20140039856 | COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM COMPRISING INSTRUCTIONS FOR A PROCESS MODEL, AND METHOD OF USE - A process simulation modeling system is described, in which a computer-readable storage medium contains a model of a process or operation affected by a number of parameters. A process model maintained in a first data structure, and a plurality of process modifications in a second data structure, wherein one or more of the plurality of process modifications relate to the portion of the model of the process that is dependent upon the subset of the plurality of parameters, such that only a change in the subset of the plurality of parameters affect the portion of the model, and wherein the computer is programmably arranged to generate an output representing the effect of the change in the subset of the plurality of parameters on the model of the process. | 02-06-2014 |