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

1999

fDate

6/21/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

72

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 and SLX 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, ProModel and GPSS/H as well as the other two tools

Keywords

discrete event simulation; software packages; AutoMod; GPSS/H; ProModel; SIMAN; SLX; control elements; discrete-event simulation software; entities; entity lists; entity states; entity-list management; resources; simulation practitioners; 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 Proceedings, 1999 Winter

Conference_Location

Phoenix, AZ

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5780-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WSC.1999.823055

Filename

823055