Use Pre-developed Components to Speed Assembly, Improve Quality and Save Money

Model Objects are pre-built, self-contained, smart, model segments that can be plugged into your models in seconds and save you hours of modeling time. The same concept that manufacturers have used to build products can be used to assemble simulation models. Just as a PC manufacturer wouldn’t think of building a power supply each and every time they needed one, you shouldn’t have to build every aspect of a model from scratch. Many elements are common. We have taken some of these common elements and turned them into Model Objects that can simply be copied and pasted into your model. All you have to do is copy, paste and connect what goes into the object and where the output from the object goes when it’s done.

Travis Healy, sales manager, said “Model objects help me to present the software to many different industries, because I can include concepts that I would never be able to model on my own. With Model Objects it is as simple as copy and paste.” See, it’s so simple even a salesman can do it!

There are over 30 Model Objects that help you build models in a fraction of the time. They work right “out of the box”, and they’re easy-to-use.

The new Model Objects for this month are listed below:

Dashboard for WIP

The Dashboard object allows you to set levels for the display meter to change. This object is a tremendous asset during presentations to illustrate system status.

Note: the text below the indicator can say anything you would like. Several types of indicators are available.

Set-up time

A new simplified method for modeling set-up time for many different entities, with distinct setup times. The construct is smart enough to recognize that if the same entity arrives as the previous then no setup is needed. This model object is easy-to-use and yet powerful and simple.

Changing Priorities

In many process situations the priority for getting a resource changes throughout the day. The emphasis may switch based on time of day or other factors. The Changing Priorities model object allows you to quickly impellent a method of changing the work emphasis based on a variety of conditions.

Heart Beat of arrivals between 8 and 5

Do you need to schedule entities to arrive on a set period but only during certain times of the day? This Model Object allows you to control the period between arrivals and the hours of the day that entities will arrive.

To access the other Model Objects click here.