Design of an integrated simulation modeling environment using a relational database framework /
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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1990.
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| Online Access: | Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Abstract: | Discrete simulation is a powerful modeling tool which has usually demanded computer programming skills on the part of the systems analyst. Efforts to remove the programming burden from the analyst have led to a series of simulation languages that partly cooperate with the analyst in some phases of the simulation modeling process. This dissertation presents the design of an integrated simulation modeling environment which emphasizes the modeling aspects of simulation by providing support throughout all phases of the simulation modeling process. It incorporates a relational database to provide storage support, to facilitate the description of manufacturing models and to allow interaction with other information systems. Likewise, it also describes a partial implementation of a structured prototype which includes analysis of input data, model definition and model execution. The use of CASE technology and a CASE tool, ORACLE, made it possible to prove the feasibility of a life-cycle oriented environment, model independence and tool integration. Components of a generic manufacturing station are stored in independent tables of a relational database upon which a hierarchical structure has been imposed. Cross reference tables act as links between described elements and a particular model. The C-based environment interacts directly with the database through the use of embedded SQL statements; thus, making it possible to use a commercial RDBMS. Extensive use of windowing and menu-driven techniques ease the interaction between the user and the environment. |
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| Item Description: | Typescript (photocopy). Vita. "Major subject: Industrial engineering." |
| Physical Description: | xi, 132 leaves : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |