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

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

158

Abstract

The 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

data structures; discrete event simulation; list processing; simulation languages; Arena; AutoMod; Extend; GPSS/H; ProModel; SIMAN; SLX; control elements; discrete-event simulation software; discrete-event systems; entity lists; entity states; entity-list management; simulation consumers; simulation practitioners; simulation runs; simulation software; Computational modeling; Discrete event simulation; Discrete event systems; Education; Error correction; Grounding; Logic; Management information systems; Software tools; Traffic control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Simulation Conference, 2001. Proceedings of the Winter

Conference_Location

Arlington, VA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7307-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WSC.2001.977260

Filename

977260