A simulation model with verification and validation for time-phased education planning in Afghanistan

Authored by Benjamin Marlin, Han-Suk Sohn

Date Published: 2014-07

DOI: 10.1177/0037549714536256

Sponsors: United States Army

Platforms: No platforms listed

Model Documentation: Other Narrative Flow charts Mathematical description

Model Code URLs: Model code not found

Abstract

Decision-makers have rightly come to expect thorough, relevant analysis prior to allocating resources. The field of education planning is no different in its requirement for such analysis. In this research, we present a discrete event simulation model in which individual students and teachers flow through the Afghanistan education system across a variable time horizon. We explain the simulation and its premises through some verification and validation processes that allow the user to glean insight into the implications of security, policy, and infrastructure in this complex and capricious environment.

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Agent-based modeling Afghanistan Verification Validation SIMIO discrete event simulation education planning nearly orthogonal Latin hypercube