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3 - FLOWCHART MODEL
DEVELOPMENT
Arena was designed to make creating simulation
models an entirely graphical process. All system
behaviors are represented by using graphical
modules. For system logic such as IF/THEN/ELSEtype branching and queue selection rules, the user
Model
Visualize
- Analyze
creates a flowchart of
his Simulate
system by
placing
the
appropriate graphical modules on the Arena layout
and directly connecting these modules.
Before opening the program (which will
approximately happen in Slide 10), let us speak
about SOME components: entities, resources,
queues, variables, processes.
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3.1 - Entities
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3.2 - Resources
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3.3 - Queues
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3.4 - Variables
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3.5 - Processes
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An Entity
Generator
The Output
And The Resource
The Entity
Its Queue
A Process
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Project Bar
Flowchart View
Spreadsheet View
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4.1.1 THE PROJECT BAR
Esempio Classe:
ASTRONAVE
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4.1.1.1 The Main Modules /1
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4.1.1.1 The Main Modules /2
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entities
into
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4.1.2 THE SPREADSHEET VIEW
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4.2 Probability
Distributions
Working with ARENA, you will have to spend very
much time with probability distributions. Luckily,
the software
contains
a set oflet
built-in
functions.
Probability
distributions
you generate
random
numbers. The correct distribution can be known a
distributions
appear
on pull-down
menus
priori or can
be obtained
from an analyzer.
These
in
many Arena modules where theyre likely to be
used.
To see them all together, you have to look for the
filed Expression and follow the hints given by the
program.
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4.3 - Analyzers
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4.6 - Running
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5 - AN EXERCISE /1
follow
certain
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5 - AN EXERCISE /2
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5.3.1 THE CREATE MODULE
Correct naming
Name-field: Customer arrivals
Entity type-field: Customer
Distribution of inter-arrival time of customers
Constant inter-arrival time of 1 hour
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Parameters
- Entities per arrival: 1 It states that each
customer arrives alone.
- Max arrivals: 3 Defines the maximum number
of customers created during the simulation.
- First creation: 0 The first customer is created at
time 0.
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5.3.2 THE PROCESS MODULE /1
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5.3.2 THE PROCESS MODULE /2
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5.3.3 THE DISPOSE MODULE
Correct naming
Name-field: Departures
Check that the Record entity statistics -option
is selected.
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5.4 - Simulation
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Arena Software Tutorial; David A. Takus,
David M. Profozich
Simulation with Arena, Chapter 4; Working
with Arena
Mat-2.170 Simulation Spring 2006, Exercise 3
Introduction to Arena Software
Arena Basics; ISyE 6644; Seong-Hee-Kim
(Georgia Tech), Barry Nelson (Nortwestern)
Arena Users Guide; Doc ID ARENA-UM001A-ENP
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