Setting up variables that reference simulation objects is essential when writing complex Visual Logic for SIMUL8. However, when your simulation employs a large number of…
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Use a Spreadsheet to Generate Batched Arrivals by Day
Many users found using a CSV to generate arrivals very useful, so we decided we’d write a similar tip but instead using internal spreadsheets as…
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Using Labels to determine the number of times a Work Item visits an Activity
If a work item needs to go through the same activity more than once, we could model this by adding each individual Activity in a…
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Demonstrate your simulations with Macros
Have you ever wanted to demonstrate your simulation during a presentation but don’t want to be hunched over your laptop? In SIMUL8 you can use…
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Setting Up Arrival Times and Additional Label Values from a CSV File
This feature reads the exact times Work Items should be generated at a Start Point from a CSV file. It can also assign label values…
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Copy ‘Current Contents’ to a spreadsheet
Have you ever wondered what’s going on in your Queues? ‘Current Contents’ is one of my favorite tools in SIMUL8; it is a simple and…
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How to use the Scenario Manager to decide the correct number of staff or resources
In this tip we are adding to the simulation from last week’s tip. So we are starting with a simple simulation of a Grocery Store…
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Replicate and Resources
If you have a system where: an activity can be processing more than one job at a time or where the same task is worked…
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Creating a Schedule for Arrivals
This Friday’s tip is about setting up a schedule for arrivals at the Start Point of your simulation. This will allow you to specify the…
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Use Labels to Change Work Item Images
This week, we will look at using labels to dictate what image they should be within the simulation, without the use of Visual Logic. Let’s…
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