Soft systems methodology in action
Soft systems methodology in action
Simulation should be easy and fun!
WSC '93 Proceedings of the 25th conference on Winter simulation
On simulation model complexity
Proceedings of the 32nd conference on Winter simulation
Theory of Modelling and Simulation
Theory of Modelling and Simulation
Simulation: The Practice of Model Development and Use
Simulation: The Practice of Model Development and Use
Making sure you tackle the right problem: linking hard and soft methods in simulation practice
Proceedings of the 39th conference on Winter simulation: 40 years! The best is yet to come
A metamodel and a DEVS implementation for component based hierarchical simulation modeling
SpringSim '10 Proceedings of the 2010 Spring Simulation Multiconference
A beginner's guide to systems simulation in immunology
ICARIS'12 Proceedings of the 11th international conference on Artificial Immune Systems
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
Facilitated conceptual modelling: practical issues and reflections
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
Roadmap to success: your first simulation model
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
Proposed visual wiki system for gathering knowledge about discrete event systems
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
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Conceptual modelling has gained a lot of interest in recent years and simulation modellers are particularly interested in understanding the processes involved in arriving at a conceptual model. This paper contributes to this understanding by discussing the artifacts of conceptual modelling and two specific conceptual modelling processes: knowledge acquisition and model abstraction. Knowledge acquisition is the process of finding out about the problem situation and arriving at a system description. Model abstraction refers to the simplifications made in moving from a system description to a conceptual model. Soft Systems Methodology has tools that can help a modeller with knowledge acquisition and model abstraction. These tools are drawing rich pictures, undertaking analyses 'one', 'two', 'three', and constructing a root definition and the corresponding purposeful activity model. The use of these tools is discussed with respect to a case study in health care.