model development revisited
A brief chronology of simulation software helps to understand the current status, which finds simulation modeling in a transactional period. Viewed in the context of the model life cycle, the needs for more effective and efficient simulation model development can be identified. Some consensus is evident in the definition of tools, but the approaches to improvement are charted quite differently by researchers and practitioners in the simulation community. At this juncture no clear directions have been established. However, the indications of convergence in the software and model development paradigms can only be beneficial for both communities.
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