How is the number of simulation runs calculated for experiments with factor variations?

When a simulation experiment is run, the possible combinations of factors are calculated using the number of factors, the specified upper and lower limits, and the steps.

Example

Two factors were specified with lower limit 1, upper limit 2 and increment 1.

Experiment with factor variation

This gives 4 configurations (combinations).

Configuration

Object/Attribute

Object/Attribute

 

Event/Frequency, daily

Event/Priority

1

1

1

2

1

2

3

2

1

4

2

2

If a value greater than the default value of 1 is specified for Replications, the combinations are repeated the corresponding number of times. 2 replications in the example above equals 8 simulation runs.

Replications

For simulation experiments, replications control the number of simulation runs for each configuration using different random number streams for the part of the simulation model that is controlled randomly. The comparison of replications and their effect on the results are used to evaluate the configuration. You can see the number of experiments being run in the message that is displayed once the simulation experiment has started.

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