Stewart Robinson is a professor of operational research and associate dean for specialist masters programmes at the University of Warwick Business School.Roger J. Brooks is a lecturer in the management science department at Lancaster University.Kathy Kotiadis is an assistant professor at the University of Warwick Business School and co-chair of the UK Simulation Special Interest Group.Durk-Jouke van der Zee is an associate professor of operations in the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Groningen.

• Foundations of Conceptual Modeling. Conceptual Modeling Frameworks. Soft Systems Methodology for Conceptual Modeling. Software Engineering for Conceptual Modeling. Domain-Specific Conceptual Modeling. Conclusion. Index.

… a comprehensive account of the various aspects of conceptual modeling. … a very useful supplement to the traditional literature on simulation methods. The book will also be very useful to teachers and students. … this book offers rich material for an adequate expansion of any simulation course … Furthermore, it can be used in an autonomous course on modeling. … Overall, the book is a comprehensive and useful review of the state of the art of conceptual modeling ideas, approaches, and applications. I recommend it to simulation practitioners, researchers, and teachers.—Computing Reviews, January 2011This volume collects different perspectives on modeling the dynamics of a system as a series of discrete events at which the state of the system changes. … The contributors investigate the relationship between complexity and model performance, show how software engineering principles can be applied to conceptual modeling for discrete-event simulation, and address the importance of structuring the problem effectively. —SciTech Book News, February 2011

Stewart Robinson is a professor of operational research and associate dean for specialist masters programmes at the University of Warwick Business School.Roger J. Brooks is a lecturer in the management science department at Lancaster University.Kathy Kotiadis is an assistant professor at the University of Warwick Business School and co-chair of the UK Simulation Special Interest Group.Durk-Jouke van der Zee is an associate professor of operations in the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Groningen.

• Foundations of Conceptual Modeling. Conceptual Modeling Frameworks. Soft Systems Methodology for Conceptual Modeling. Software Engineering for Conceptual Modeling. Domain-Specific Conceptual Modeling. Conclusion. Index.

… a comprehensive account of the various aspects of conceptual modeling. … a very useful supplement to the traditional literature on simulation methods. The book will also be very useful to teachers and students. … this book offers rich material for an adequate expansion of any simulation course … Furthermore, it can be used in an autonomous course on modeling. … Overall, the book is a comprehensive and useful review of the state of the art of conceptual modeling ideas, approaches, and applications. I recommend it to simulation practitioners, researchers, and teachers.—Computing Reviews, January 2011This volume collects different perspectives on modeling the dynamics of a system as a series of discrete events at which the state of the system changes. … The contributors investigate the relationship between complexity and model performance, show how software engineering principles can be applied to conceptual modeling for discrete-event simulation, and address the importance of structuring the problem effectively. —SciTech Book News, February 2011

Stewart Robinson is a professor of operational research and associate dean for specialist masters programmes at the University of Warwick Business School.Roger J. Brooks is a lecturer in the management science department at Lancaster University.Kathy Kotiadis is an assistant professor at the University of Warwick Business School and co-chair of the UK Simulation Special Interest Group.Durk-Jouke van der Zee is an associate professor of operations in the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Groningen.

• Foundations of Conceptual Modeling. Conceptual Modeling Frameworks. Soft Systems Methodology for Conceptual Modeling. Software Engineering for Conceptual Modeling. Domain-Specific Conceptual Modeling. Conclusion. Index.

… a comprehensive account of the various aspects of conceptual modeling. … a very useful supplement to the traditional literature on simulation methods. The book will also be very useful to teachers and students. … this book offers rich material for an adequate expansion of any simulation course … Furthermore, it can be used in an autonomous course on modeling. … Overall, the book is a comprehensive and useful review of the state of the art of conceptual modeling ideas, approaches, and applications. I recommend it to simulation practitioners, researchers, and teachers.—Computing Reviews, January 2011This volume collects different perspectives on modeling the dynamics of a system as a series of discrete events at which the state of the system changes. … The contributors investigate the relationship between complexity and model performance, show how software engineering principles can be applied to conceptual modeling for discrete-event simulation, and address the importance of structuring the problem effectively. —SciTech Book News, February 2011