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Comparing model development in discrete event simulation and system dynamics
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Tako, Antuela A. and Robinson, Stewart (2009) Comparing model development in discrete event simulation and system dynamics. In: Winter Simulation Conference 2009, Austin, TX, 13-16 Dec 2009 . Published in: Proceedings of the 2009 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC 2009), Vol.1-4 pp. 979-991. doi:10.1109/WSC.2009.5429423 ISSN 0891-7736.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/WSC.2009.5429423
Abstract
This paper provides an empirical study on the comparison of model building in Discrete-Event Simulation (DES) and System Dynamics (SD). Verbal Protocol Analysis (VPA) is used to study the model building process of ten expert modellers (5 SD and 5 DES). Participants are asked to build a simulation model based on a prison population case study and to think aloud while modelling. The generated verbal protocols are divided into 7 modelling topics: problem structuring, conceptual modelling, data inputs, model coding, validation & verification, results & experimentation and implementation and then analyzed. Our results suggest that all modellers switch between modelling topics, however DES modellers follow a more linear progression compared to SD modellers. DES modellers focus significantly more on model coding and verification & validation, whereas SD modellers on conceptual modelling. This quantitative analysis of the processes followed by expert modellers contributes towards the comparison of DES and SD modelling.
Item Type: | Conference Item (Paper) | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Proceedings of the 2009 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC 2009) | ||||
Publisher: | IEEE | ||||
ISSN: | 0891-7736 | ||||
Book Title: | Proceedings of the 2009 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC) | ||||
Official Date: | 2009 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.1-4 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 979-991 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1109/WSC.2009.5429423 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
Conference Paper Type: | Paper | ||||
Title of Event: | Winter Simulation Conference 2009 | ||||
Type of Event: | Conference | ||||
Location of Event: | Austin, TX | ||||
Date(s) of Event: | 13-16 Dec 2009 |
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