An Introduction to Jitia 1 : Simulation Software Designed for Developing Large System Models

PA Consulting Group's Business Dynamics Practice, formerly Pugh-Roberts Associates, has been developing over the past few years a new simulation software package designed specifically to support the professional model builder develop and analyse medium to large system dynamics models. Although in use at PA Consulting since mid 2000, this software will be introduced to the public for the first time during the summer of 2001. This paper introduces many of the unique features of the software and discusses how these features support the development of large system models. These features include the introduction of a hierarchical model building construct, new navigational and editing tools, improved array handling, improved macro support, search and replace support, multiple integration methods, advance analysis tools, scenario development and management tools, and a host of other items.