ALIX: a graphical method of process modeling in complex discrete systems

This paper presents a graphical enterprises modelling method oriented to process simulation. Among static, decisional and dynamical contexts of modelling, only the dynamical context is treated in this article. This formalism was inspired by well-known methods like SADT and UML. It is a part of a larger analysis and optimisation environment that is also in development in our research centre (the CREGI). The goal of this environment is to simplify the use of simulation and optimisation methods in industrial contexts