Simulation Theory

Simulation Principles

Recommendations on How to Start

Activity Design

• Design a Process Diagram
  
• Design a Sub-Process
  
• How to Model Jumping from a Process Diagram to a Different Process Diagram
  
• Describing Resource and Product Models
  
• Describing a Task Model
  
• Modeling Use of Resources and Production of Products
  
• Using Variables to Model Time and Logic Relationships Between Object Instances
  

Running Simulation

• Simulation Properties
  
• Simulation Progress
  
• Saving Simulation Results
  

Simulation Results Analysis

• General Analysis
  
• Simulated Processes and Tasks Analysis
  
• Simulated Work Resources Analysis
  
• Simulated Material Resources Analysis
  
• Simulated Fixed Costs Analysis
  
• Simulated Products Analysis
  
• Variables Values Analysis
  

Reports on Simulation Results

Applications

• Example
  
• Formulas Used to Calculate Time and Cost Properties of Simulated Processes
  
• Example. Calculation of Fixed Costs
  
• Check All Simulations of the Simulated Process Instances
  
• Check All Simulations of the Simulated Resource/Product Instances