Structured Models and Dynamic Systems Analysis: The Integration of the IDEF0/IDEF3 Modeling Methods and Discrete Event Simulatio

The role of modeling and simulation is receiving much press of late. However, the lack of practice in employing a link between the two is alarming. A static model is used to understand an enterprise or a system, and simulation is used for dynamic analysis. Generally, most models are considered static, whereas simulation is really a dynamic model. Static models are useful in achieving understanding of the enterprise. Simulations are useful in analyzing the behavior of the enterprise. Most enterprises develop and even maintain multiple types of models for different purposes. If a single model can be used to drive other modeling purposes, then model maintenance and development could be reduced. This paper describes the procedure necessary to use a static representation as the primary input for an animated simulation. It presents the additional steps necessary to annotate a static model for input to a dynamic model. Two commercial suites, WorkFlow Modelerâ„¢ to ServiceModelâ„¢ and ProSimâ...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1997
• Where: WSC
• Authors: Larry Whitman, Brian L. Huff, Adrien Presley
• Keywords: Dynamic Model, Modeling And Simulation, Simulation, Static Model, WSC 1997