“Interactive” - a user friendly simulation language

  • Authors:

  • Ronald R. Mourant;Raman Lakshmanan

  • Affiliations:

  • Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Information Systems, Northeastern University, Boston, MA;School of Engineering and Computer Science, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan

  • Venue:
  • WSC '83 Proceedings of the 15th conference on Winter Simulation - Volume 2
  • Year:
  • 1983

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Abstract

INTERACTIVE is a Pascal based network simulation language that is designed to be used on microcomputers. The language enables simulation models to be represented in a process-oriented structure using eighteen network node symbols. The simulation of a network model is performed in four steps. First, the physical model is described as a network diagram by combining the node symbols. In step 2, the details of the network diagram are entered into the computer using a “Forms Editor.” In step 3, INTERACTIVE automatically creates a network flow model. The final step is the execution of the simulation model. In this step, run-time status messages, summary reports, and graphical plots are presented on the computer display for monitoring the system performance and possible user interaction.