AnyLogic is a multimethod

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modeling tool developed by The AnyLogic Company (former XJ Technologies). It supports agent-based, discrete event, and system dynamics simulation methodologies.Christopher W. Weimer, J. O. Miller, Raymond R. Hill
"Agent-Based Modeling: an Introduction and Primer"
Proceedings of the 2016 Winter Simulation Conference AnyLogic is

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that works on

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and

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. AnyLogic is used to simulate: markets and competition,Jingsi Huang, Lingyan Liu, Leyuan Shi.
"Auction Policy Analysis: an Agent-Based Simulation Optimization Model of Grain Market"
Proceedings of the 2016 Winter Simulation Conference healthcare,Anatoli Djanatliev, Reinhard German, Peter Kolominsky-Rabas
"Hybrid Simulation with Loosely Coupled System Dynamics and Agent-based Models for Prospective Health Technology Assessments"
Proceedings of the 2012 Winter Simulation Conference manufacturing, supply chains and logistics, retail, business processes, social Sergio E. Quijada, Juan F. Arcas, Cristian Renner, Luis Rabelo.
"A Spatio Temporal Simulation Model for Evaluating Delinquency and Crime Policies"
Proceedings of the 2005 Winter Simulation Conference and ecosystem dynamics, defense, project and asset management, pedestrian dynamics Khaled Nassar, Ahmed Bayyoumi
"A Simulation Study of The Effect of Mosque Design on Egress Times"
Proceedings of the 2012 Winter Simulation Conference and road traffic, IT, aerospace.

History of AnyLogic

At the beginning of the 1990s there was a big interest in the mathematical approach to modeling and simulation of parallel processes. This approach may be applied to the analysis of correctness of parallel and distributed programs. The Distributed Computer Network (DCN) research group at

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developed a software system for the analysis of program correctness; the new tool was named COVERS (Concurrent Verification and Simulation). This system allowed graphical modeling notation to be used for describing system structure and behavior. The tool was developed with the help of a research grant from Hewlett-Packard. In 1998 the success of this research inspired the DCN laboratory to organize a company with the mission of developing a new generation of simulation software. Development emphasis was placed on applied methods: simulation, performance analysis, behavior of

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, optimization and visualization. The resulting software was released in 2000 and featured the latest information technologies: an object-oriented approach, elements of the

UML The Unified Modeling Language (UML) is a general-purpose, developmental modeling language in the field of software engineering that is intended to provide a standard way to visualize the design of a system. The creation of UML was originally m ...

standard, the use of

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, and a modern

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. The tool was named AnyLogic, because it supported all three well-known modeling approaches: system dynamics,

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, Agent-based modeling. and any combination of these approaches within a single model. The first version of AnyLogic was AnyLogic 4, because the numbering continues the numbering of COVERS 3.0. AnyLogic 5 was released in 2003. New version was focused on business simulation in different industries. AnyLogic 7, was released in 2014. Being the biggest release for 7 years, it featured many updates aimed at simplifying model building, including support for multimethod modeling, a decreased need for coding, renewed libraries, and other usability improvements. AnyLogic 7.1, also released in 2014, included a new GIS implementation: in addition to shapefile-based maps, AnyLogic started to support tile maps from free online providers, including OpenStreetMap. 2015 marked the release of AnyLogiс 7.2 with the built-in database and the Fluid Library. Since 2015, AnyLogic Personal Learning Edition (PLE) is available for free for the purposes of education and self-education. The PLE license is perpetual, but created models are limited in size. The new Road Traffic Library was introduced in 2016 with AnyLogic 7.3. AnyLogic 8 was released in 2017. Beginning with Version 8.0, the AnyLogic model development environment was integrated with AnyLogic Cloud, a web service for simulation analytics. The platform for AnyLogic 8 model

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is Eclipse. Bin Li, Wen-feng Li
"Modeling and Simulation of Container Terminal Logistics Systems Using Harvard Architecture and Agent-Based Computing"
Proceedings of the 2010 Winter Simulation Conference

AnyLogic and Java

AnyLogic includes a graphical

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and also allows the user to extend simulation

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s with

code. The Java nature of AnyLogic lends itself to custom model extensions via Java coding The Professional version allows for the creation of Java runtime applications which can be distributed to users.

AnyLogic Cloud

AnyLogic Cloud is a web service for simulation analytics. It allows users to store, access, run, and share simulation models online, as well as analyze experiment results. Using AnyLogic model development environment, developers can upload their models to AnyLogic Cloud and set up sharable web dashboards to work with models online. These dashboards can contain configurable input parameters and output data in the form of charts and graphs. Model users can set input data on the dashboard screen, run the model, and analyze the output. AnyLogic Cloud allows users to run models using web browsers, on desktop computers and mobile devices, with the model being executed on the server side. Multiple run experiments are performed using several nodes. The results of all executed experiments are stored in the database and can be immediately accessed. Models can be run both with and without

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-based interactive animation. Developers can choose whether they want their models to be private or publicly available in the model library, which includes models from other AnyLogic users.

anyLogistix supply chain optimization software

The AnyLogic Company converted its development efforts for the supply chain domain in a separate software tool – anyLogistix. This spin-off product was introduced in 2014 as AnyLogic Logistics Network Manager and was renamed anyLogistix in 2015. anyLogistix is based on the AnyLogic and CPLEX engines, GIS, and the new industry-oriented GUI. It also includes algorithms and techniques specific for supply chain design and optimization. Like other simulation software such as

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and SIMUL8, optimization functionality is provided by OptQuest. anyLogistix is fully integrated with AnyLogic, for instance, AnyLogic can be used for customization of objects inside anyLogistix, including warehouses, production sites, suppliers, inventory, sourcing, and transportation policies.

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