A very helpful and descriptive comparison, EWilliams. Each of the above mentioned software packages have their own individual strengths, and when it comes to making a final decision, it is important to understand which features are most important to the user. It would be interesting to find out the selection process that universities go through when choosing which software to buy. To my knowledge, Arena, ProModel, and SIMUL8 are among the most common packages used at universities in the USA (I was taught Arena). There are a few good SIMUL8 books out there: "Simulation Modeling with SIMUL8", "Learning SIMUL8", and "SIMUL8 User Manual".
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