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How do I Pick Up Entities?
The entity requesting the pickup is attached to the requested entity. Suggested Technique 1. Create a routing for the entity...
How do I Separate Entities?
Separating entities that were previously attached or picked up. If the entity never had another entity attached or never picked up...
How do I Rename Entities during Simulation?
Changing the name of an entity at an arrival, activity, or move time (routing). The name is important because statistics are...
How do I randomly assign Entity Attribute Values?
An entity attribute is assigned a different value or descriptor based on a random percentage. This applies to both predefined...
How do I Renege an Entity?
A customer waiting for service decides to leave rather than continue waiting. Suggested Technique Route the customer to the desired...
How do I add Constant Supply of Entities?
An arrival that supplies entities to the attached activity whenever that activity has the capacity to take more entities (any input...
How do I add Fixed Interval Arrivals?
Arrivals in which one or more entities arrive at fixed time intervals. Suggested Technique 1. Create the entity and the...
How do I add Random Interval Arrivals?
An average number of entities arrive randomly throughout a specified period. Useful in modeling situations where no specific pattern seems to...
How do I Schedule Appointments?
Arrivals occurring at specifically scheduled times such as office appointment schedules. Suggested Technique 1. On the arrival connection’s properties sheet, select...
How do I Schedule Appointments with Early/Late Adjustment?
Arrivals occurring at specifically scheduled times with provision for variable early and late adjustment. Suggested Technique 1. Define a scheduled arrival...
How do I Batch Arrivals?
Arrivals in which two or more entities arrive together (i.e. the arrival quantity is greater than one) and are then batched...
How do I do Production Lot Scheduling?
A production schedule in which a sequence of different items are repeatedly produced. Suggested Technique 1. Create an arrival from...
How do I do Job Shop Scheduling?
A job shop produces a sequence of jobs with varying quantities for a specific time period, e.g., a day or week....
How do I Reorder Point Inventory Replenishment?
Ordering more stock once an inventory reaches a certain level. Useful in maintaining certain levels of stock for production processes. Suggested...
How do I create Customer Arrival Patterns?
The arrival rate of customers fluctuates according to a daily pattern. Useful for modeling customer traffic with busy and slow...