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

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Thomas J. Schriber,

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WSC '01: Proceedings of the 33nd conference on Winter simulation

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Published: 09 December 2001 Publication History

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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 genetic 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.

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Inside simulation software: inside discrete-event simulation software: how it works and why it matters
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Modeling and simulation
    1. Simulation support systems
      1. Simulation environments
    2. Simulation types and techniques
      1. Discrete-event simulation

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WSC '01: Proceedings of the 33nd conference on Winter simulation

December 2001

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ISBN:078037309X

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