Introduction to Modeling and Simulation Techniques

Modeling and simulation techniques are becoming an important research method for investigating operational and organizational systems. Many literatures report different aspects and views of modeling and simulation but there is little literature that covers a full cycle of modeling and simulation, including both model design & development and model verification & validation, for use in industrial product development systems. This paper introduces modeling and simulation concepts, methods and tools, and discusses approaches that can be used for model verification and validation. A modeling and simulation procedure, designed for use in understanding industrial product development systems, is introduced that accommodates both model creation and verification & validation. The overall goal of the research is to bridge the gap between model design & development and model verification & validation in a modeling and simulation procedure which, as a whole, is essential for the application of modeling and simulation techniques to understand any real-world system.