REPLY Discrete event software (SD6712)

[SDMAIL Bill Harris]

Posted by  Bill Harris <bill_harris at facilitatedsystems.com>

"SDMAIL Jim Thompson" <james.thompson at strath.ac.uk> writes:

> So if the problem
> is policy design (say, allocation of resources) traditional SD simulation is
> efficient.  If the problem is policy implementation (say, the budgeting
> process) discrete event simulation is efficient.

Jim,

Good, easy to remember distinction.  Just a caution for people new to
this (I'm sure you know it): problems in policy implementation /may/ be
due to problems in policy design.

Bill
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Bill Harris
Posted by  Bill Harris <bill_harris at facilitatedsystems.com>
posting date  Sun, 06 Jan 2008 09:37:27 -0800