A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW AND COMPUTATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON SIMULATION IN OPERATIONS RESEARCH AND PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE C++

In this paper, we attempt to draw a conclusion about the topics related to our study, as specifically operations research, simulation, and simulation programming languages. The use of operations research nowadays can be felt in every aspect of life, like network scheduling, traffic, transportation, military operations, and many more areas. Simulation, being one of the techniques to optimize operations research problems and to formulate a system model, becomes an important area of study. A comprehensive literature review was conducted, covering key works in simulation, operations research, and simulation programming languages. Operations Research (OR) development phases were reviewed to understand the procedural basis for simulation modelling. This study adopts an interdisciplinary methodological framework, integrating mathematical operations research, computer science, and simulation theory. Various simulation classifications-deterministic vs. stochastic, continuous vs. discrete, and discrete-event models-were compared to determine appropriate modelling applications. This study demonstrates that simulation,extending beyond mathematics and operations research, is fundamentally interdisciplinary supporting advancements in physics, economics, management sciences, education, and computing.