We analyse the relationship between object-oriented modelling and session-based, service-oriented modelling, starting from a typical UML Sequence Diagram and providing a program tr...
This paper provides simulation practitioners and consumers with a grounding in how discrete-event simulation software works. Topics include discreteevent systems; entities, resour...
We review the literature on Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) development and on software development, distributed work and teams more generally to develop a theoretical mod...
Kevin Crowston, Hala Annabi, James Howison, Chenge...
We present the basic concepts of experimental design, the types of goals it can address, and why it is such an important and useful tool for simulation. A well-designed experiment...
In determining an electronic workflow system, a financial services firm utilized simulation to determine the necessary capital expenditure. Analysis included batching options, Ser...