• DocumentCode
    2776617
  • Title

    Inside 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
  • fYear
    1995
  • fDate
    3-6 Dec 1995
  • Firstpage
    110
  • Lastpage
    117
  • Abstract
    This paper provides beginning and intermediate simulation practitioners and interested simulation consumers with a grounding in how discrete-event simulation software works. Topics include discrete-event systems and modeling; entities and resources; simulation runs; entity states; entity lists; and list management. The implementation of these generic ideas in SIMAN, ProModel, and GPSS/H is described. The paper concludes with several examples of “why it matters” for modelers to know in fine detail how their simulation software works
  • Keywords
    discrete event simulation; discrete event systems; GPSS/H; ProModel; SIMAN; discrete-event modeling; discrete-event simulation software; discrete-event systems; entity lists; entity states; list management; simulation software; Computational modeling; Discrete event simulation; Discrete event systems; Education; Grounding; Information systems; Resource management; Software tools; Terminology; Traffic control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Simulation Conference Proceedings, 1995. Winter
  • Conference_Location
    Arlington, VA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-78033018-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/WSC.1995.478712
  • Filename
    478712