Patent Document ID: 8190410
Application ID: 11619963
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for evaluating decision sciences for a plurality of simulation models, said method including: analyzing, by a computer for said evaluating said decision sciences for said plurality of simulation models, dependency data from said plurality of simulation models, each of said plurality of simulation models having a model identifier; determining, by said computer, first variables within a first subset of said plurality of simulation models, wherein said first subset of said plurality of simulation models is impacted by said dependency data, and said dependency data provides interdependencies among said plurality of simulation models, wherein said first variables are across said first subset of said plurality of simulation models, wherein said plurality of simulation models simulate outcomes, effectiveness, penetration, utilization, and distribution of marketing strategies based upon at least one of historic, current or probability data of said marketing strategies, and wherein said dependency data depends upon and includes records having an identifier that is based upon said model identifier and that depend at least one of directly or indirectly from a simulation model; analyzing, by said computer, said dependency data relating to said first subset of said plurality of simulation models; determining, by said computer, second variables within a second subset of said plurality of simulation models, wherein said second subset of said plurality of simulation models is impacted by said dependency data, wherein said second subset of said plurality of simulation models is dependent upon said first subset of said plurality of simulation models, and wherein said dependency data relates to a transfer of information exchanged between at least one of said first variables or said second variables, and at least one of said first subset of said plurality of simulation models or said second subset of said plurality of simulation models, wherein said information includes accuracy of said information, an amount of said information, a transfer rate of said information, a processing rate of said information, and usage data for each of variable types; propagating, by said computer and based on said dependency data and said interdependencies, a change to a select variable to at least one of said first subset of said plurality of simulation models or said second subset of said plurality of simulation models; acquiring, by said computer, model data including a first simulation type indicator and a second simulation type indicator for each of said plurality of simulation models; categorizing, by said computer, said plurality of simulation models according to said first simulation type indicator and said second simulation type indicator; and creating, by said computer, a visualization of said plurality of simulation models according to said categorization, wherein said visualization includes a first simulation type count indicator and a second simulation type count indicator respectively corresponding to each of said first simulation type indicator and said second simulation type indicator, and wherein said visualization shows dependencies of said simulation model based upon said dependency data, wherein said dependencies are based upon how said simulation model utilizes said first subset of said plurality of simulation models and said second subset of said plurality of simulation models.