Inventors:
Andrew G. Valko - Poughkeepsie NY
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY
International Classification:
G06G 748
Abstract:
Enables the flexible handling of time, iteration and resource type as variables. For example, project/process simulation tool defines an activity; defines alternative resources required to commence the activity; determine availability of the alternative resources; and varies a duration of the activity based on the availability of the alternative resources. According to another aspect, a modelling process is a computer, provided for including: supplying a modeling program having a plurality of predefined stages of execution which collectively define a transfer function of an activity within a network; defining a plurality of user supplied programming statements, each provided with a label indicative of at least one of the stages of execution; and, causing the modeling program, to execute the user supplied programming statements, each immediately followed by a stage of execution indicated by the associated label.