ARENA ..Getting Started .ContThe Basic Process Panel

TA: May Al MousaNetworking and Communication Systems Faculty of computer and information science

Tutorial :Animate the mortgage review

clerk resourceAdding (clock, date, variable,….) Simulate the process

- Check Model F4- Run Simulation F5- Controlling Simulation Run

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CH3:The Basic Process Panel

Flowchart modules1. Create module2. Dispose module3. Process module4. Decide module

5. Batch module:This module is the grouping mechanism

within the simulation model. Batches can be permanently or temporarily

grouped. Temporary batches must later be split using the Separate module.

Entities arriving at the Batch module are placed in a queue until the required number of entities has accumulated. Once accumulated, a new representative

entity is created.

Batch module cont.Typical uses: Collect a number of parts before

starting processing Reassemble previously separated

copies of a form Bring together a patient and his

record before commencing an appointment

Batch module cont.

6 .Separate module:This module can be used to either copy an

incoming entity into multiple entities or to split a previously batched entity.

When splitting existing batches, the temporary representative entity that was formed is disposed and the original entities that formed the group are recovered.

The entities proceed sequentially from the module in the same order in which they originally were added to the batch.

Separate module cont.When duplicating entities, the specified

number of copies is made and sent from the module. The original incoming entity also leaves the module

Typical uses:Send individual entities to represent boxes

removed from a containerSend an order both to fulfillment and billing

for parallel processingSeparate a previously batched set of

documents

Separate module cont.

7 .Assign module: Used for assigning new values to variables,

entity attributes, entity types, entity pictures, or other system variables.

Typical uses:Accumulate the number of subassemblies

added to a part Change an entity’s type to represent the

customer copy of a multi-page form Establish a customer’s priority

Assign module cont.

8 .Record module:This module is used to collect statistics in

the simulation model

Typical uses:Collect the number of jobs completed each

hourCount how many orders have been late

being fulfilledRecord the time spent by priority customers

in the main check-out line

Simulate and animate the following system:

A car repair has 2 workers working in it. One of them is professional and skilled and repairs small vehicles (Vans). While the other one is not skilled as much and repairs large vehicles (Trucks).

Vans arrive to the car repair with an exponential distribution every 15 minutes. And need around (5 minutes- normal distribution- standard deviation :1) to be repaired.

Trucks arrive to the car repair with an exponential distribution every 10 minutes. And need around (6 minutes - normal distribution - standard deviation :1) to be repaired.

Car Repair Example: . أحدهم عاملين بها يعمل ثقيلة معدات تصليح ورشة

للشاحنات السريعة بالتصليحات ويقوم ماهرتأتي والتي التصليح في األفضلية ذات الصغيرة

بمعدل أسيا موزعة وصول مابين بأزمنة للورشةكل زمن 15سيارة إصالحها في ويستغرق دقيقة

بمتوسط طبيعيا معياري 5موزع وانحراف دقائق1. دقيقة

جانبية لتصليحات تأتي والتي الكبيرة الشاحناتأسيا موزعة وصول مابين بأزمنة للورشة تصل

آل سيارة عامل 10بمعدل بإصالحها ويقوم دقائقبمتوسط طبيعي موزع زمن في ماهر 6غير

معياري وانحراف .1دقائق دقيقة . األداء مقاييس وأوجد النظام حاكي

Data modulesData modules are the set of

objects in the spreadsheet view of the model that define the

characteristics of various process elements, such as resources and queues.