Critical issues in the development of component-based discrete simulation

Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory

Volumn 12, Issue 7-8 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 495-514

  Oses, Noelia ^a   Pidd, Michael ^a   Brooks, Roger J ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Components; Modular programming; Simulation; Software architectures

Indexed keywords

COMPONENTS; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; LIBRARIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

COMPONENT-BASED APPROACHES; DISCRETE SIMUTAION; MODULAR PROGRAMMING; SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURES;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 4944258442     PISSN: 1569190X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.simpat.2004.06.005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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