INMNKMAS Modeling and Simulation

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Winter 2026
Extent and Intensity
16/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Ing. Roman Šperka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Ing. Roman Šperka, Ph.D.
Department of Informatics and Mathematics – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Contact Person: doc. Ing. Jan Górecki, Ph.D.
Timetable
Thu 8. 10. 15:35–17:10 A318, Thu 29. 10. 15:35–17:10 A318, Thu 3. 12. 15:35–17:10 A318
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAKULTA(OPF) && TYP_STUDIA(N) && FORMA(K)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 20/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the principles of systems modelling and simulation, with a focus on business processes, and to develop their ability to analyse, model, and simulate business processes using standard modelling notations and software tools. Students will learn to create and interpret business process models, conduct simple simulation experiments, and use their results to support managerial decision-making.
Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:


Understand and explain the fundamental concepts of systems modelling and simulation and their application to business processes.


Distinguish and characterize different types of models, simulations, and simulation approaches used in business informatics.


Describe the principles of business process management and the structure and types of business processes.


Explain the purpose, basic elements, and areas of application of BPMN, IDEF, UML, EPC, and Petri nets.


Analyse business processes from a process-oriented perspective and identify their key elements.


Create and interpret business process models using standard modelling notations, particularly BPMN.


Use software tools for business process modelling and simulation, particularly MS Visio, ARIS Express, and AnyLogic.


Design and evaluate simple simulation experiments to support managerial decision-making.

Syllabus

1. Model and Modelling


Definition of a system and its basic elements. Types of systems – static and dynamic. Events, states, activities, attributes, and system transactions. Definition of a model and a priori information about an object. Modelling as a scientific discipline. Classification of models – prototypes, structural and functional models, singular, duplex, simplex, and complex models.


2. Simulation


Definition of simulation, simulator, and simulation model verification. Types of simulation – digital, continuous, discrete, and combined. Simulation program, trial, experiment, study, and step. Simulation time – equidistant and non-equidistant. Multi-agent simulation.


3. Business Process Modelling


Process-oriented view of a business, organization, and company. Business process reengineering. Definition of a business and a business process. Basic properties and objects of a process. Business objectives, activities, and workflow. Process and activity models and instances. Types of business processes. Automated execution of business processes. Business Process Development (BDD).


4. Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN)


Definition of BPMN. Business Process Diagram (BPD) and its structure. Symbols used in BPMN – events, activities, gateways, event subtypes, connecting objects, swimlanes, pools, and artifacts. Application of BPMN – collaborative and internal business processes.


5. Business Process Modelling Notations


Definition and basic elements of Integration DEFinition (IDEF). Types of IDEF methods – IDEF0, IDEF1X, and IDEF3. Definition and basic diagrams of the Unified Modeling Language (UML). UML diagrams – use case diagrams, class diagrams and object-oriented programming, sequence diagrams, activity diagrams, and state diagrams. Definition and basic elements of Event-driven Process Chains (EPC) and Petri nets.


6. Business Process Modelling and Simulation Tools


Introduction to ARIS Express for business process modelling – process maps, BPD, and BPMN diagrams. Introduction to Microsoft Visio – flowcharts, cross-functional flowcharts, and UML diagrams. CA ERwin Process Modeller for functional and process analysis using the IDEF methodology. HPsim for Petri net modelling. Introduction to the MAREA virtual company simulation environment developed in cooperation between SU OPF and REA Technology, Copenhagen, Denmark. Introduction to the Witness simulation environment.

Literature
    required literature
  • ŠPERKA, Roman; Michal HALAŠKA and Miroslav DIŠEK. Techniky a nástroje v oblasti modelování podnikových procesů: Distanční studijní text. 2nd ed. Karviná, 2018, 192 pp. info
    recommended literature
  • ŠPERKA, R. Techniky a nástroje v oblasti modelování podnikových procesů. 1. vydání. Karviná: SU OPF, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7510-077-1. info
  • ŘEPA, V. Podnikové procesy: procesní řízení a modelování. 2. aktualiz. a rozš. vyd. Praha: Grada. Management v informační společnost. ISBN 978-80-247-2252-8. info
  • LAGUNA, M. Business process: modeling, simulation and design. Upper Saddle River: Prentice-Hall, 2005. ISBN 01-309-1519-X. info
  • DLOUHÝ, M. Simulace podnikových procesů. Brno: Computer Press. Management v informační sp, 2007. ISBN 978-80-251-1649-4. info
  • WOOLDRIDGE, M. An introduction to multiagent systems. 2nd ed. Chichester, U.K.: John Wiley, 2009. ISBN 978-0-470-51946-2. info
Teaching methods
Lecture (teacher-led instruction, dialogue, group discussion); seminar (group discussion, project-based learning, case studies, practical exercises, simulations).
Assessment methods
Seminar paper (30% of the final grade), two correspondence assignments (10% of the final grade), written examination (60% of the final grade).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023, Winter 2024, Winter 2025.
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