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As a result of its widespread implementation in economic and social structures, the network concept appears to be a paradigm of the contemporary world. The need for various services - transport, energy, consumption of manufacturing goods, provision of care, information and communication, etc. - draws users into interwoven networks which are meshes of material and immaterial flows. In this context, the user is a consumer of goods and services from industries and administrations, or they themselves are part of the organization (digital social networks). This book examines the invariants that unify networks in their diversity, as well as the specificities that differentiate them. It provides a reading grid that distinguishes a generic level where these systems find a common interpretation, and a specific level where appropriate analytical methods are used. Three case studies from different fields are presented to illustrate the purpose of the book in detail. |
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Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- PART 1: Network Variety and Modeling -- 1. Network Typology -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.1.1. Network description levels -- 1.1.2. Network, graph and flow -- 1.1.3. Shared or dedicated infrastructure -- 1.1.4. User inclusion -- 1.2. The principal networks -- 1.2.1. (Human) transport networks -- 1.2.2. (Goods) distribution and collection networks -- 1.2.3. Dedicated distribution and collection networks (of fluids and energy) -- 1.2.4. IT networks -- 1.2.5. Communication networks |
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1.2.6. Social and digital social networks -- 1.3. Characterization and typology of networks -- 1.3.1. Key characteristics -- 1.3.2. Network integration -- 1.3.3. Typology -- 1.4. Engineering issues -- 1.5. Performance indicators, evaluation, optimization -- 1.5.1. Performance indicators -- 1.5.2. Evaluation and optimization -- 1.6. Conclusion -- 2. Modeling Discrete Flow Networks -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Structure -- 2.3. Characterization of a discrete flow -- 2.3.1. Statistical description -- 2.3.2. Probabilistic description -- 2.4. Activities -- 2.5. Control system -- 2.6. Resources |
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2.7. Fluid kinematics -- 2.7.1. Flow/resource/decision synchronization -- 2.7.2. Congestion phenomenon -- 2.7.3. Dissemination of information in social networks -- 2.8. Formalisms for modeling flows in a network -- 2.8.1. BPM tools -- 2.8.2. Timed Petri nets -- 2.8.3. Flow networks -- 2.8.4. Queuing networks -- 2.9. Multi-modeling -- 2.9.1. Multi-formalism versus mono-formalism -- 2.9.2. The DEVS hierarchical model -- 2.9.3. Multi-layer networks -- 2.10. Conclusion -- PART 2: Network Analysis Methodsand Applications -- 3. Exact Methods Applied to the Flow Analysis of Topological Networks |
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3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Additive flow networks -- deterministic modeling by flow networks -- 3.2.1. Two-terminal series-parallel graph -- 3.2.2. General case -- max-flow/min-cut -- 3.3. Additive flow networks -- stochastic modeling by queuing networks -- 3.4. Synchronized flow networks -- modeling by timed event graphs -- 3.4.1. Steady-state analysis of timed event graphs -- 3.4.2. Example of application: sizing a flow-shop -- 3.5. Conclusion -- 4. Simulation Techniques Applied to the Analysis of Sociological Networks -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Simulation techniques |
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4.2.1. Discrete event simulation (worldviews) -- 4.2.2. DEVS formalism -- 4.2.3. Coupling simulation/resolutive methods -- 4.2.4. Distributed simulation -- 4.2.5. Architectural solutions -- 4.2.6. Time management and synchronization -- 4.2.7. Pessimistic approach -- 4.2.8. Optimistic approach -- 4.2.9. HLA -- 4.2.10. Cosimulation -- 4.2.11. FMI/FMU -- 4.2.12. FMI/FMU and HLA coupling -- 4.3. Simulation of flows in sociological networks -- 4.3.1. Behavioral simulation based on DEVS formalism -- 4.3.2. Application study -- 4.4. Conclusion -- PART 3: Case Studies -- 5. Smart Grid |
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System analysis.
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Analyse de systèmes. |
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systems analysis. |
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System analysis |
| Added Author |
Pinède, Nathalie.
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Traoré, Mamadou K. (Mamadou Kaba)
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Zacharewicz, Grégory.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 1786306573 9781786306579 (OCoLC)1314428921 |
| ISBN |
9781119988687 (electronic bk.) |
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1119988683 (electronic bk.) |
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9781119988694 (electronic bk.) |
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1119988691 (electronic bk.) |
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1119988705 |
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9781119988700 |
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