JavaBean-based simulation with operational procedure table (OPT)

摘要

This paper describes an application of operational procedure table (OPT) methodology to web/component-based simulation. Component-based development, which permits use of drag and drop methods, can significantly reduce development time since no coding is required. Furthermore, an OPT component can enhance design efficiency with a tabular format specification for describing the behavior of a system. OPT tabular display helps a user understand associations between inputs and outputs. We introduce the JavaBeans discrete simulation (JBDS) system, which has a library of basic simulation components and the OPT component, to illustrate the combination of component/web-based simulation development and OPT