The implementation of four conceptual frameworks for simulation modeling in high-level languages

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The implementation of four conceptual frameworks for simulation modeling in high-level languages

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Winter Simulation Conference archive
Proceedings of the 20th conference on Winter simulation table of contents

San Diego, California, United States

Pages: 287 - 295

Year of Publication: 1988

ISBN:0-911801-42-1

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Osman Balci

Department of Computer Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia

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ORS : Orthopaedic Research Society
SIGSIM: ACM Special Interest Group on Simulation and Modeling
TIMS :
IEEE-CS : Computer Society
IEEE-SMCS : Systems, Man & Cybernetics Society

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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ABSTRACT

This is a tutorial paper on how to implement a simulation model in a high-level programming language (e.g., C, Pascal, FORTRAN) by using the following conceptual frameworks (also called world views, simulation strategies, and formalisms): (1) event scheduling, (2) activity scanning, (3) three-phase approach, and (4) process interaction. Implementation details under each conceptual framework are covered in a high level without being concerned about execution efficiency. The purpose is to reveal the characteristics of the four conceptual frameworks so that the programmer can select and implement one to achieve certain model quality characteristics such as maintainability, reusability, and execution efficiency. A problem is defined for use as an example for illustrating the concepts throughout the paper.

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