A tutorial view of simulation model development

Working from the background of simulation language developments, we develop an understanding of the current status of simulation model development. Factors characterizing the current status include a shift in emphasis from program to model, more commitment to modeling tools, and the lingering impedance of simulation language isolation. Current and future needs are identified. Specific approaches to meeting these needs are cited in an extensive description of current research, and in summary we conclude that the technology of simulation model development is in a transitional period that portends more rapid changes for the future.

[1]  George E. Heidorn,et al.  English as a very high level language for simulation programming , 1974, SIGPLAN Symposium on Very High Level Languages.

[2]  Geoffrey Gordon,et al.  The development of the General Purpose Simulation System (GPSS) , 1978, SIGP.

[3]  Harry M. Markowitz,et al.  PROGRAMMING BY QUESTIONNAIRE: HOW TO CONSTRUCT A PROGRAM GENERATOR, , 1966 .

[4]  Harry M. Markowitz,et al.  Programming by questionnaire: the job shop simulation program generator , 1967 .

[5]  John N. Buxton,et al.  Control and Simulation Language , 1962, Comput. J..

[6]  Harry M. Markowitz,et al.  Programming by questionnaire , 1967, AFIPS '67 (Spring).

[7]  Henry Kleine.  A vehicle for developing standards for simulation programming , 1977, WSC '77.

[8]  Richard E. Nance,et al.  The time and state relationships in simulation modeling , 1981, CACM.

[9]  Bernard P. Zeigler,et al.  Concepts for advanced simulation methodologies , 1979 .

[10]  Ernest A. Hershey,et al.  PSL/PSA: A Computer-Aided Technique for Structured Documentation and Analysis of Information Processing Systems , 1976, IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering.

[11]  Kristen Nygaard,et al.  The development of the SIMULA languages , 1978, SIGP.

[12]  Osman Balci,et al.  The Objectives And Requirements of Model Manageement , 1983 .

[13]  Richard E. Nance.  Model Representation in Discrete Event Simulation: The Conical Methodology , 1981 .

[14]  Philip J. Kiviat,et al.  GASP--A General Activity Simulation Program. , 1964 .

[15]  Osman Balci,et al.  Requirements for model development environments , 1986, Comput. Oper. Res..

[16]  Bernard P. Zeigler,et al.  Theory of Modelling and Simulation , 1979, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics.

[17]  Stephen C. Mathewson,et al.  Simulation program generators , 1974 .

[18]  Harry M. Markowitz.  Proposals for the standardization of status description , 1984, SIML.

[19]  K. D. Tocher,et al.  The art of simulation , 1967 .

[20]  H. Kleine.  Software design and documentation language , 1980 .

[21]  George E. Heidorn,et al.  English as a very high level language for simulation programming , 1974, SIGPLAN Symposium on Very High Level Languages.

[22]  P. J. Kiviat.  DIGITAL COMPUTER SIMULATION: MODELING CONCEPTS , 1967 .

[23]  George E. Heidorn.  Automatic Programming Through Natural Language Dialogue: A Survey , 1976, IBM J. Res. Dev..

[24]  Alan T. Clementson.  Extended Control and Simulation Language , 1966, Comput. J..