<s>
AnyLogic	B-Language
is	O
a	O
multimethod	O
simulation	O
modeling	O
tool	O
developed	O
by	O
The	O
AnyLogic	B-Language
Company	O
(	O
formerly	O
XJ	O
Technologies	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
agent-based	O
,	O
discrete	B-General_Concept
event	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
system	O
dynamics	O
simulation	O
methodologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AnyLogic	B-Language
is	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
simulation	B-Application
software	I-Application
that	O
works	O
on	O
Windows	O
,	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
AnyLogic	B-Language
is	O
used	O
to	O
simulate	O
:	O
markets	O
and	O
competition	O
,	O
healthcare	O
,	O
manufacturing	O
,	O
supply	O
chains	O
and	O
logistics	O
,	O
retail	O
,	O
business	O
processes	O
,	O
social	O
and	O
ecosystem	O
dynamics	O
,	O
defense	O
,	O
project	O
and	O
asset	O
management	O
,	O
pedestrian	O
dynamics	O
and	O
road	O
traffic	O
,	O
IT	O
,	O
and	O
aerospace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
this	O
research	O
inspired	O
the	O
DCN	O
laboratory	O
to	O
organize	O
a	O
company	O
with	O
the	O
mission	O
of	O
developing	O
a	O
new	O
generation	O
of	O
simulation	B-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
resulting	O
software	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
and	O
featured	O
the	O
latest	O
information	O
technologies	O
:	O
an	O
object-oriented	O
approach	O
,	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
UML	B-Language
standard	O
,	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Java	B-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
modern	O
GUI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tool	O
was	O
named	O
AnyLogic	B-Language
,	O
because	O
it	O
supported	O
all	O
three	O
well-known	O
modeling	O
approaches	O
:	O
system	O
dynamics	O
,	O
discrete	B-General_Concept
event	I-General_Concept
simulation	I-General_Concept
,	O
Agent-based	O
modeling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
any	O
combination	O
of	O
these	O
approaches	O
within	O
a	O
single	O
model	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
AnyLogic	B-Language
was	O
V4	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
numbering	O
continues	O
the	O
numbering	O
of	O
COVERS	O
3.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AnyLogic	B-Language
5	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AnyLogic	B-Language
7	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
many	O
updates	O
aimed	O
at	O
simplifying	O
model	B-Application
building	O
,	O
including	O
support	O
for	O
multimethod	O
modeling	O
,	O
a	O
decreased	O
need	O
for	O
coding	O
,	O
renewed	O
libraries	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
usability	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AnyLogic	B-Language
7.1	O
,	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
included	O
a	O
new	O
GIS	O
implementation	O
:	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
shapefile-based	O
maps	O
,	O
AnyLogic	B-Language
started	O
to	O
support	O
tile	O
maps	O
from	O
free	O
online	O
providers	O
,	O
including	O
OpenStreetMap	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2015	O
,	O
AnyLogic	B-Language
Personal	O
Learning	O
Edition	O
(	O
PLE	O
)	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
for	O
the	O
purposes	O
of	O
education	O
and	O
self-education	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
Road	O
Traffic	O
Library	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
2016	O
with	O
AnyLogic	B-Language
7.3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AnyLogic	B-Language
8	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
with	O
Version	O
8.0	O
,	O
the	O
AnyLogic	B-Language
model	B-Application
development	B-Application
environment	I-Application
was	O
integrated	O
with	O
AnyLogic	B-Language
Cloud	O
,	O
a	O
web	O
service	O
for	O
simulation	O
analytics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
platform	O
for	O
AnyLogic	B-Language
8	O
model	B-Application
development	B-Application
environment	I-Application
is	O
Eclipse	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
AnyLogic	B-Language
includes	O
a	O
graphical	O
modeling	B-Language
language	I-Language
and	O
also	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
extend	O
simulation	O
models	O
with	O
Java	B-Language
code	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
AnyLogic	B-Language
Cloud	O
is	O
a	O
web	O
service	O
for	O
simulation	O
analytics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
AnyLogic	B-Language
model	B-Application
development	B-Application
environment	I-Application
,	O
developers	O
can	O
upload	O
their	O
models	O
to	O
AnyLogic	B-Language
Cloud	O
and	O
set	O
up	O
sharable	O
web	O
dashboards	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
models	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Model	B-Application
users	O
can	O
set	O
input	O
data	O
on	O
the	O
dashboard	O
screen	O
,	O
run	O
the	O
model	B-Application
,	O
and	O
analyze	O
the	O
output	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AnyLogic	B-Language
Cloud	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
run	O
models	O
using	O
web	O
browsers	O
,	O
on	O
desktop	O
computers	O
and	O
mobile	O
devices	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
model	B-Application
being	O
executed	O
on	O
the	O
server	B-Application
side	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Models	O
can	O
be	O
run	O
both	O
with	O
and	O
without	O
HTML5-based	O
interactive	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
can	O
choose	O
whether	O
they	O
want	O
their	O
models	O
to	O
be	O
private	O
or	O
publicly	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
model	B-Application
library	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
models	O
from	O
other	O
AnyLogic	B-Language
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AnyLogic	B-Language
Company	O
converted	O
its	O
development	O
efforts	O
for	O
the	O
supply	O
chain	O
domain	O
in	O
a	O
separate	O
software	O
tool	O
–	O
anyLogistix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
spin-off	O
product	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
2014	O
as	O
AnyLogic	B-Language
Logistics	O
Network	O
Manager	O
and	O
was	O
renamed	O
anyLogistix	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
anyLogistix	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
AnyLogic	B-Language
and	O
CPLEX	O
engines	O
,	O
GIS	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
industry-oriented	O
GUI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
simulation	B-Application
software	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Arena	B-Application
and	O
SIMUL8	B-Application
,	O
optimization	O
functionality	O
is	O
provided	O
by	O
OptQuest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
anyLogistix	O
is	O
fully	O
integrated	O
with	O
AnyLogic	B-Language
,	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
AnyLogic	B-Language
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
customization	O
of	O
objects	O
inside	O
anyLogistix	O
,	O
including	O
warehouses	O
,	O
production	O
sites	O
,	O
suppliers	O
,	O
inventory	O
,	O
sourcing	O
,	O
and	O
transportation	O
policies	O
.	O
</s>
