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<center><FONT SIZE=4><b>August 2003 • Volume 30<BR>
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<DD>Connecting the seat of the intellect to the seat of the pants
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<DD>Sixth biennial survey of discrete-event simulation software tools that empower users to imagine new systems, and study and compare alternative designs
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<DD><I>By Gian Frontini and Andrew Burns</I>
<DD>Modeling package bridges the gap between system dynamics and discrete-event simulation
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