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

Author

Schriber, Thomas J. ; Brunner, Daniel T.

Author_Institution

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

Volume

1

fYear

2003

fDate

7-10 Dec. 2003

Firstpage

113

Abstract

This paper provides simulation practitioners and consumers with a grounding 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; software reviews; Arena; AutoMod; Extend; GPSS/H as; ProModel; SIMAN; SLX; control elements; discrete-event simulation software; discrete-event systems; entities; entity lists; entity states; entity-list management; operations; resources; simulation consumers; simulation practitioners; simulation runs; software tools; Computational modeling; Control systems; 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, 2003. Proceedings of the 2003 Winter

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8131-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WSC.2003.1261414

Filename

1261414