A conceptual comparison between discrete and continuous simulation to motivate the hybrid simulation methodology

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 3910-3922

  Brito, Thiago Barros ^a   Trevisan, Edson Felipe Capovilla ^a   Botter, Rui Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR PATTERNS; CONTINUOUS SIMULATION; DISCRETE EVENTS; HYBRID METHODOLOGIES; HYBRID SIMULATION; LITERATURE REVIEWS; SIMULATION METHODOLOGY; SYSTEM DYNAMICS;

CIRCUIT SIMULATION; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION;

EID: 84858056338     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2011.6148082     Document Type: Conference Paper

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