1. A formal structure for discrete event simulation. Part I: Modeling multiple level systems.
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Karacal, S. Cem and Mize, Joe H.
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DECISION making , *SIMULATION methods & models , *MANUFACTURING processes , *INFORMATION modeling , *DYNAMICS , *MECHANICS (Physics) - Abstract
This paper describes the development of a cohesive framework for discrete event simulation, and the embedded decision processes of a system being modeled. The work presented in the paper is an effort to develop a scientific base for simulation modeling. The paper addresses the need for separate and structured representations of physical and logical entities of a manufacturing system for simulation modeling. The formal and hierarchical constructs defined for physical and logical entities are based on a state-space representation that allows the integration of physical and logical facets in a model with varying degrees of detail. All the entities of a manufacturing system, from the most primitive to the most sophisticated, can be represented in a model by using one of the symbolic structures provided. The framework also describes the simulation dynamics by using the defined constructs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1996
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