Deborah A. Davis, C. Dennis Pegden
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This paper discusses the concepts and methods for simulating manufacturing systems using the SIMAN simulation language. SIMAN is a general purpose simulation language which incorporates special purpose features greatly simplify and enhance the modeling of the material handling component of a manufacturing system.
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This paper discusses the concepts and methods for simulating manufacturing systems using the SIMAN simulation language. SIMAN is a general purpose simulation language which incorporates special purpose features greatly simplify and enhance the modeling of the material handling component of a manufacturing system.
Key concepts: Computer science, Component (thermodynamics), Simulation language, GPSS, Discrete event simulation, Software engineering, Programming language, Industrial engineering