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Recent events surrounding the spread of Coronavirus have forced many of us to change our routines and find alternative ways to work and study.

For those of you whose work or study involves AnyLogic, we have gathered a variety of online resources to inspire your simulation modeling – some you may be familiar with; others will be new. Several are also available in different languages.

So, take a deep dive into these online resources and level up with AnyLogic. If you know of anything worthwhile that we have missed, tell us!

The key AnyLogic text is being updated and three new chapters are now online and available for download.

The 'Big Book of Simulation Modeling, Multimethod Modeling with AnyLogic 8', to give it its full name, is the go-to-book for those learning simulation modeling and AnyLogic. It is the only book to comprehensively present the three major paradigms in simulation modeling: agent-based, system dynamics, and discrete-event.

Suitable for both new users and professionals alike, the book provides practical step-by-step guides based on a variety of application areas. Read on, learn what's in the new chapters and download them to read.

Our AnyLogic partners in China obtained a paper relating to COVID-19 and permission to publish a translation.

Writing this now, there is obviously a lot of interest surrounding the spread of the COVID-19, the coronavirus disease. The paper studies the prevalence of infection in a population using agent-based simulation and looks at the importance of factors such as the frequency of close contact among a population.

The day AnyLogic presented their AnyLogic 8.5 updates I was very excited. In addition to the headline developments I found that they had added a 3D bike object. That reminded me of an old model of bikes that I had uploaded to RunTheModel, and that, in turn, made me think about developing an idea to create a similar model using the process modeling library. Would it be possible to create a discrete-event (DE) model that seems as if it was created entirely using agent-based (AB) modeling?

How would you rate your knowledge of system dynamics? From complete beginner to advanced and beyond, Felipe Haro’s new System Dynamics Course has you covered. With options for students, professionals, and even for ongoing personal project support, Felipe’s offering is both wide ranging and comprehensive.

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AnyLogic experts at business consulting company firstBit | NFP worked to resolve a crane task distribution problem for a major international metallurgical company. Their innovative solution employed machine learning and improved on an expert selected policy. Read on to learn more about the project.

The simulation model can be found in the cloud and was featured as model of the month December 2019.

We’ve updated AnyLogic to version 8.5.2. Here are the important changes since 8.5, including expanded transporter capabilities and new elements in the libraries. Read on to find out more.

The Material Handling Library develops further with each release. This time we’ve added another type of crane - the Overhead Crane. In the properties, you can choose...

Learn how to model multi-level environments and how to simulate automated guided vehicles and cranes in this webinar video recording with supporting materials.

Using four example models, our in-house simulation expert and head of training in North America, Dr. Arash Mahdavi, introduces the fundamentals of the AnyLogic Material Handling Library. Understand the possibilities the library presents and see how to get started.

It’s 2020 and the start of a new decade, a new period to frame trends and technology. Before we get carried away, however, there’s still unfinished business from 2019: What were the top blogs? No need to guess, here we present the top 5.

Read on, discover what you may have missed, or revisit some of the AnyLogic blog highlights from 2019. Thank you for reading!

Our blog is a great place to keep up with all things AnyLogic. It features how-tos, covers events, and highlights all kinds of content both for and from the AnyLogic community. In this review, we look at what helped define 2019 for AnyLogic and look forward to 2020 and a new decade of simulation modeling. Read on! What are your highlights? Did you miss anything? Did we miss anything?