Simulation Model as a Service (SMaaS): A concept for integrated deployment, execution and tracking of system simulation models

Abstract

System simulation is dealing with increasingly multiphysical and cyber-physical systems that involve multiple engineering domains. In development and production, system manufacturers often rely on supplier parts and their digital representations. To deal with this inherently collaborative setting in a more efficient way we propose a concept of Simulation Model as a Service (SMaaS) developed at simercator. In this article, we apply established workflows from software engineering to system simulation to create more efficient workflows, discuss the compliance with technical, economic, and regulatory requirements, and present a software for digital supply chain management that implements SMaaS.