01263nas a2200181 4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653002100043653001400064653001600078653001300094653001500107100002000122245010300142300001200245490000600257520081800263 2020 d10aConceptual model10aLogistics10aMaintenance10amilitary10asimulation1 aNebojsa Nikolic00aConceptual Modelling in Simulation of Military Logistics Processes – Field Maintenance Modelling a100-1100 v33 a
Conceptual modelling is one of the most challenging parts in simulation modelling where more knowledge fields meet each other. The main goal of the paper is to present the process of creating a conceptual model as an important step in simulation model development. The starting point is a description of a real entity given by subject matter expert, and output is one consistent, algorithm-like, conceptual model. As a real entity here is used a process of field maintenance of main weapon system in a brigade-size military unit in combat operations. The point of the paper is to emphasize the translation of the conceptual description of the real process given from the subject matter expert, towards a formalized conceptual model that is understandable to the simulation modeller and computer programmer.