| THE ARENA PRODUCT
FAMILY: ENTERPRISE MODELING SOLUTIONS |
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| Deborah
Sadowski Vivek Bapat Systems Modeling Corporation 504 Beaver Street Sewickley, PA 15143, U.S.A. |
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| ABSTRACT | ||
| Organizations throughout the world are
quickly moving to adopt process modeling and simulation as an integral
part of their business decision-making and continuous improvement
initiatives. With wider acceptance of simulation, these consumers are
demanding tools that support a breadth of applications, scale to fit
different needs through a project life cycle, and integrate with corporate
modeling and database systems. Systems Modeling fulfills these needs in the Arena product family, encompassing Arena Business, Standard, and Professional Editions for mapping processes and simulating discrete and continuous systems; Arena Call Center for call-center analysis; and Arena Packaging for high-speed production-line modeling. These products complement each other in meeting the various needs for simulation in an enterprise via a common software inter-face and compatible features, providing a natural growth path as simulation needs expand. One of the latest additions to the Arena family of products is OptQuest for Arena, an optimization soft-ware package. OptQuest helps users optimize perform-ance parameters that are of critical importance in the design of the systems under study. This paper introduces the Arena suite of products for modeling, simulation, and optimization highlighting product architecture and technology features that are targeted toward successful deployment of simulation and Arena throughout an enterprise. | ||
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| SLX: PYRAMID POWER
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| James O.
Henriksen Wolverine Software Corporation 7617 Little River Turnpike, Suite 900 Annandale, VA 22003-2603, U.S.A. |
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| SLX is Wolverine Software's "next generation" simulation language. SLX stands for Simulation Language with Extensibility. SLX provides an inverted pyramid of layers which range from its C-like SLX kernel, at the bottom, through traditional simulation languages, e.g., GPSS/H, in the middle, to application-specific language dialects and extensions at the top. Building new layers atop old ones is facilitated by SLX's unique extensibility mechanisms. SLX also contains innovative features for coupling SLX to other languages and packages. This paper presents an overview of SLX. Earlier papers (Henriksen 1997, 1998) presented the development of a conveyor modeling package in SLX, and examples of how SLX has been coupled with other software, respectively. | ||
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| GENERAL-PURPOSE
CONCURRENT AND POST-PROCESSED ANIMATION WITH PROOF™
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| James O.
Henriksen Wolverine Software Corporation 7617 Little River Turnpike, Suite 900 Annandale, VA 22003-2603, U.S.A. |
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| Proof Animation™ is a family of products for animating discrete event simulations. Proof is available in a variety of versions, including an inexpensive, student version, mid-size and unlimited-size commercial versions, a run-time version, and a royalty-free, redistributable demo viewer. Proof is an ASCII-stream-driven, general-purpose animation system which runs on readily available PC hardware. Its vector-based geometry provides a large animation canvas and the ability to zoom in or out, while maintaining crisp, clear images. Proof includes built-in drawing tools and CAD import/export for ease in creating animation layouts. Proof's open architecture makes it ideally suited for serving as a concurrent or post-processed animation engine for models written in a wide variety of simulation and programming languages. Proof's superior power and performance assure smooth, realistic motion for animations, regardless of their size, complexity, or application. Proof uses Microsoft's DirectDraw™ interface for accessing video hardware. DirectDraw is a built-in component of Windows 98 and Windows 2000, and it is available as an add-on for Windows 95. Proof is able to exploit high-performance MMX hardware. | ||
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| SIMULATION USING GPSS/H
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| Robert C.
Crain James O. Henriksen Wolverine Software Corporation 7617 Little River Turnpike, Suite 900 Annandale, VA 22003-2603, U.S.A. |
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| GPSS/H is a traditional simulation
language that is well known for its speed and dependability. In GPSS/H,
the process-interaction world view has been combined with many advanced
features to make an extremely powerful and flexible tool, capable of
handling large, complicated models with ease, yet still providing
exceptionally high performance. The following sections provide an overview of GPSS/H and its process-interaction world view, a discussion of model-building interfaces including tradeoffs associated with graphical modeling environ-ments, and a summary of advanced and recently-added GPSS/H features. Finally, the use of special-purpose simulators is discussed, along with features of GPSS/H which make it very well-suited for use as the engine in such simulators. | ||
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| MODELING WITH EXTEND™
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| Dave
Krahl Imagine That, Inc. 6830 Via Del Oro, Suite 230 San Jose, CA 95119 U.S.A. |
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| This document presents an overview of the Extend modeling environment. Extend is a general-purpose, graphically-oriented, discrete event and continuous simulation application with an integrated authoring environment and development system. Examples of applications will illustrate the product's broad appeal. Specific features will be demonstrated by examining a simple model of a single server, single queue system to which detail and enhancements will be added. | ||
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| INTRODUCTION TO AWESIM
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| Jean J.
O'Reilly William R. Lilegdon Symix Systems, Inc. 9200 Keystone Crossing, Suite 450 Indianapolis, IN 46240, U.S.A. |
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| AweSim® is a general-purpose simulation system which takes advantage of the latest in Windows® technology to integrate programs and provide componentware. AweSim includes the Visual SLAM® simulation language to build network, subnetwork, discrete event, and continuous models. Network models require no programming yet allow user-coded inserts in Visual Basic or C. Discrete event and continuous models can be created using the object-oriented technology of Visual Basic, C or Visual C++ and can be combined with network models. This tutorial will demonstrate the process of using AweSim's componentware, describe examples of user interfaces that allow integration with other applications, and present a sample model. | ||
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| INTRODUCTION TO
FACTOR/AIM |
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| Jean J.
O'Reilly William R. Lilegdon Symix Systems, Inc. 9200 Keystone Crossing, Suite 450 Indianapolis, IN 46240, U.S.A. |
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| FACTOR/AIM (AIM) is a simulation system
designed specifically for use in manufacturing decision support. AIM has
been successfully applied to engineering design, scheduling, and planning
problems within numerous manufacturing organizations. AIM operates on the Windows platform and all model data is stored in a Microsoft Access® database. This open database structure provides many opportunities. Models can be built faster by importing data from existing sources into AIM. Custom reports are easily created with Access® report wizards. In addition, simulation based decision support applications complete with menus and dialog boxes can be developed with Access® application wizards. Unlike language-based simulation products which require modelers to learn specific syntax and then abstract your system to fit this syntax, AIM uses the language of manufacturing. Example AIM components include machines, operators, materials, parts, jobsteps, process plans (routings), and conveyors. In addition, a comprehensive set of pre-defined manufacturing rules is available to you. Using AIM you can quickly and accurately build a model of any manufacturing process on your PC. Spending less time on modeling means more time to use the model to help you make decisions to improve your manufacturing operations. This paper provides an introduction to AIM including AIM modeling constructs, the use of AIM for capacity engineering, planning and scheduling, and costing with AIM. | ||
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| SIMULATION MODELING AND
OPTIMIZATION USING PROMODEL |
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| Rochelle N.
Price PROMODEL Corporation 1875 South State Street Suite 3400 Orem, Utah 84097, U.S.A. |
Charles R.
Harrell Brigham Young University Manufacturing Engineering 435 CTB Provo, Utah 84062, U.S.A. | |
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| The ProModel Optimization Suite is a powerful yet easy-to-use simulation tool for modeling all types of manufacturing systems ranging from small job shops and machining cells to large mass production, flexible manufacturing systems, and supply chain systems. ProModel is a Windows based system with an intuitive graphical interface and object-oriented modeling constructs that eliminate the need for programming. It combines the flexibility of a general-purpose simulation language with the convenience of a data-driven simulator. In addition, ProModel utilizes an optimization tool called SimRunner that performs sophisticated "what-if" analysis by running automatic factorial design of experiments on the model, providing the best answer possible. This paper provides an overview of the ProModel Optimization Suite and presents its modeling, analysis, and optimization capabilities. | ||
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| HEALTHCARE SIMULATION
MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION USING MEDMODEL
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| Rochelle N.
Price PROMODEL Corporation 1875 South State Street Suite 3400 Orem, Utah 84097, U.S.A. |
Charles R.
Harrell Brigham Young University Manufacturing Engineering 435 CTB Provo, Utah 84062, U.S.A. | |
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| In response to the expressed needs of MedModel users, PROMODEL Corporation has made substantial improvements in its MedModel healthcare simulation software. Beginning with its inception in 1993, MedModel was specifically designed to be simple to use and tailorable to the needs of healthcare managers, engineers and clinicians. As such, it provides a basis for the comprehensive evaluation of large, complex problems which are representative of healthcare systems in general. This paper serves as a preliminary examination of some of MedModel's comprehensive features and capabilities. Independent arrivals and scheduled appointments as well as new statements and functions have been carefully designed to solve unique hospital and healthcare specific simulation problems. | ||
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| AUTOMOD PRODUCT SUITE
TUTORIAL (AutoMod, Simulator, AutoStat) BY AUTOSIMULATIONS |
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| Matthew
Rohrer AutoSimulations, Inc. 655 Medical Drive Bountiful, UT 84010, U.S.A. |
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| Whether designing a new system or
modifying an existing one, engineers want to take the guesswork out of
finding the best possible solution. While there are many analysis methods
for designing industrial systems, simulation remains the method that gives
the highest level of confidence a system will work. A well-written
simulation model can be a valuable tool in the design, analysis, and
operation of manufacturing and other complex systems. The AutoMod™ Product Suite from AutoSimulations has been used on 1000s of projects to help engineers and managers make the best decisions possible. AutoMod combines the ease of use of a simulator-type tool with the power and flexibility of a simulation language. As shown in Figure 1, 3-D graphics have been an integral part of the AutoMod product since its inception in 1984. The main focus of the AutoMod simulation product is on manufacturing and material handling systems. AutoMod is flexible enough, though, to use in other non-manufacturing applications, for example, fast food restaurants, rental car lots, airport ticket counters, and container loading in ports. With the release of AutoMod version 9.0 in 1999, AutoMod now supports continuous and discrete models. The new Tanks and Pipes module allows users in the process industry to model the details of fluid and bulk material flow. The AutoMod Product Suite includes:
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| TAYLOR ENTERPRISE
DYNAMICS |
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| D. Roger
Hullinger F&H Simulations, Inc. 1366 South 740 East Orem, Utah 84097, U.S.A. |
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| Taylor Enterprise Dynamics (Taylor ED)
is an object-oriented software system used to model, simulate, visu-alize,
and monitor dynamic-flow process activities and systems. With Taylor ED's
open architecture, software users can access standard libraries of atoms
to build models. Atoms are Taylor ED's smart objects and model building
resources. In addition to Taylor ED's standard atom libraries, users can
create new atoms themselves. Taylor ED's object-oriented architecture
provides users with the ability to enhance and increase the functionality
of the Taylor ED software system. It also provides simulation experts with
a platform on which to create new simulation software programs for
specific industries or for specific
applications. Historically, Taylor ED has been used to model manu-facturing, warehousing, and material handling processes. While manufacturing and material handling processes continue to be Taylor ED's primary applications, the software is being used more and more to model, simulate, and visualize service and data flow processes. In addition to these traditional uses, Taylor ED is also used to monitor flow processes in real-time. This paper briefly describes how Taylor ED is used and its benefits to modeling, simulating, visualizing, and monitoring process flow activities. | ||
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| BUSINESS SOLUTIONS USING
WITNESS |
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| Arvind Mehta Ian Rawles Lanner Group, Inc. 11000 Richmond Avenue Suite 680 Houston, TX 77042, U.S.A. |
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| The paper will describe how the Lanner
Group's WITNESS Visual Interactive simulation tool supports different
methods of simulation solution deployment. Two alternate methods of
simulation deployment are described, both of which have proved successful
in promoting the benefits of simulation within
organizations. WITNESS provides significant functionality to support each method of deployment. This functionality is described in detail and related to real-world examples when possible. | ||
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| MODSIM III AND CACI'S
APPLICATIONS |
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| Brian Wood Kerim Tumay CACI Products Company 3333 North Torrey Pines Court La Jolla, CA 92037, U.S.A. |
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| This tutorial introduces CACI's MODSIM III language, showing how its simulation "world view" together with its object-oriented architecture and built-in graphics contribute to successful simulation model building. The tutorial also provides an overview of CACI's domain-specific simulation tools, namely SIMPROCESS and COMNET III, that are developed using MODSIM III. | ||
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