Hi everyone,
After implementing for the first time the Simulator (in a large logistics company) I can say that I'm impressed with its capabilities.
However, I have a few questions regarding the system - answers will be very much appreciated !
1. Is it possible to define batches for the simulation?
Explanation: we want to create a dependency between activities (functions) and different kinds of resources.
a) Example 1: we want to define in the simulation that if a capacity resource has between 70-100 units, repeat the activity 20 times and if it has between 1-70 units, repeat the activity only once.
b) Example 2: we want to define in the simulation that if the organizational unit has 3 or more available workers, repeat the activity 20 times and if there less than 3 available workers, repeat the activity 10 times.
We don't know of any object/model type that was created specifically to measure batches in our current version (7.2), but is there a way create a batch with the current set of tools?
2. Is it possible to define the various distributions that exist for functions for process instances that we create in Schedule Models? What is the default distribution?
Explanation: we only found an option to define start time distribution for schedule events. We can define for example 60 instances per hour but we don't know how the system distributes those instances and whether it is possible to change the distribution type.
3. Is it possible to create priorities for activities (functions)?
Explanation: we know that there is an option to define priorities in the Simulator, for example for human resources and for events. However, the activities don't have the attribute "priority" - sometimes, after a prioritized event we have many activities and we want to prioritize between them, is it possible to do so without artificially adding an event to each activity?
4. Are human resources' breaks (unscheduled events) calculated in the "utilization" calculation? (The statistic that appears in the human resources results). If the answer is yes, are the breaks included as "processing time" or as "idle time"?
