Inside discrete-event simulation software: how it works and why it matters

Author

Schriber, Thomas J. ; Brunner, Daniel T.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. & Inf. Syst., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Volume

1

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

90

Abstract

The paper provides simulation practitioners and consumers with a sounding in how discrete-event simulation software works. Topics include discrete-event systems; entities, resources, control elements and operations; simulation runs; entity states; entity lists; and entity-list management. The implementation of these generic ideas in AutoMod, SLX, and Extend is described. The paper concludes with several examples of “why it matters” for modelers to know how their simulation software works, including coverage of SIMAN (Arena), ProModel, and GPSS/H as well as the other three tools

Keywords

discrete event simulation; software packages; AutoMod; Extend; GPSS/H; ProModel; SIMAN; SLX; control elements; control operations; discrete-event simulation software; discrete-event systems; entity list management; entity lists; entity states; simulation runs; Computational modeling; Control system synthesis; Discrete event simulation; Discrete event systems; Education; Grounding; Management information systems; Resource management; Software tools; Traffic control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Simulation Conference, 2000. Proceedings. Winter

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6579-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WSC.2000.899703

Filename

899703