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Automatic Model Transformation for Enterprise Simulation

Profile image of Junichi IijimaJunichi Iijima

2014, Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06505-2_10
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In order to simulate business process models, either an additional mapping schema is developed or the models are translated into other diagrams that can be used as a conceptual model of simulation. However, most existing methods require manual transformation, and they have made troublesome and time consuming when the business process models are complex. Thus, the application of such translation method is limited. In this research, we conducted a Model Driven Framework base transformation to semi-automatically transform DEMO aspect models into DEVS executable model. Contribution of this research could be concluded as: (1) It makes DEMO model "really executable" and becomes more helpful in BPR; (2) It provides a suitable and well supported formalism and semantics for conceptual model for discrete event related enterprise simulation; (3) It helps developer semi-automatically generate a simulation model which provide better support for enterprise simulation development; (4) DEMO based DEVS definition could be implemented in other simulation platform for better practice.

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Fig. 1. Research Framework
Fig. 1. Research Framework
In Meta-model of CM (Fig 3): AtdDiagram represents the Actor Transaction dia gram (ATD) in CM. The main graph element of ATD is defined as AtdComponent There are two types of AtdComponents: TransactionType and ActorRole. Transac- tioniType is the type of transaction pattem between actor roles. Each transaction has ¢ related product defined in transaction product table (TPT). Here, Product is designec as one property of TransactionType. Since each transaction is related with one o1 more than one objects, RelatedObj1 and RelatedObj2 are also defined as properties. ActorRole is specified in two types: CompositeActorRole and ElementaryActorRole. The CompoisiteActorRole could be composed by Transaction ype and Elementar- yActorRole. ActorRole could be either initiator or executor of a TransactionType, thus there exist two types of link between ActorRole and TransactionType: InitionLink anc FxecutionLink. Fig. 3. ATD Meta-Model and X MI Expression
In Meta-model of CM (Fig 3): AtdDiagram represents the Actor Transaction dia gram (ATD) in CM. The main graph element of ATD is defined as AtdComponent There are two types of AtdComponents: TransactionType and ActorRole. Transac- tioniType is the type of transaction pattem between actor roles. Each transaction has ¢ related product defined in transaction product table (TPT). Here, Product is designec as one property of TransactionType. Since each transaction is related with one o1 more than one objects, RelatedObj1 and RelatedObj2 are also defined as properties. ActorRole is specified in two types: CompositeActorRole and ElementaryActorRole. The CompoisiteActorRole could be composed by Transaction ype and Elementar- yActorRole. ActorRole could be either initiator or executor of a TransactionType, thus there exist two types of link between ActorRole and TransactionType: InitionLink anc FxecutionLink. Fig. 3. ATD Meta-Model and X MI Expression
») In Meta-model of AM (Fig 5): AmDiagram represents the Action Rule Diagram ir \M. The main graph element of AM is AmComponent, specified as ActorRole \rComponents is composed of Act and INIT, as defined in PM model. According tc EMO AM, each ArComponent ts is composed of: WhenBlock and ThenBlock. When- 3lock describes condition of an ArComponent, including properties related with cur ent state of the world. ThenBlock is the judgment, the decision making and possible reaction of an ArComponent. It includes properties related with reaction and conditior of the reaction. As Shown in Fig 5, ThenBlock of an ArComponents is linked tc WhenBlock of another ArComponents by CompLink (component link), if the twc ArComponents are linked in PSD model.
») In Meta-model of AM (Fig 5): AmDiagram represents the Action Rule Diagram ir \M. The main graph element of AM is AmComponent, specified as ActorRole \rComponents is composed of Act and INIT, as defined in PM model. According tc EMO AM, each ArComponent ts is composed of: WhenBlock and ThenBlock. When- 3lock describes condition of an ArComponent, including properties related with cur ent state of the world. ThenBlock is the judgment, the decision making and possible reaction of an ArComponent. It includes properties related with reaction and conditior of the reaction. As Shown in Fig 5, ThenBlock of an ArComponents is linked tc WhenBlock of another ArComponents by CompLink (component link), if the twc ArComponents are linked in PSD model.
Fig. 11. Generated JAVA Code From DEVS S82, executable D] EVSDSOL JAVA files could be generated, as listed in in Fig 10. Because of the difficulty of simulation platform and research limitation, the entities still need to be manually programed by now. Simulation and result are shown in figure 11. By using DI EMO based simulation, the resource ul bottleneck in the process could be analyzed. tilization, the Fig. 10. Generated JAVA Files
Fig. 11. Generated JAVA Code From DEVS S82, executable D] EVSDSOL JAVA files could be generated, as listed in in Fig 10. Because of the difficulty of simulation platform and research limitation, the entities still need to be manually programed by now. Simulation and result are shown in figure 11. By using DI EMO based simulation, the resource ul bottleneck in the process could be analyzed. tilization, the Fig. 10. Generated JAVA Files
Fig. 12. Simulation Result
Fig. 12. Simulation Result

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