Reporter Object - An Analysis Module Which Aids In Verifying, Validating And Graphically Displaying Results Of Simulation-Models

    Authors

    D. G. Linton; S. Khajenoori; M. D. Heileman; J. Vanbullington; H. Cat; K. Halder; G. Hebert;S. Sinnappan

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Simulation

    Keywords

    Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications; Computer Science, ; Software Engineering

    Abstract

    In order to verify, validate and graphically display results for simulation models, an analysis module (separate from the simulation itself) called Reporter Object (RO) was developed. RO receives log files (in a particular format) from any simulation model and produces (a) Gantt-type charts, showing all waiting, processing, and blocking times (including reasons for the blocking) for all desired objects (or entities) at all processing facility locations at all times of interest, and (b) pie charts depicting the percentages represented by subcategories associated with a main category (e.g., the percentages of direct material, direct labor and indirect fixed costs associated with total cost). RO was designed to be either integrated with an object-oriented simulation engine or executed as a separate program for use with any simulation model. In order to illustrate its capabilities, Reporter Object is used in conjunction with STARSIM (an acronym for Space Transportation Activities and Resources SIMulation), an object-oriented, menu-driven, simulation model of Space-Shuttle ground processing activities, to show RO's architectural relationship to the simulation engine, the format of required log files (and potential extensions), the types of output that may be produced and the ramifications of this output.

    Journal Title

    Simulation

    Volume

    62

    Issue/Number

    5

    Publication Date

    1-1-1994

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    313

    Last Page

    328

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:A1994NN07400004

    ISSN

    0037-5497

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