Joining existing simulation programs

  • Authors:
  • Robert G. Sargent

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

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

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Abstract

The main purpose of this paper is to make people (developers, users, managers, researchers) aware that there are numerous factors and issues that affect joining separate simulation models and programs. The primary content of the paper is the identification of the different factors and issues that affect joining existing simulation programs. Two fundamental ways of joining existing simulation models are identified and discussed: where none of the simulation models interact with any of the others during simulation runs and where some or all of the simulation models do interact with others during simulation runs. The concept of “amount of reusability” of simulation models and programs is introduced. Also, the need for research is discussed.