EZStrobe: general-purpose simulation system based on activity cycle diagrams

  • Authors:
  • Julio C. Martinez

  • Affiliations:
  • Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 33nd conference on Winter simulation
  • Year:
  • 2001

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Abstract

EZStrobe is a very simple but powerful general-purpose simulation system designed for modeling construction operations, but domain independent and thus useful for modeling a wide variety of systems in any discipline. EZStrobe is based on Activity Cycle Diagrams and employs the Three-Phase Activity Scanning paradigm. It is therefore naturally adept for complex systems where many resources collaborate to carry out tasks as is typical in construction. The paper describes the basic system concepts. The paper also develops an earthmoving example in increasing levels of complexity and detail to illustrate the range of modeling capabilities. This is a revised version of paper with the same title that appeared in the 1998 Winter Simulation Conference.