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Analyses
An analysis using a discrete event simulation (DES) involves several steps.
First, all the input values are read in and stored in their appropriate loca-
tions (e.g., global variables). Next, the entities are created and they are
introduced into the simulation where they experience the events specied
in the model logic, accruing consequences such as costs, survival time, and
quality-adjusted life years (QALYs). This happens either for the specied
time horizon or for a xed number of individuals (i.e., until the last entity
dies or otherwise leaves the model). The outcomes of interest are recorded
and all the results required to ...