A generic framework for real-time discrete event simulation (DES) modelling

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1931-1938

  Tavakoli, Siamak ^a   Mousavi, Alireza ^a   Komashie, Alexander ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION SOFTWARES; GENERIC FRAMEWORKS; GENERIC SIMULATIONS; INPUT DATUM; INTER-PROCESS COMMUNICATIONS; LABVIEW; MANUFACTURING SECTORS; PHYSICAL SYSTEMS; TIME DISCRETE;

DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION; FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 60749128915     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2008.4736285     Document Type: Conference Paper

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