System and method for integrated modeling and analysis

An integrated modeling and analysis system (IMAS) for modeling a system in a discrete event simulation (DES) the system comprising:

• a first processor in communication with a first memory, the first memory configured to store instructions that when executed by the first processor cause the first processor to:
• define a database configured to directly import DES model information from at least one integrated product team (IPT), the at least one IPT maintaining DES model information for a product line which represents a portion of an overall operations system, wherein the database stores the imported DES model information in at least one input data set;
• store in the first memory information relating to at least one relationship between a first data element in a first input data set and a second data element in a second input data set;
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• create a user interface for displaying to a user on a display, the user interface configured to accept from a user, at least one input parameter for running a simulation of the overall operations system;
• a second processor in communication with a second memory, the second memory containing instructions that when executed by the second processor cause the second processor to run a DES application, the DES application in communication with the database via the first processor;
• wherein said DES application is configured to query the database and extract information relating to a DES model of the overall system based on the at least one input data set imported from the at least one IPT and the information relating to the at least one relationship between the first data element in the first input data set and the second data element in the second input data set, create a DES model and a DES event list based on the extracted DES model information, perform a simulation based on the DES model and the DES event list, wherein performing the simulation generates statistics data, and storing the statistics data in the database in at least one output data set;
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• wherein said first processor is configured to create at least one output report based on the at least one input data set, the at least one output data set and the at least one input parameter.