In an increasingly competitive and global marketplace, simulation has become a very powerful tool for the design and analysis of new or existing systems.
Simulation can be particularly beneficial when dealing with very large and complex systems.
However, current simulation modelling methodologies are not geared towards model development for these types of systems. Specifications and the steps required for the development of simulation models using this approach are described in detail. The framework and its specifications are also illustrated with the help of modelling examples. A survey of the related research has shown that recent attempts to define reuse models have been limited to those supporting a single ISs methodology. This paper proposes a generic reuse model for taking into account several different ISs methodologies with a single development platform.