Discrete event simulation model reduction: A causal approach

Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 930-944

  Chwif, Leonardo ^a   Paul, Ray J ^b   Barretto, Marcos Ribeiro Pereira ^a  

^a CEPI   (Brazil)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discrete event simulation; Model reduction; Simulation model simplification

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER HARDWARE; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION; MODEL REDUCTION; SIMULATION MODEL SIMPLIFICATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 33749256650     PISSN: 1569190X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.simpat.2006.05.001     Document Type: Article

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