Resource
How do I use Alternate Resources on an activity?
Designating a resource to use as an alternate if the primary resource assigned to the activity or move is unavailable. Suggested...
How do I determine the Resource being used?
When an alternate resource is captured by an entity and a decision or activity time depends on which resource was captured,...
How do I Prioritize Resource Usage?
When two different activities each have an entity waiting to use the same resource, one activity may have higher priority over...
How do I Interrupt Resources?
Taking a resource off a task to perform another whether or not it has finished the original task. Then the...
How do I add Consumable Resources?
Modeling consumable resources such as money, energy, water, etc. Useful for modeling the consumption and replenishment of a resource. Suggested...
How do I Simulate Resource Sharing?
Sharing resources between two or more activities. Useful when a resource may be used at more than one activity. Suggested Technique...
How do I add Availability to a Resource?
Taking into account the employee’s additional duties, not defined in the model, using resource availability. Useful when an employee is not...
How do I Track Resource Use?
Tracking the number of times a particular resource is used for a particular activity or set of activities. Suggested Technique Create...
Why am I Getting Entity Exits System Before Releasing all Captured Resources?
During the simulation run the following message is received: (Error, Entity exits system before releasing all captured resources!) Reason A...
What is a Get and Free Connector?
The Get and Free resource connection allows you to use the resource for the duration of the activity or move,...
What is a Get Connector?
The Get resource connection allows you to get the resource and hold it until you explicitly free it later using...
What is a Free Connector?
The Free resource connection frees a resource that was previously captured using the Get resource connection. If you attempt to...
How do I Scheduled Equipment Maintenance?
Scheduling equipment for regular maintenance so that it is unavailable for use during certain periods. (If maintenance is done during off...
How do I Simulate Employee Absenteeism?
Employees, for one reason or another, are not always available. An employee may miss a day, half day, or an hour...
What are the Cost Gathering Techniques?
ProcessModel and Activity-based Costing ProcessModel’s primary costing approach is Activity-based costing (ABC), a method of tracking operating costs directly associated with...