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1 Effective and efficient model development
Purpose and goal-
oriented abstraction
and aggregation
System
Model
Simulation
2
Effective
model
execution
Analysis and
interpretation
Static and dynamic
properties
Quantitative and
qualitative results
Figure 1.2:
The goals of this thesis are to improve effectivity and e-
ciency of model development and model execution.
a very unique view on the problem at hand and contributes to specific
parts of a model. A major challenge in developing complex models
is to properly decompose a model into submodels while at the same
time maintaining overall consistency and ensuring compatibility of
submodels. To ensure successful model development (i. e., consistent
development of model components or submodels) all parties have
to follow a common model development process within a common
methodological framework.
An absolutely necessary prerequisite for effective collaborative model
development is a shared domain understanding of all parties - ideally
based upon a sound theoretical foundation. Besides a common under-
standing of the model development process, all parties need a common
understanding of the model to be developed. They need to know
how a model is decomposed into submodels, how interactions between
these are defined and how the overall model is finally executed.
The above issues are related to developing simulation models and
improving collaboration between model developers. In addition, collab-
