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The basic features and a possible software architecture of an integrated simulation environment are presented in the paper. Such an environment should support the whole modelling process starting with the identification of model structure and finishing with the evaluation of alternative model formulations. Based on the experience of five working prototypes in the time span of four years, a general framework is described which contains both a quantitative and a qualitative simulation approach.
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Guariso, G., Hitz, M., Werthner, H. (1992). Experience in the development of advanced modelling environments. In: Pichler, F., Díaz, R.M. (eds) Computer Aided Systems Theory — EUROCAST '91. EUROCAST 1991. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 585. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0021036
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