Conclusions

• Practitioner in modeling:
  • works on given large models that change in the future
  • is not an expert of every intricacy of complex simulation
  • has not enough time to go to the bottom of every problem
  • must use every help she can get - even from mathematics
• Advantage of theory-based models:
  • precisely specified
  • structurally simpler
  • Simulink implementation completely straightforward
• Advices addressing different listeners:
  • colleagues teaching modeling:
    • Stress the use of mathematical models!
  • graduates starting in the industry:
    • Tell your bosses that mathematical preciseness pays off in the long run!
  • people creating simulation tools:
    • Use mathematical models yourself - and pass them on to your users!