Conceptual modelling for simulation Part I: definition and requirements
Conceptual modelling for simulation Part I: definition and requirements
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DOI：
10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602368
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发表时间：
2008-03-01
影响因子：
3.6
通讯作者：
Robinson, S.
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作者：
Robinson, S.
概念建模可能是模拟研究中最重要的方面。这也是最困难和最不被理解的。40多年的仿真研究和实践只提供了关于如何设计仿真概念模型的有限信息。本文是两篇文章中的第一篇，讨论了概念建模的含义和概念模型的要求。在现有文献的基础上，给出了概念模型的定义。描述了概念模型的四个要求：有效性、可信度、实用性和可行性。还讨论了开发尽可能简单的模型的必要性。由于缺乏关于如何设计概念模型的咨询意见，因此提出了建立概念模型框架的必要性。在本文奠定的基础上，本文描述了一个概念建模框架。
Conceptual modelling is probably the most important aspect of a simulation study. It is also the most difficult and least understood. Over 40 years of simulation research and practice have provided only limited information on how to go about designing a simulation conceptual model. This paper, the first of two, discusses the meaning of conceptual modelling and the requirements of a conceptual model. Founded on existing literature, a definition of a conceptual model is provided. Four requirements of a conceptual model are described: validity, credibility, utility and feasibility. The need to develop the simplest model possible is also discussed. Owing to a paucity of advice on how to design a conceptual model, the need for a conceptual modelling framework is proposed. Built on the foundations laid in this paper, a conceptual modelling framework is described in the paper that follows.