A methodology for input data management in discrete event simulation projects

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1727-1735

  Skoogh, Anders ^a   Johansson, Björn ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE-EVENT SIMULATIONS; INPUT DATUM; INTERNAL CONNECTIONS;

DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION;

DATA HANDLING;

EID: 60749114752     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2008.4736259     Document Type: Conference Paper

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