Simulation and modeling - Old Questions
9. Why do we use verification and validation in simulation?
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Asked in 2067
Verification
- Verification is concerned with building the model right.
- It is performed by comparing the conceptual model to the computerized simulation implementation.
- It tests whether the given model is implemented correctly in the simulation software.
Validation
- Validation is concerned with building the right model.
- It is performed by calibration of the model.
- Calibration is the iterative process of comparing the model to the actual system behaviour.
- It attempts to confirm that a model represents the real system accurately.
Verification and validation is used in simulation:
- To produce a model that represents true system behavior closely enough for the model to be used as a substitute for the actual system for the purpose of experimenting with system.
- To increase an acceptable, level the credibility of the model, so that the model will be used by managers and other decision makers.