’re interested in these types of applications there is a course devoted to them: Business Applications on Spreadsheets MGTI 473
Similar presentations
© 2025 SlidePlayer.com. Inc.
All rights reserved.