The role of animation in decision-making

  • Authors:
  • J. Michael Binnie;David L. Martin

  • Affiliations:
  • Pritsker & Associates, Inc., 1305 Cumberland Avenue, West Lafayette, IN;Pritsker & Associates, Inc., 1305 Cumberland Avenue, West Lafayette, IN

  • Venue:
  • WSC '88 Proceedings of the 20th conference on Winter simulation
  • Year:
  • 1988

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Abstract

Animation can be an integral part of the simulation analysis process by communicating problem areas to decision makers and suggesting alternative designs or control strategies. Animation can be used in conjunction with typical simulation output measures to provide a comprehensive analysis package. The major contribution of animation to the process is its ability to provide a means to view the dynamics of system component interactions. How animation was used during analysis in three projects is presented in this paper.