3Conceptual Modelling (Abstraction)
Introduction
The conceptual modelling process involves deciding what is relevant and should be included in the model to meet the aims of the current investigation. Robinson (2008) defines a conceptual model as ‘a non-software specific description of the computer simulation model (that will be, is or has been developed), describing the objectives, inputs, outputs, content, assumptions and simplifications of the model’. Thus, the conceptual model defines what is to be represented and how it is to be represented in the computer simulation model and this is the approach taken in this text. This means a key aspect of a simulation study is that the modeller understands the context ...
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