SIMTOOLS: A software tool kit for discrete event simulation in Pascal

Abstract

SIMTOOLS is a collection of procedures and functions that allow discrete event simulation programs to be easily developed in Pascal. The package, which implements the event view, has pro cedures for creating and deleting entities, managing lists or queues, event scheduling and sequencing, system tracing and data collection. It is useful for any model-building effort, but especially those which do not fall neatly into the class of queu ing networks where specialized simulation software is available. The advantages of such an approach include the ability to apply top-down design, self-documentation, portability and the fact that the only development software required is the Pascal compiler.