While spreadsheets are appropriate for many types of applications, due to a number of inherent limitations they are poor choices for some important applications (e.g., building realistic dynamic models). This white paper discusses the limitations of spreadsheets for complex modeling applications, and introduces GoldSim, a graphical dynamic simulation program that moves beyond spreadsheets and makes it easy to build and maintain dynamic models of complex business and engineering systems.

This paper explains how GoldSim can be used for reliability modeling and probabilistic risk assessment. It provides sufficient detail such that the reader can obtain a good understanding and overview of what the software can actually do (and how it does it). The paper is intended to clearly explain its GoldSim's capabilities in simple language. Readers interested in learning more details are pointed to additional sources.

Integrated water resources management (IWRM) is a framework that supports collaboration and fosters proactive decision-making for efficient management of water resources. GoldSim is a dynamic simulation software tool that has successfully provided support for the IWRM process on multiple projects. This paper provides a brief overview of GoldSim, with special emphasis on integrated water resource management applications.

This short paper provides a brief overview of GoldSim, with special emphasis on applications in the energy industry. It discusses how  the software can be used for creating realistic models of engineered and environmental systems in order to carry out risk analyses, evaluate potential environmental impacts, support strategic planning, evaluate the reliability of engineered systems, and evaluate alternative policies and plans.

GoldSim has been used at mines around the world for mine water management studies, to support environmental compliance and permitting, and for evaluation of mine development, expansion, remediation and closure plans. This paper provides a brief overview of GoldSim, with special emphasis on mining applications.

This paper provides a brief overview of GoldSim, with special emphasis on strategic planning simulations. It discusses how  the software can be used to carry out risk analyses and evaluate alternative policies and plans.

GoldSim is particularly well-suited (and was originally developed) to support evaluation of existing and proposed radioactive waste management facilities. Powerful contaminant transport features allow nearly any kind of natural or man-made environmental system to be simulated. This paper provides a brief overview of GoldSim, with special emphasis on radioactive waste management applications.

This paper briefly discusses how dynamic computer simulation can be applied within the field of supply chain management to diagnose problems and evaluate possible solutions, optimize operations, and mitigate risk factors. The paper also provides a methodology for building supply chain models and identifies the critical criteria for selecting appropriate simulation software. Finally, a simple example of a supply chain model using GoldSim simulation software is described.

This document provides a brief overview of how GoldSim differs from three general types of simulation software: discrete simulators, system dynamics programs, and probabilistic spreadsheet programs.

This brief two page summary provides an overview of key GoldSim features, with particular emphasis on water resource modeling applications.