Abstract
Conceptual Modeling (CM) has gained a lot of interest in the recent years and it is widely agreed that CM is the most important phase of simulation study. Despite its significance, there are very few techniques that can help to develop well-structured and concise conceptual models. This paper proposes the use of the Structured Analysis and Design Technique (SADT) from software engineering to develop conceptual models. SADT has proven to be successful in the development of software systems, specifically in the requirements gathering phase. This paper contributes to the area of CM by proposing a new framework for developing conceptual models which focuses mainly on the first phase of CM, that of System Description (SD). A simple case, the Panorama Televisions production plant, is used to illustrate the application of this approach. The benefits and limitations of this framework are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 2014 Winter Simulation Conference |
| Place of Publication | Piscataway, NJ |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| Pages | 1038-1049 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781479974863 |
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| Publication status | Published - 26 Jan 2015 |
| Event | 2014 Winter Simulation Conference - Savana, United States Duration: 7 Dec 2014 → 10 Dec 2014 |
Conference
| Conference | 2014 Winter Simulation Conference |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Savana |
| Period | 7/12/14 → 10/12/14 |
Keywords
- conceptual model
- discrete event simulation