Simulation modeling with insight

  • Authors:

  • Stephen D. Roberts

  • Affiliations:

  • Regenstrief Institute for Health Care, 1001 West Tenth Street, Indianapolis, IN

  • Venue:
  • WSC '83 Proceedings of the 15th conference on Winter simulation - Volume 1
  • Year:
  • 1983

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Abstract

Using INSIGHT, simulation models can be built and evaluated with less time and effort than previously possible. INSIGHT defines a vocabulary for systems analysis and provides a small set of modeling symbols to represent the basic processes found in real systems. By combining the symbols graphically and filling in needed information, immediately useful simulation models can be constructed quickly. Simple models can be greatly embellished using the rich variety of INSIGHT specifications without resorting to any computer programming. The visual model is simply translated into INSIGHT statements for automatic execution. Procedures incorporated in INSIGHT enable sound statistical analysis to be used routinely. Such features reduce the cost and difficulty in obtaining representative results. The net result is that attention is focused on modeling and analysis.