A methodology for the decomposition of discrete event models for parallel simulation

Parallel Simulation has presented the possibility of performing higk speed simulation. However, when attempting to make a link between the requirenzents of Parallel Simulation and Discrete Event Simulation wed in commercial areas such as manufacturing a major problem a r k s . This lies in the decomposition of the simulation into a series of concurrently executing objects. Using the activity cycle diagram simulation technique as an illustrative example, thk paper suggests a solution to thk decomposition problem. This tk dkcussed within the context ofprovidhg a conceptually seamless merhalologv fortmnskatingsimulatwn models into a form which can exploit the benefits of parallel computing.