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Introduction
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Abstract
Chapter 1 is the first of the two chapters of Part I of this book. The topics explored in these two initial chapters can be reasonably regarded as background material for the discussions in the remainder of the book. The discussion in this chapter examines such fundament notions as the nature of a model and typical reasons why a modelling and simulation study might be undertaken. A full-service gas station is used as a simple context for illustrating some of the issues that could arise in the formulation of a modelling and simulation project. It is acknowledged that modelling and simulation studies can fail and some common reasons for failure are identified. The contemporary version of the modelling and simulation paradigm is very much linked to the evolution of modern computing technology. The nature of this interrelationship is outlined in a brief review of the development of this increasingly pervasive problem-solving methodology.
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