Simulation modeling in an object-oriented environment using Smalltalk-80

  • Authors:

  • Onur M. Ulgen;Timothy Thomasma

  • Affiliations:

  • Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Michigan-Dearborn, Dearborn, MI;Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Michigan-Dearborn, Dearborn, MI

  • Venue:
  • WSC '86 Proceedings of the 18th conference on Winter simulation
  • Year:
  • 1986

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Abstract

Object-oriented environment of Smalltalk-80 is investigated as a potential tool for simulation modeling. Basic features of the Smalltalk-80 language are described including messages, objects, classes, and inheritance. A simulation control framework for Smalltalk-80 is explained using a simple example. Smalltalk-80 language appears to have a number of features that makes it unique when compared to traditional simulation languages. A comparison of Smalltalk-80 with the traditional simulation software concludes the paper.