Edinburgh Napier University

  A seven phase methodology is presented for simulation conceptual modelling that combines a prescribed procedure with domain-specific knowledge embedded in the form of the Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model. The paper builds upon previous contributions that detail the design and development of the methodology using an iterative triangulation method (See Lewis, 1998). This includes incorporating existing simulation conceptual modelling practice (e.g. principles, methods of simplification, frameworks and validation methods); requirements for an ‘effective’ conceptual model; a ‘good’ methodology and the utilisation of a process reference model to improve the efficiency and focus during the process of conceptual modelling. This paper presents an illustration of the methodology with a complex and detailed SCM application. The implication for further refinement and validation of the methodology (i.e. its feasibility and utility) with a range of process reference models in different industrial contexts is outlined.