Cross-paradigm simulation modeling: Challenges and successes

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 2783-2797

  Heath, Susan K ^a   Brailsford, Sally C ^b   Buss, Arnold ^a   Macal, Charles M ^c  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGENT BASED; DISCRETE EVENTS; EVENT-ORIENTED; PROCESS-ORIENTED; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; TOPIC AREAS;

CIRCUIT SIMULATION; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION;

EID: 84858036340     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2011.6147983     Document Type: Conference Paper

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