infrastructure that monitors and controls them. The paper discusses the need for and methods to construct simulation models that …/methodology/approach – The paper offers a particular approach to modeling and simulation of hybrid systems as an enabling technology for analysis … (via simulation) of modern electric power grids. The approach, based on the discrete event system specification, integrates …

This study reviews and evaluates the use of a business simulation, specifically the hotel operational training … simulation (HOTS) as it applies to tourism and hospitality education. An extensive self‐report survey was used to examine the … simulation. The simulation as an alternative form of instruction, the learning experience outcomes and critical and analytical …

their past purchases in their decision. The suppliers adapt to the demand by amending their offer price. A simulation of the … theoretical choices. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology used is multi‐agent simulation. It is little used compared to …‐agent simulation is a metaphor of the real world that makes virtual agents (consumers and suppliers) compete; these agents are provided …

previously published simulation studies in agriculture and food markets since system dynamics (SD) is applied in modeling both …Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a model and simulation results for the corporate financial value of … input production and consumption and the processor's financial value. SD modeling is well suited to simulation in a critical …

Identifies the need for a formal procedure to generate a reference state when conducting qualitative simulation studies … indicators, steady state conditions, system capacity and model validity. Its application is illustrated using a simulation model … general does not generate a unique reference state. The impact of using different reference states in a simulation experiment …

logistics planning phase is offered by geographical information system technology, included in the simulation environment in …

help develop insights into the nature and problems evident when attempting to use simulation across different enterprise … use of discreet‐event (DE) simulation when applied in these instances, the research attempts to develop policy … implications that will provide a better understanding of how simulation studies should be approached across different manufacturing …

(ORE) procedures). Design/methodology/approach – Simulation experiments were conducted using a multistage production …

simulation's inherent ability to handle the uncertainties. Design/methodology/approach – The ERP system still contains and uses … methodology employs bi‐directional feedback between the non‐stochastic ERP system and the discrete event simulation model until a … discrete event simulation models. The specific steps developed for this research can be adopted for other enhancements in …