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Hauptverfasser:	Hauge, Jaret W. (VerfasserIn), Paige, Kerrie N. (VerfasserIn)
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adam_text	Appendix H: Index Abandonment, 138 Access information store distribution. See Distributions Activity based costing, 51, See Finance Advanced objects, 169 Align objects, 305 Allowances, 155 Animation, 526 resources, 262, 271 Antithetic random numbers, 211 Appointments. See Arrivals Arrange, 306 Arrivals appointment based arrivals. s8, 529 appointments, 133, 218, 529 booking appointment.s8, 530 flexible mechanism for, 134 random, 132 rate, 132 scheduled, 133,218, 531 scheduled arrivals.s8, 531 simultaneous, 135 systems for, 528 time dependent rates, 217, 532 time of, 143 Arrows. See Routing arrows ASCII files, 506-11 comma-separated, 508, 510-11, 741 exporting, 508-11 line files, 507-10 minimizing memory usage, 509 visual logic commands, 507-8 Assemble work items, 149, See Routing-in Assembly lines, 124, 549-50 indexing assembly Iine.s8, 550 Assembly time-in-system. See Routing-in AutoCAD, 310-11 Automatic results collection. See Results Average distribution. See Distributions В Batch by type, 329, 333 Batching, 135, 160, 534-37 avoid fractional values, 136 batch management.s8, 535 batch size, 151, 162 by label, 240 by type, 162, 241,541 by type, fixed, 241 creating a batch, 534 random products with batch size.s8, 534 recipe manangement.s8, 536 recipes, 536 results when using, 91 routing-out, 250, 546 transferring batches, 535 Bernoulli distribution. See Distributions BestFit, 203 Beta distribution. See Distributions Binomial distribution. See Distributions Block current route, 54 Bottleneck analysis, 124 Bounded distribution. See Distributions Breakdown. See Efficiency Buffers. See Storage bins Build tools, 12 resources, 16 routing arrows, 17 show routing, 18 storage bins, 14 work centers, 15 work entry points, 13 work exit points, 17 Build tools two components, 21 conveyors, 19 Button, 369 Button click logic, 304 Capacity, 138 Captured resource, 296 Cascading queues, 144 Cause and effect, 82 confusing, 139 Central limit theorem, 149 Changeover. See Routing-in Charts. See Graphs Circulate routing-out. See Routing- out Clock, 23-24,63-80 24-hour clock, 68 choosing a time scale, 63-65 decimals, 66 default settings, 67 delay, 732 display, 67 docking, 65 format is for display only, 68 go to end of warm-up period command, 74 go to simulation time command, 74 how to open, 65 items per time unit, 65 move ahead or back commands, 75 precise controls, 73-75 properties, 23, 65-68, 276, 279, 726 properties dialog, 66 refresh options, 68 reset to start command, 74 results collection period, 71-73, 348, 718, See also Results collection period running time, 68 shortcut menu, 65 simple unit count from zero, 67 simulation time, 348 start time each day, 68 966 Part VI Appendices step through model, 74 time format, 67-68 time in each day, 68 time units, 64, 66 warm-up period, 68—71, 348, See also Warm-up period Coding tips, 519 Collecting work items. See Routing-in Collection, 149 can t use with replicate, 162 COM, 580, 636 COM SeSimObject class AddWI, 840 Breakdown, 841 BreakRestart, 841 Capacity, 834 Completed, 834 CopySimObject, 844 CountContents, 834 CountlnRoutes, 834 CountOutRoutes, 834 CountVisible, 834 CurrentRunResultValue, 845 Delay, 835 DisplayMode, 835 Empty, 841 FallThroughLevel, 835 FirstAtStart, 835 FixedTypeLabelValue, 835 FlowRate, 835 GetLocation, 841 GetProfitResults, 841 HideMainlmage, 836 HideSubObjects, 836 IgnoreBlockedRoutes, 836 IgnoreLost, 836 IgnoreStarvedRoutes, 836 ImageName, 836 Image Visible, 836 Index, 837 InitialContents, 837 LabelBatchingMax, 837 LabelBatchingMin, 837 Length, 837 LockedlnRoute, 837 LostCovint, 837 MaxLoadQuant, 838 MinimumWaitTime, 838 MinLoadQuant, 838 MoveCurrentWItoPos, 842 Name, 838 OutputPercent, 838 OutputRawResultsData, 845 Priority, 838 ReadyTime, 838 RescheduleArrival, 842 RiseThroughLevel, 839 RouteOutMethod, 839 Select, 842 SelectWI, 842 SelectWIinRegion, 842 SetAnimationSize, 843 SetLocation, 843 SetResourceRequired, 843 SetShiftAvailability, 844 ShelfLife, 839 SolutionXML, 839 Speed, 839 State, 840 TitlePosition, 844 TravelAndContents, 840 Unlimted, 840 COM S8SimResult class ConfLimit, 832 Description, 833 IsDecision, 833 Mean, 833 Name, 833 SimObjectName, 833 Value, 833 COM S8Simulation class BlockCurrentRoute, 849 BuildNumber, 845 CallVL, 849 Close, 850 COMProfessional, 846 CopySelectedObjects, 850 CreateSimObject, 854 DeleteCurrentWI, 850 DeleteSelectedObjects, 850 DesignMode, 846 DetailedResultsLogFile, 846 ExecuteVL, 850 FileName, 846 GDValue, 846 GetProfitTotals, 851 GetResultsByText, 855 LinkSimObjects, 851 Open, 851 OutputGroupRawResultsData, 855 Quit, 851 ReSetSim, 852 Results, 846 ResultsCollectionPeriod, 847 ResultsCount, 847 RouteArrowsVisible, 847 RunSim, 852 SSSimulationCustomEvent, 855 S8SimulationEndRun, 856 S8SimulationEndTrial, 856 S8SimulationOpened, 856 SSSimulationReadyToClose, 856 S8SimulationReset, 856 Save, 852 SetCurrentWILabelValues, 852 SetShiftTimes, 852 SetTravelTime, 853 SetWIImage, 853 SimObject, 847 SimObjectCount, 847 SimObjects, 848 SimSpeed, 848 SimulationTime, 848 SolutionXML, 848 StepSim, 853 StopSim, 853 TrialSim, 853 UnLinkSimObjects, 854 UnSelectObjects, 854 UpdateDisplay, 854 Version, 848 VersionNumber, 849 Visible, 849 WarmUpTime, 849 WindowHandle, 849 Combination distribution. See Distributions Components, 19,58-59 adding or removing layers, 59 connections tab, 191-92 creating, 186-92 dialogstab, 189-90 graphics, 187 hiding, 187 importing, 763 importing and exporting, 185, 192 installing, 59 layer, 59 main tab, properties, 187 objects included in, 185 properties dialog, 187 selling, 192 toolbar tab, 188-89 visual logic events tab, 190-91 Conditional block editor (visual logic), 416 Confidence intervals, 10, 100, 101 Contents labels tab, 143,163 other tab, 143, 164 resources tab, 143,163 storage bins, 143 this WI image, 164 work centers, 163 Continuous distribution, 199 Continuous process preferences, 52 time slice, 52 unit of measure, 53 Continuous simulation, 581 Conveyors, 19, 169-75 .count contents, 404 .ignore blocked routes, 404 Appendix H Index 967 .image, 404 .in count, 404 .index, 404 .length, 404 .load space, 404 .name, 404 .out count, 404 .ready time, 404 .speed, 404 .state, 404 accumulating, 172 allow gaps, 172 blocked, 97 count items in region, 730 distributions, 204 efficiency, 172-73, 564 efficiency dialog, 173 empty, 97 graphics, 170,296,404 inventory level statistics, 96 label actions, 169-75 length and speed, 34, 170 moving, 97 pick area, 171 place work center at, 171 properties dialog, 170 random numbers, 211 results, 95 results dialog, 96 routing-out, 173, See Routing- out setting unit of measure, 170 show toolbar button, 53 states, 97 stopped, 97 time on statistics, 97 using passive to avoid conflicts, 173 visual logic, 175 visual logic sections, 382 work centers alongside, 239 Cooling time, 139 Copy objects, 39 Costing. See Finance Countably infinite, 198 Cross-training, modeling. See Resources, pooled Cumulative distribution function, 196,201 Current work item, 348, 375, 450, 781,783 no current work item, 450 Custom views, 304 view-set, 304 Cycle matrix, 148, 237, 248, 295, 313,553 Cycle time, 126 D Data analyzing, 202,223,602 checking for errors, 645, 664, 676 gathering from users. See Interfaces in SIMUL8 dialogs, 657 organizing, 644 separating from model, 644 Data structures, 517 DDE commands, 670, 674 AddWItoQueue, 811 AdjustRoutePercent, 811 AttribText, 825 AttribValue, 825 AveSize, 825 AveTimeln, 826 AveTimelnByCategory, 826 BreakDown, 812 BreakRestart, 812 CallVisualLogic, 812 Clear AllResourcesRequired, 813 CollectComplete, 813 ConnectSIMULS, 813 Delete_Sim_Object, 813 EmptyQueue, 814 GetJAajleld_Resource_ Count, 826 GetCurrentObjectName, 827 GetFirstSimulationObject, 827 GetResourceRequirements, 814 GetResult, 827 GetSignal, 828 MinAveMax, 815 ModelSpeed, 815 MoveWI, 815 OpenModel, 816 QueueSize, 828 ResetModel, 816 RunModel, 816 SaveModel, 817 SelectWIinObject, 817 Se^ObjectJ^ocation, 817 SetAttribText, 818 SetAttributeBatchSize, 818 SetAttribValue, 818 SetCollect, 819 SetConveyorLength, 819 SetDistribution, 819 SetMaxLevel, 820 SetObjectlmage, 821 SetPriority, 821 SetResourceRequirements, 822 SetRouteMode, 822 SetRoutePercent, 823 SetShiftResources, 823 SetShiftTimes, 823 SetWarmUpPeriod, 824 SetWITypeLength, 824 SimTime, 828 StepModel, 824 TrialModel, 825 Utilization, 828 Deadly embrace, 160,265 Debugging common bugs, 442—51 current work item, 450 image label, 468 label values, 448-49 queuing priorities, 443 reconciling inventory, 449 resources, 444-45 results snapshot, 471 routing-in vs. routing-out, 442- 43 simulation assistant, 452 spreadsheet referencing, 447- 48 storage bins start-up work items, 450 tools to help, 452-82 tracer work item, 164 using find function, 469 using graphics, 468 using links window, 470-71 using model documentation, 472-73 using results log, 480-82 using sound, 479 using the simulation monitor, 477-78 using the Simulation Monitor, 78 using visual data, 479 using visual logic message box, 478-79 using visual logic text command, 480 visual logic, 460,478-79 visual logic on exit, 449 watch window, 467 work item types, 445^t7 013^,647,651-67 adding pictures, 654 advantages of, 647 buttons, 658 checkboxes, 655,657 controls, 655 creating, 652 creating wizards, 654,662 data fields, 657 disadvantages of, 647 displaying, 768 drop-down, 660 edit, 652 list of, 652 main title, 653 menus, 651-67 object buttons, 660 on back visual logic, 662 on OK visual logic, 662 on open visual logic, 661 968 Part VI Appendices preview, 653 radio buttons, 658 showing, 664 titles, 657 use spreadsheet, 663 validation, 657 visual logic, 661 Discrete distribution. See Distributions Discrete event simulation, 63, 375 Discrete random variable, 198 Distributions accessing the information store, 221 additional references, 223 and visual logic, 420 average, 205 bemoulli, 205 BestFit, 203 beta, 205,207 binomial, 205 bounded, 222 built-in, 204-9, 212-23 choosing, 199,200,202-4 combination, 216-17 continuous, 199 conveyors, 204 creating new, 212, 218 cumulative distribution function, 196, 201 curve fitting, 203, 223 definition, 196-204 density vs. cumulative distribution, 201—2 discrete, 197-98 empirical, 200,214 erlang, 156, 205,208 ExpertFit, 203 exponential, 132,203, 205,207 external, 220-21,491 fixed, 205 further reading, 571 gamma, 205 gaussian, 205 geometric, 205 label-based distributions, 219 lognonnal, 203,205,208 named, 13 named distributions, 212-13, 216,217,765 negative binomial, 205 negative exponential, 156,205 normal, 200, 201, 203, 204, 205 parameters, 204 parametric, 199-200 pearson, 204 pearson V, 205 pearson VI, 205 poisson, 205 probability density function, 201,207 probability mass function, 201 probability profile, 214-15, 792 random variable, 196 required in basic objects, 204 resources, 204 rounded uniform, 205 sample space, 196 StatFit, 203 storage bins, 204 time absolute, 133,218-19, 529 time dependent, 217-18, 532 triangular, 205,208 types of, 197-204 uniform, 205 weibull, 204,205,209 work centers, 204 work entry points, 204 Documentation, automatic, 472-73 Drum buffer rope, 545 Drying time, 139 Duplication wizard, 177 Efficiency, 564 auto calculations, 155 behavior of work items on breakdown, 157 close feeding queues, 157 current breakdown type, 157 detailed calculations, 156 don t confuse with utilization, 154 extend breakdown by time to empty queue, 157 groups, 179 MTBF/MTTR, 564 only count busy times, 159 repair resources, 160 stop work immediately, 157 work centers, 154 Empirical distribution. See Distributions Erlang distribution. See Distributions Examples library, 4, 56 Excel. See Microsoft Excel exporting results to, 102 Expenses. See Finance ExpertFit, 203 Expired only, 138 Expired only routing-in. See Routing-in Explorer. See SIMUL8 explorer Exponential distribution. See Distributions Exporting ASCII files, 508-11 components, 185 previous versions of SIMUL8, 495-96 recorded data, 489-90 results summary, 484 SIMUL8 lost features, 495 simulation data exchange (SDX), 502-3 SQL database, 492 templates, 493-95 to Excel, 490 Visio, 501-2 Exporting results, 102, See Results Extensions Excel, 668 External distribution. See Distributions FIFO, 140 Filename extensions .bk8, 33 .os8, 58 .s8,38,41 .t8, 57 .XS,41 Finance, 115—24 costs, 116-19 costs by work type, 121 default currency, 115 high volume, 122 income statement, 120 information store variables, 120 inventory holding costs, 117 limitations, 123 other fixed costs, 119 other fixed revenue, 119 other objects, 119 overhead cost, 349 overhead revenue, 349 preferences, 51 resource costs, 118 results summary, 121 revenue, 116 storage bin costs, 117 storage bins, 142 work center costs, 118 work centers, 153 work entry point costs, 116 work entry points, 135 work exit points, 165 Find objects, 263, 469 Fixed distribution. See Distributions Flash screen, 40 Flowcharts, 499, 501 Fonts, 302 Appendix H Index 969 Fork and join, 234, 546-49 Formula editor, 221, 394, 407, 657 finding, 394 math functions, 408 shortcut to Information Store, 395 statement types, 395 Gamma distribution. See Distributions Gantt chart, 109-15 Gates, 147, 242, 540-45 flow based gate.s8, 543 kanban, 543 kanban. s8, 544 time based gate.s8, 541 Gaussian distribution. See Distributions Geometric distribution. See Distributions Get from excel, 220 Global data. See Information store Graphics 3D, 6, 314 adding images, 285 adding text, 22 animation parameters, 312—13 background image, 309-10 calculating travel times, ЗІЗ chair shop.s8, 284 change work item s image on exit, 294-95 clear all display plus, 723 clear image, 724 clear text, 725 components, 187 conveyors, 170,296 copy to clipboard, 39 creating a visual explanation, 283-88 debugging with, 468 display dimensions (image editor), 288 display image, 735, 736 display image when working only, 295 display text, 737, 738 displaying information store variables, 300 displaying label values, 292 drawing tools (image editor), 288 edit each pixel (image editor), 288 effective images, 308-14 fill (image editor), 288 flash screen on load, 40 fonts (image editor), 288 formats supported in SIMUL8, 284 hanger system.s8, 284 hide non-time-based resource animation, 313 hide non-time-based work item animation, 312 icon sources, 284 image editor. See SIMUL8 image editor image label, 327 image library, 46 importing images, 284, 287 invisible background (image editor), 288 lines (image editor), 288 lists of images, 285-87 on-screen, 298 palettes, 21-23 paste from Clipboard, 286 processes, 589 properties, 286 resizing shapes, 22 resources, 261, 295 selecting images (image editor), 288 set object location, 305 SIMUL8 quickview, 28 simulation speed, 313-14 ski Iift.s8, 284 storing images, 285 story telling graphics.s8, 308 sub-windows, 311 tanks, 182 text (image editor), 288 text fonts, 23 titles, 291 travel animation, 312 visual logic commands, 307 work entry points, 137 work exit point images, 298 Graphics palette, 298-302 adding images, 301 adding text, 301 default location, 21 drawing shapes, 299 load graphics from disk, 22 select, 22 shapes, 21 snap to grid, 22 visual data, 22, 300 write text, 22, 23 Graphs conveyor inventory level, 95 copying data to clipboard, 106 disappearing, 106 docking, 106 exporting data, 489 exporting through VL, 106 gantt, 109, 680 help, 106 histogram, 88, 95 interactive, 680 inventory, 105 lock scale, 106 pie charts, 90 plot every change, 88 rescale, 106 resources in use, 91 set title, 106 shortcut options, 106 storage bin inventory, 87 sync with other results, 87 tank time series inventory, 181 time series, 105 view, 11 Grid snap to grid, 22, 300, 306 Groups, 175-80,229 accessing properties dialog, 104 add/remove, 176 duplication wizard, 177 efficiency, 179 group indexing.s8, 180 index within, 179-80, 251, 550 inventory level statistics, 98 limiting number of items in, 97 limiting work items, 177-78 mean cycles between failure (MCBF), 179 monitor wait/work time, 104, 178 object properties shortcut, 176 properties dialog, 104, 176 results, 97-98, 178 results dialog, 98 utilization statistics, 98 waiting and working time, 104 H Help files creating custom, 653 opening, 769 High volume, 141,166, 326,398, 537^0 batches, 538 high volume mail.s8, 537 high volume results.s8, 540 transporting volume, 538 use integer values for collection, 150 using for custom results, 539 work exit points, 166 Historical data, use of, 220 Hyperlinks, 303 Ignore starved, 237 Image editor, 287 Image library, 46 Images. See Graphics 970 Part VI Appendices Images dialog, 285 Importing ASCII files, 506-8 components, 192, 763 from Excel, 491 from Visio, 498-501 images, 287 SQL database, 492 templates, 493-95 Independence of random numbers, 210,211 Indexing movement in groups, 179 Information store accessing, 346-47 auto-referenced object variables, 352-54 button (system variable), 433, 659 component level variables, 354 current work item, 348 finance, 120 formula editor. See Formula editor graph sync interval, 349 integration with visual logic, 345 interactive objects, 434 memory considerations, 356 number variables, 349 overhead cost, 349 overhead revenue, 349 read only variables, 348 results collection period, 348 scope and life of variables, 354 simulation object variables, 351-52,423-24,521 simulation time, 348 spreadsheet variables, see Information store spreadsheets system variables, 348-49 text variables, 349 time variables, 350 user-defined variables, 349-54 variable types, 347 warm-up period, 348 Information store spreadsheets, 350,355-71,647,668 Al referencing style, 364 aligning text, 349 cell borders, 360 cell patterns, 361 chart axis, 368 chart series, 369 chart titles, 366 charts, 362-69 checkboxes, 369-70 clear, 725 column headings, 358-59 column width, 358 command buttons, 369 copy from jobs matrix, 761 copy to jobs matrix, 804 displaying results, 487 drawing objects, 371 export to Excel, 788 export to file, 803 exporting results summary info to, 102 formating numbers, 356 formatting, 357-61 formatting charts, 364-69 formulas, 355 help files, 355, 362 import from Excel, 747 import from file, 742 list boxes, 370-71 main sheet, 12, 737, 790 maximum size, 356 page controls, 361 plot area, 366 printing, 356 referencing, 350 referencing with labels, 427-29 referencing with matching techniques, 430-32 referencing with multiple offsets, 425-27 referencing with object names, 429 referencing with simulation time, 430 referencing with visual logic, 425-32 row height, 358 text font, 349 viewing, 357 wizard step, 663 workbook designer, 357-71 Input data analysis. See Data Interarrivai times, 132-33 exponential distribution, 132 Interfaces, 643-86 advantages of, 644 choosing your environment, 645-51 further reading, 573 Microsoft Excel, 648-49 Microsoft Visual Basic, 649 SIMUL8 dialogs. See Dialogs use of to translate time units and processing rates, 65 Interruptible work centers, 240, 562 Inventory, 86 conveyors, 96 graphing, 105 groups, 98 opening. See Storage bins:startup reconciliation, 449 signs of an unstable system, 105 tank statistics, 181 tanks, 99 Job shop, modeling of, 550 Jobs matrix, 148, 247, 326, 550-53 copy from spreadsheet, 804 copy to spreadsheet, 761 multi stage multi product. s8, 552 transport, 601 К Kanban, 543 kanban.s8, 544 Label actions, 324 conveyors, 174 Labels add to, 324 batch by type, 241 batch size, 330-32 conveyors, 323 creating new, 323—24 decrement, 324 due (system label), 326, 562 for selecting work items, 332- 33 ID number (system label), 327 image (system label), 327, 333, 335 image.s8, 328 increment, 324 interrupting work centers, 339 job (system label), 326, 552 label actions, 324 label assignment.s8, 342 label batching, routing-in, 240 label batching.s8, 332 label route-out.s8, 335 label values after collection, 235 label values with assemble, 333-34 label-based distributions, 219 length (system label), 326 maximizing labels when collecting, 448-49 memory considerations, 340 mulitpliy by, 324 naming, 320, 325 Appendix H Index 971 numeric vs. text, 320, 324, 329 prioritizing storage bins, 337 priority (system label), 325 priority.s8, 338, 339 process time.s8, 329 processes, 589 processing times, 320-21 quantity (system label), 141, 326 routing mechanism, 321, 329- 36 routing-in.sS, 332 routing-out. See Routing-out segregating results, 88, 95, 339 set to, 324 shelf life, 336 sorting, 334—36 system labels, 325-28 time in model (system label), 326 time stamp, 324 unique, 324, 546 used for processing times, 328 values, 320, 322, 324, 333 vehicle class valid work type, 598 vs. multiple work item types, 51,321-23 vs. multiple work items types, 445 wait time, 178 work center actions, 161 work entry point actions, 137 work time, 178 work type (system label), 326, 552 Law of large numbers, 102 Library of a simulation professional, 570 LIFO, 140 Links dialog, 48 Links window, 191, 228-29,470- 71 Load/unload points .image, 594 .in count, 594 .index, 594 .max load quantity, 594 .min load quantity, 594 .name, 594 .out count, 594 .position, 594 .unload time, 594 load time, 594 location tab, 591 unload tab, 591 vehicles tab, 593 Locked routing-in. See Routing-in Log results, 107 Lognormal distribution. See Distributions Look-up routing-out. See Routing- out M Main simulation window, 35, 789 refresh, 775 Matching duplicate work items, 546 Matching work items. See Routing- in Math functions in formula editor, 408 MCBF, 159 Memo, 525 Menus creating custom, 665 Merlin. See Simulation assistant Meta objects. See Components Microsoft Excel, 648 class modules (VBA), 682 comments in, 676 creating user-interfaces, 490 custom menus, 684 custom toolbars, 684 exporting to, 490, 788 external distributions, 220 file to sheet command, 491 get from Excel, 491, 668 idle state, 667 importing from, 747 interactive charts, 680 interface advantages and disadvantages, 648-49 pivot tables and charts, 678 range names, 677 selecting file, 668 set in Excel command, 491 sheet to file command, 491 sorting, finding and matching, 676 SQL database, 492 useful features, 675-84 user forms, 681 validating cell values, 676 VBA signals, 492, 670 Microsoft Visio, 497-502 exporting, 501-2 flowchart symbols, 500 images, 500 importing, 498-501 integration with SIMUL8, 498 text, 501 Microsoft Visual Basic, 492-93, 649 active X, 493 advantages of, 650 dynamic data exchange (DDE), 493 signal, 672 Minimum wait time, 139 Minitab exporting results to, 102 results summary, 486 Model craftsmanship, 518-23 Modules. See Components Monitor simulation. See Simulation monitor Monte carlo simulation, 149 MTBF, 154,156, 158 MTTR, 154, 156, 160 N Named distribution. See Distributions Naming convention, 523-24, 523— 24 Negative binomial distribution. See Distributions Negative exponential distribution. See Distributions New random numbers, 9 Normal distribution. See Distributions О Object properties, 396-407 Object repository, 58 Object speed list, 521 Object variables, 423-24 Objects aligning, 305 arrange, 306 basic objects.s8, 29 common features, 25 copying, 729 copying selected, 730 creating, 731 current object, 743 dialogs, 25-26 erase button, 26 erasing, 740 get latest copy, 750 graphics, 290-98, 758 graphics button, 26 ignore short drags feature, 306 memo burton, 25 moving image pixel by pixel, 305 naming convention, 25 placement, 24-25, 305-7, 751, 789 results button, 26 selecting, 783 set position with arrow keys, 305 space equally, 306 titles, 291 Oldest routing-in. See Routing-in Open model, 5 972 Part VI Appendices Opening inventory. See Storage bins:startup Optimization, 607-16, 607 OptQuest, 580,607-16 Parallel processing, 43 Parameters input vs. output, 82 Parametric distribution. See Distributions Passive routing-in. See Routing-in Passive routing-out. See Routing- out Password protection of VL code, 393 Path networks junction, 601 properties, 600 Pearson distribution. See Distributions Percent routing-out. See Routing- out Pipes, 184-85 .delay, 407 .flow rate, 407 .in count, 407 .index, 407 .name, 407 .out count, 407 .output, 407 parameters, 184 properties dialog, 184 results, 185 Place at conveyor, 239 Planning your model, 517 Plug-ins, 19 Poisson distribution. See Distributions Preemptive work centers. See Interruptible work centers Preference only. See Routing- outignore blocked routes Preferences, 55-56 add to results summary, 41 adjust storage bin titles, 45 auto link objects, 45 automatically adjust (travel times) as routing arrows change, 37 automatically set up (travel times) on new routing arrows, 37 automation tab, 44-45 classic interface, 50 compatibility tab, 53 continuous tab, 52 conveyor length and speed, 34 conveyor load time, 54 copy text to cupboard, 39 covered inter-window route arrows, 49 DDE service name, 55 default directory, 40 default file type, 41 display tab, 46 distance measure, 34 distance tab, 34 enable undo, 33 fast-save, 38 files tab, 38^tl finance tab, 51 flash screen, 40 ignore startup contents, 42 image library, 46 include titles in exported data, 38 inter-window routing arrows, 48 keep clock constant, 44 keep visuals constant, 44 main simulation window scale, 35 model specific options, 31 mouse within sub-windows, 48 parallel processing, 43 prioritize animation quality, 44 random number seeds, 39,55 recalculate travel times, 36 reset clock after undo, 33 results comparison, 43 results export options, 42 results sync interval, 42 routing arrows normally displayed, 50 routing-out using label discipline, 54 show conveyors, 53 simulation assistant, 48 simulation monitor, 51 speed control, 44 speed tab, 43 spelling tab, 55 system dynamics time slice, 52, 582 toolbar default position, 46 travel times, 35 typical minutes per real second, 44 undo tab, 32-33 unit of measure, 53 update results graph, 50 use R9 work entry breakdown timing, 54 visual logic, 54, 55 work center display, 50 zero travel times, 36 zoom step size, 50 Print model, 5 Prioritizing does not apply at start-up, 140 storage bins, 140,559 work centers, 161 Priority queues, 337 Priority method, 560 Priority routing-in. See Routing-in Priority routing-out. See Routing- out Private variables, 186 Probability, 196,223 Probability density function, 201, 207 Probability mass function, 201 Probability profile distribution. See Distributions Processes, 580-90 .efficiency repair time, 587 .efficiency work time, 587 .image, 587 .in count, 587 .index, 587 .name, 587 .out count, 587 .rate, 587 .speed, 587 .uniquelD, 587 efficiency, 588 graphics, 589 labels, 589 length, 587 managing flows, 582 mixing discrete and continuous objects, 589 preferences, 582 process object, 583—89 properties, 583-87 results, 587 Processing time as time per unit, 64 avoiding a common error, 65 don t enter as units per time period, 65 Professional edition. See SIMUL8 professional 3D graphics, 6 multiple object changer, 28 Project documentation, 525 Project management, 517-18 Project time allocation, 516 Public variables, 186 Quantity label, 122,141 Queueing time, 87 Appendix H Index 973 distribution of, 88 time on conveyor, 97 Queues. See Storage bins Quickview. See SIMUL8 quickview R Random number management, 39, 209, 757, 802 antithetic, 211 independence, 210, 211 random number seeds, 209, 210-12 random number stream, 209 random numbers, 55 repeating results, 210 run with new, 211 viewing seeds associated with an object, 210 Random number stream set new, 9 trial, 9 unchanged, 8 Random variable, 196 continuous, 199 discrete, 198 Recovering a model. See Back up files Redo, 6 References for further reading, 571 Reliability. See Efficiency Remove object layer, 59 Replicate results when using, 91 Replication of work centers, 162 Reproducing results, 210 Resample overrun times, 218 Reset, 7-8, 74, 778 memory use, 8 random number stream set unchanged, 8 reducing file size, 8 Resource captured, 37 journey time matrix, 271 travel time, 37 Resources, 16, 153, 164 .current available, 402 .image, 402 .in count, 402 .index, 402 .max available, 402 .name, 402 .out count, 402 as constraints to work centers, 257, 263-69 as work center constraints, 164 auto adjust replicate levels, 260 captured, 263,267 creating new, 259 debugging, 444-45 distributions, 204 effect on processing times, 266 finance, 118 graphics, 261, 295, 402 incorrect referencing, 444 interrupt other work if necessary, 266 journey time matrix, 270 learning curve.s8, 279 leaving too early, 444 listing of, 259 maximum number available, 260 minimum/maximum required, 265 modeling scarce equipment with, 258 number available, 260, 778 pool members dialog, 277 pool priority, 277 pooled resource results, 92 pooled resources, 276-79, 561 process times dependent on, 278 properties, 16, 259-62,402 properties dialog, 260 release as, 266 release as soon as task complete, 264 release options, 267 remove requirements, 775 removing from a work center, 263 repair times, dependent on, 267 require before collecting items, 264,445 requirements dialog, 265 resource routes, 19 resources required dialog, 154 results, 91-94, 261, 272 results when using shift patterns, 92 reuse resources, 240 shift patterns. See Shift patterns show animation, 262 token, 260,266 token resources, 258 travel times, 19,269-72 travel times dialog, 270 traveling resources, 261 unique speed, 271 update non-zero times, 271 utilization greater than 100%, 92 vehicle class, 596 Results accessing for an object, 83 all objects dialog, 84 auto adjust collection of, 85 automatic collection of, 96-98 by work type and group, 103 cause and effect, 82 comparison, 43 confidence intervals, 100,101 conveyors, 95 copying trial information, 101 cost versus service, 124 cost versus service.s8, 125 custom results, 480, 539 cycle time, 126 deatiled results logging, 107 exporting, 42, 102,489, 773 finance, 121 finding the bottlenecks, 124 further reading, 572 graph sync interval, 349 graphing, 87, 88 groups, 97-98, 178 histogram, 88 individual objects, 96-98 interpreting, 124 inventory graphing, 103 memory concerns, 84 menu, 84 pie chart, 90 pipes, 182, 185 processes, 587 remove from results summary, 776 resource pools, 92-94 resource utilization, 91 resources, 91-94, 261, 272 resources.s8, 128 results collection period, 71-73 results comparison, 103-2 results summary sheet, 91, 99- 101 results sync interval, 42 segregating, 88,95, 141,166, 339 set % withing time, 784 SIMUL8 quickview, 28 snapshot, 106, 471 storage bins, 86-89 tanks, 99,181 throughput, 125 time-in-system, 94, 95, 103 timeview, 109-15 turning collection on/off, 84 update results graphs, 50 using labels, 88 using replicate, 91 using shift patterns, 92 utilization, 50 vehicle class, 598 work centers, 89-91 work entry points, 85-86 work exit points, 94-95 work-in-process, 126 Results by work type, 103 groups, 104 974 Part VI Appendices Results collection period. See Clock accessing dialog, 72 controlling via work exit point, 73 determining duration, 71 properties dialog, 72 Results comparison, 103-2 exporting to Excel, 103 shortcut options, 103 Results summary, 9, 12, 100, 769 accessing, 100 adding to and removing from, 84,99 copy to information store spreadsheet, 487 export to V.I.S.A., 487 exporting, 484 exporting to Excel, 485-86 exporting to file, 486 exporting to Minitab, 486 exporting to other applications, 488 print, 101 print preview, 101 removing results from, 100 shortcut options, 101 sorting order of results in, 101 VisaEval.exe, 487 Rounded uniform distribution. See Distributions Route-in before VL, 54 Routing arrows, 17-18, 470 automatic, 45 bending, 306-7 creating, 762 displaying, 18 preferences, 48 removing, 806, 807 Routing conflicts, 236, 248 Routing decisions, 228 Routing, label based, 329 Routing-in, 160-61,229-43 assemble, 234, 333-34 batch by type, 241-42, 541 block current route, 721 changeover, 242-43 circulate discipline, 237 collect discipline, 149,232, 536, 785 cycle matrix discipline, 237 debugging, 442 default, 232 do not collect until all available, 233 expired only discipline, 236 interruptible work centers, 240 label batching, 240-41, 330-32 label values after collection, 235 locked discipline, 238-39 longest discipline, 237 match, 233 match, 546 oldest discipline, 236 options tab, 239 order of feeding objects, 231 passive discipline, 235—36 priority discipline, 232, 558, 796 reuse resource, 240 selection, 332-33 selection method tab, 230-39 using passive to avoid conflicts, 174 wait until exit clear, 242 youngest discipline, 237 Routing-out, 160-61, 244-51, 797, 806 batch size, 151 batching, 250, 546 circulate discipline, 245—46, 546 cycle matrix discipline, 248 debugging, 442 dynamic travel times.s8, 249 exit work item type, 250 hold work here, 251 ignore blocked routes, 244-45, 400, 404 index with group, 251 jobs matrix discipline, 247 label discipline, 54,247,334, 542, 797 look up discipline, 248 out count, 404 passive discipline, 248 percent discipline, 151, 246, 798 priority discipline, 246, 558, 798 shortest queue discipline, 247 travel time, 36,249-50 uniform discipline, 246 using passive to avoid conflicts, 174 work entry points, 136 Run, 779 animation speed, 9 back 1 time unit, 10 back 10 time units, 10 forward 1 time unit, 10 forward 10 time units, 10 go to simulation time, 11 results summary, 12 run max speed to full time, 10 run with new random numbers, 9 show data sheet, 12 simulation assistant, 12 step(l event), 11 trial, 9 view graphs, 11 Run model, 9 Run time total length of, 71 Running time. See Clock Sample space, 196 Save model, 5 Save simulation, 780 Scarce equipment, modeling, 258 Scheduled arrivals, 133, See Arrivals Scheduled production, 133 Searching. See Sorting Seed, random number. See Random number management Segregate results, 141, 166 Serial systems, 566 Setup time. See Routing- inxhangeover Shadow world, 556 Shapes, adding to screen. See Graphics Shelf life, 138-39, See Storage bins, shelf life Shift patterns, 257, 272 behavior, 275 creating new, 273 days, 274 properties dialog, 273 shift availability, 276 shift availability dialog, 273 shift details dialog, 274 start/end time, 273 sum resources, 275 use minutes, 276 SIMUL8 features of release 10, 907-8 features of release 9, 908-12 SIMUL8 explorer, 26 SIMUL8 files .bk8, 33 .os8, 58 .s8,38,41 .t8, 57 .XS,41 SIMUL8 image editor, 287-88 SIMUL8 movies, 57 SIMUL8 plug-ins file format, 496 SIMUL8 professional, 579-641 Appendix H Index 975 SIMUL8 quickview, 27 find, 28 graphics, 28 multiple object changer, 28 results, 28 view or hide, 27 SIMUL8 viewer, 59-60 limitations, 59 Simulation assistant, 12,48, 441, 445 animated, 442 summary advice, 452-60 visual logic advice, 460-67 Simulation clock. See Clock Simulation data exchange (SDX), 502-3 accuracy, 503 Simulation monitor, 73-79, 526 future tab, 75 history tab, 77 now tab, 77 options tab, 78 shortcut key, 76 step button, 77 time field, 78 troubleshooting with, 477-78 trying steps, 77 work item types vs. labels, 51 Simulation optimization. See optimization Snap to grid, 306 Sorting, 567 bubble sort, 567 Microsoft Excel, 676 shell sort, 568 Sorting storage bins, 140 Space objects equally, 306 Speed bar, 755, 804 Speed of model execution, 520-23 Speed, Animation, 7 Spell checker, 55 Spreadsheets. See also Information store and Microsoft Excel displaying results, 487 file to sheet, 491 interactive objects, 434 referencing errors, 447-48 referencing with labels, 427-29 referencing with matching techniques, 430-32 referencing with multiple offsets, 425-27 referencing with object names, 429 referencing with simulation time, 430 referencing with visual logic, 425-32 sheet to file, 491 SQL, 506, 580, 616-27 export, 623-24 import, 622-23 ODBC data source, 617 registering a ODBC data source, 617-20 reserved words, 625 SIMUL8 SQL object, 621 useful commands, 624 Startup, 337 StatFit, 203, 580, 602 Statistics references, 223 Step by step monitor. See Simulation monitor Step through model, 8, 74 Steps in a simulation project, 516 Stop, 805 Stopping the model dynamic criteria, 166 Storage bins, 14-15, 137 .count contents, 398 .image (queue), 398 .in count, 398 .index, 398 .initial contents, 398 .max size, 398 .min wait time (queue), 398 .name, 398 .out count, 398 .quantity, 398 .shelf life, 398 .travel and contents, 398 as un-capacitated servers, 337 capacity, 138, 398 cascading queues, 144 cascading queues.s8, 144 contents, 163 debugging use of, 443 distributions, 204 empty, 727, 739 FIFO/LIFO, 140, 337 finance, 117, 142 graphics, 292-94 high volume, 166 inventory levels, 86 minimum wait time, 139 move work item, 764 passive objects, 14 prioritizing, 88, 140, 337, 559 properties, 14,398-99 properties dialog, 138 purpose of, 137 random numbers, 211 results, 86-89, 339 shelf life, 138-39,336 sorting, 140 startup, 42, 142, 337, 398, 450 time-in-queue, 86 time-in-queue histogram, 88 titles, 45 transporting volume.s8, 144 visual logic sections, 382 Stream, random number. See Random number management Style palette, 302 16 million color palette, 22 arrowhead, 22 background, 22 default location, 22 fonts, 302 foreground, 22 layers, 302 size, 22 Sub-windows, 311,789 preferences, 48 System dynamics time slice, 582 Tanks, 180-83 .current level, 406 .fall through level, 406 .in count, 406 .index, 406 .max capacity, 406 .name, 406 .out count, 406 .rise through level, 406 .start level, 406 graphics, 182 inventory level results, 99 properties, 181 properties dialog, 181 results, 99, 181 results dialog, 99 visual logic sections, 182, 382 Template licensing, 580, 637^1 disabled features, 638 hardware security key, 638 licensing passwords, 640 model passwords, 637 visual logic passwords, 639 Templates, 57, 493-95 licensing, 494—95 passwords, 494 read only, 493 selling, 495 Testing of model. See Verification and Validation Text files exporting results to, 102 Text, adding to screen, 288, 301 Theory of constraints, 544, 575 Throughput, 125 Time absolute distribution. See Distributions Time dependent distribution. See Distributions Time management, 518 Time unit choosing, 63 setting in clock properties, 66 use consistently, 64 976 Part VI Appendices Time-in-system, 94, 134, 165 Assembly options. See Routing- in by group, 104 by work type, 103 TimeView, 109-15 close, 115 contains, 114 filter, 113 help file, 115 legend, 111 objects button, 112 percent mode, 110 print, 112 selection, 114 starts with, 114 time mode, 109 toolbar, 112-15 work center state sequence, 114 zoom, 115 Timing orientation, 147 cycle matrix, 148 jobs matrix, 148 standard, 147 zero, use time for interval to next job, 147 Toolbars, 5-24 build tools, 13-18 build tools two, 19-21 default position, 46 file + edit, 5-7 graphics palette, 21-22 run tools, 7-12 simulation clock, 23 speed bar, 7 style palette, 22-23 Tracer work item, 164 Transport, 580, 590-602 jobs matrix, 601 load/unload points, 590-94 path networks, 599-601 vehicle class, 594—97 Travel speed defaults, 37 Travel times, 34, 35, 37, 313, 802 Traveling resources. See Resources Trials, 9, 100,210 copying information from, 101 Triangular distribution. See Distributions Troubleshooting models. See debugging U Uncapacitated server, 139 Uncountably infinite, 199 Undo, 6 Uniform distribution. See Distributions Uniform routing-out. See Routing- out Uptime. See Efficiency User-interfaces. See Interfaces V.I.S.A., 487 exporting results to, 102 Validation of model, 527-28 Variables auto-referenced, 352 component level, 354 referencing, 424 scope of, 354 simulation object, 351 single valued, 424 spreadsheet, 350, 355 system, 348 user-defined, 349 VBA, 374, See Microsoft Visual Basic Vehicle class parking location, 598 path networks, 598 properties, 595 resources, 596 results, 598 standard routes, 596 valid work types, 598 Verification of model, 525-27 Version control, 519 Virtual reality, 580, 627-36 3D file formats:, 630 3D simulation window, 633 adding 3D drawing objects, 630 building a 3D world, 628 camera controls, 634 floors, 631 graphics properties, 635 inanimate objects, 632 lights, 632 preferences, 634 properties, 636 VR image viewer, 629 walls, 631 Visual Basic. See Microsoft Visual Basic Visual data, 479 Visual logic add speed list location, 716 add to pool, 716 add to queue, 337, 717 adding code, 386-94 adjust results collection, 718 advanced fork andjoin.s8, 548 after loading work section, 380 append to file, 509, 719 batch management, 376 beep, 479, 720 before exit section, 380 before reset, 383 begin reading file, 507, 720 block current routing, 721 break, 722 breakdown, 721 break restart, 722 breakdown and repair events, 386 buttons.s8, 433 call COM event, 728 call custom dll, 740 CALL statement, 423 clear all display plus, 723 clear image, 724 clear object selection, 724 clear sheet, 448, 725 clear text, 725 clock properties, 726 close all files, 507, 509, 727 close results windows, 727 close timeview window, 727 COM event, 728 command buttons, 432-34 commands and statements, 410-23 complete insert or update, 728 complete SQL insert or update, 728 components, 190 conditional block editor. See Conditional Block Editor conveyors, 175,382 copy object, 729 copy selected object, 730 count items in regions, 730 create file, 509, 731 create object, 731 custom interfaces, 376 custom reports and statistics, 376 delay, 732 delete, 732 delete col, 733 delete from pool, 733 delete row, 734 delete work item, 732 deschedule, 735 deschedule event, 735 design structure, 374-75 dialog on back, 383 dialog on OK, 383 dialog on open, 383 dialogs, 661 display image, 735 display image without clear, 736 display main sheet, 737 Appendix H Index 977 display message, 764 display text, 738 display text without clear, 73.7 dynamic calculations, 376 dynamic resource requirements, 376 empty all from object, 739 empty pool, 739 empty simulation object, 739 end run, 383 end trial, 383 end warm-up, 383 erase object, 740 erase simulation object, 740 error messages, 460-67 event driven, 375 external dll, 740 extract from CSV, 741 extract text, 741 file to sheet, 491,742 find text, 743 get current object, 352, 743 get current run results, 744 get from database field, 747 get from Excel, 491, 747 get from results summary, 749 get held resource count, 750 get latest copy of, 750 get location, 751 get object location, 751 get PC clock, 752 get PC date/time, 752 get prob-profile column parameters, 752 get result, 749 get route in linked object, 753 get route out linked object, 754 get SIMUL8 property, 755 get simulation file name, 756 get text length, 756 get trial run number, 756 get VL random number seed, 757 IF, ELSE IF, and ELSE, 416- 18 image, 758 image), 758 include sheet formats, 759 insert col, 759 insert column, 759 insert into database, 760 insert into SQL database, 760 insert row, 761 interactive function keys, 434 jobs matrix to sheet, 761 label actions section, 380 launching interactively, 432 link object, 762 link simulation objects, 762 list all sections, 387 load module (component), 763 LOOP statement, 420-23 message box, 478, 764 model-based sections, 382-85, 388-89 move to queue, 337, 764 move work item to, 764 multiple product systems, 376 named distribution parameters, 765 naming sections, 389 next time check, 766 object distribution parameters, 766 object event based sections, 387-88 on breakdown, 386 on button click, 304, 369, 383, 433, 659 on exit, 449 on exit section, 380 on repair, 386 on simulation open, 383 open database, 767 open dialog, 664 open dialogs, 768 open help file, 769 open results window, 769 open timeview window, 770 passwords, 393,639 percent route-out adjust to 100, 771 play sound, 479, 771 pre-sample, 214 quit SIMUL8, 772 random numbers, 211 read file, 507, 772 recorded data to file, 489, 773 refresh object speed list, 774 refresh windows, 775 remove resource requirments, 775 remove results, 776 required at work center, 776 reschedule arrival, 533, 777 reset, 383, 778 reset clock, 778 resources available, 778 results by work type to sheet, 779 route-in before section, 54 routing systems, 376 routing-in before section, 380 run, 779 run model, 779 save, 780 save simulation, 780 schedule, 780 schedule event, 780 scheduled arrivals, 376 sections, 377-86 select (current work item), 781 select break type, 782 select breakdown type, 782 select object, 783 select on conveyor, 783 select work item on conveyor, 783 send VBA signal, 672 SET, 419-20 set % within time, 784 set clock properties, 726 set collect number, 785 set distribution parameters, 765 set efficiency, 786 set field number, 787 set field text, 787 set in Excel, 491,788 set insert field number, 787 set location, 789 set main sheet, 790 set MTBF style, 791 set next time check, 766 set object distribution parameters, 766 set object image, 758 set object location, 789 set object var from object speed code, 791 set prob-profile column parameters, 792 set resource requirement type, 793 set resource timing, 794 set resource travel (resource), 801 set resources required, 776 set route in discipline, 795 set route out label, 797 set route-in priority, 796 set route-out discipline, 797 set route-out percent, 798 set route-out priority, 798 set shift days, 799 set shift resources, 778 set shift times, 800 set times, 800 set travel time (resource), 801 set travel time (work item), 802 set VL random number seed, 802 set window image, 808 set work item image, 758 sheet to file, 491, 803 sheet to jobs matrix, 804 signal VBA, 492, 808 simulation object variables, 423-24 simulation speed, 804 speed, 804 spreadsheet referencing, 425- 32 SQL command, 805 978 Part VI Appendices start run, 383 stop, 383, 805 stop at current line, 478 stop model, 805 storage bins, 382 suspend/restart work on resource change, 806 tanks, 182,382 text parsing.s8, 429 unlink all out links, 806 unlink object, 807 update SQL database, 807 variable referencing, 424—32 VBA and, 374 VBA signal, 808 WHILE/UNTIL, 418-19 window image, 808 work center sections, 379—81 work complete section, 380 work entry point sections, 378 Visual logic editor, 386-87, 390- 92, 525 accessing, 390 break, 722 child lines, 391 collapsing, 391 copying, 391 cutting, 391 deleting, 391 editing, 391 exit, 391 expanding, 391 indentation schemes, 391 moving, 391 non-checked edit mode, 392 parent lines, 391 pasting, 391 quit, 391 view menu, 393 W Wait time label, 178 Warm up time finding, 166 Warm-up period, 68-71, 348 alternative to, 71 determining duration, 70, 73 dialog, accessing, 69 go to end of command, 74 properties dialog, 69 results, 69 stabilization time, 69 Welch s procedure, 71 what happens at end of, 69 when unnecessary, 70 why important, 70 Watch window, 467 Weibull distribution. See Distributions Work, 239 Work centers, 15-16,145-64 .count contents, 400 .image, 400 .in count, 400 .interrupt store (WC). 400 .locked in route, 401 .out count, 401 .state (WC), 401 active objects, 15 at side of conveyor, 239 awaiting work, 90 blocked, 90 breakdowns, 565 change work item s image on exit, 294-95 changeover, 90 competition for resources and work items, 161 contents, 163-64 distributions, 204, 766 efficiency, 154-60,564 features unavailable when using replicate, 162 finance, 118, 153 graphics, 294-95,400 hiding image, 295 high volume, 166 interruptible, 162,240, 326, 339, 562 interruptible work centers.s8, 563 interval to next job, 147 inventory statistics, 89 label actions, 161,324 pie chart of results, 90 place at conveyor, 171 priority, 161, 560 priority work centers. s8, 162 process time, 147^18, 266, 328 properties, 16 properties dialog, 145 properties listing, 146 random numbers, 211 replicateci, 162,260 resource dependent process times, 278 resource dependent repair times, 267 resource requirements, 15, 153, 263-69, 776 resources held, 750 results, 89-91 results dialog, 89 results using batching, 91 route-in before VL section, 54 routing-in. See routing-in routing-in dialog, 150 routing-out. See Routing-out selecting work items, 558 states, 90 stopped, 90 timing, 15 visual logic sections, 379-81 zero-time or dummy, 15 Work complete objects. See Work exit points Work entry points, 13-14, 131-37 .arrived count, 396 .first at start, 396 .ignore lost, 396 .image (WEP), 396 .in count, 396 .index, 396 .lost count, 396 .name, 396 .out count, 396 .unlimited, 396 appointment based arrivals. s8, 529 appointment systems, 133, 529 arrivals, 528-33, 777 batching, 135 booking appointment.s8, 530 distributions, 204, 766 don t use passive routing-out, 137 finance, 116, 135 first at start time, 133 graphics, 137, 291-92, 396 interarrivai time, 13, 132-33 label actions, 137,324 lost work items, 134 properties, 13, 396 random numbers, 211 results, 85-86,396 routing-out, 136, See Routing- out scheduled arrivals, 133, 218 scheduled arrivals.s8, 531 unlimited arrivals, 134 visual logic sections, 378 work items lost, 85 Work exit points, 17, 165-67 .count contents, 403 .image, 403 .in count, 403 .out count, 403 finance, 165 freeing up memory, 165 graphics, 403 halt model at limit, 166 high volume, 166-67 number completed, 95 properties dialog, 165 results, 94-95, 339 Appendix H Index 979 results dialog, 95 segregate results, 166 time-in system statistics, 94 using to find the warmup time, 166 Work item types, 250 size, 326 vs labels, 51, 321-23 Work items creating, 717 delete, 732 graphics, 758 move, 764 travel time, 802 Work time label, 178 Work types results by, 103 Workflow defining, 160 managing complex, 533 Work-in-process, 126,142 XML SIMUL8, 504-6 Visio, 499 Youngest routing-in. 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