Identifying Number of Resources Needed

The output report provides an average utilization with the length of the simulation. That may not present the information you need to make a staffing decision.

Action Logic

Logic will go into the capacity of the ‘Resource Utilization’ activity.

While 1 = 1 DO
{
v_DeconInUse = 10 – FREEUNITS(Decon)
Time 5 Sec
}

Outputs Available

Graph (Resource States)

1. Open the Output Detailed Report.
2. Click the ‘’View a state or utilization summary graph” button.
3. Select ‘Resource States’ and click ‘OK.’
4. Click on any of the bar chart line to reveal the pie chart.

Graph (Resource Two Hour Averages)

1. Open the Output Detailed Report.
2. Click on the ‘Generate a time series plot’ button.
3. Add the variable to selected values and click ‘OK’

Advance Topics

1. Setting the periodic unit to smooth the requirement (need of resources)
   Answer:
   1. Open the Output Detailed Report.
   2. Click on the ‘Generate a time series plot’ button.
   3. Add the variable to selected values and click ‘OK.’
   4. Click ‘Options \ Customize Current Window.’
   5. Click ‘Plot Options.’
   6. Change the ‘Plot Type’ to ‘Periodic Average’ and ‘Period’ to ‘2’ hours.
   7. Click ‘OK.’