Sim Engine/sup TM/: An Integrated Spreadsheet Based Simulation Modelling and Analysis System

Abstract

This paper describes the features and capabilities of a new spreadsheet based graphical simulation modelling and analysis system called Sim Engine/sup TM/. Sim Engine is a design integrated approach to simulation modelling and analysis. Sim Engine incorporates a Microsoft Excel 4.0/sup TM/ data analysis module, a C++ programming module and an AutoCAD/sup TM/ graphical module into one package. This allows the simulation modeler to go from raw data to completed presentation quality output reports with minimum effort. Another important feature of Sim Engine is its Microsoft Windows/sup TM/ based operation which allows it to communicate seamlessly with other Windows programs that support dynamic data exchange (DDE) and object linking and embedding (OLE).