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Lab No.8 Station and Route Module

The document describes the Station and Route modules in Arena simulation software. The Station module defines processing locations like work stations, while the Route module transfers entities between stations after a specified delay time. It provides examples of using these modules to model activities like routing parts through a manufacturing process or seating customers at a restaurant.

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Lab No.8 Station and Route Module

The document describes the Station and Route modules in Arena simulation software. The Station module defines processing locations like work stations, while the Route module transfers entities between stations after a specified delay time. It provides examples of using these modules to model activities like routing parts through a manufacturing process or seating customers at a restaurant.

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Simulation and Modeling (CE-409) SSUET/QR/114

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LAB NO.8

Station and Route Module

Objective: To analyze the Station and Route module.

Station module:

Description:

The Station module defines a station (or a set of stations) corresponding to a physical or
logical location where processing occurs. If the Station module defines a station set, it is
effectively defining multiple processing locations.

The station (or each station within the defined set) has a matching Activity Area that is
used to report all times and costs accrued by the entities in this station. This Activity Area’s
name is the same as the station. If a parent activity area is defined, then it also accrues
any times and costs by the entities in this station.

TYPICAL USES

 Defining a lathe area


 Defining a set of toll booths
 Defining a food preparation area

PROMPT:

Prompt Description:

Name— Unique module identifier. This name is displayed on the module shape

Station Type— Determines the type of station, either an individual station or a set of
stations.

Station Name— Defines the symbol name of the station that is associated with this
entrance point.

Parent Activity Area—Name of the Activity Area’s parent.

Associated Intersection—Name of the intersection associated with this station in a


guided transporter network

Report Statistics— specifies whether or not statistics will automatically be collected and
stored in the report database for this station and its corresponding activity area.
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Set Name—defines the symbol name of the station set that is associated with this
entrance point.

Station Name—the name of a station that is to be a member of this station set. A given
station can only exist within a model once. Therefore, an individual station can only be
the member of one station set, and that individual station may not be the name of a station
in another module.

Parent Activity Area—Name of the Activity Area’s parent for the station set member.

Associated Intersection—Name of the intersection associated with this station set in a


guided transporter network.

Report Statistics—Specifies whether or not statistics will automatically be collected and


stored in the re port database for this station set member and its corresponding activity
area

Example 1—Basic Use

Prompt Entry
Name Station 5
Station Type Station
Station Name Hamza

This module defines the location to which all entities are to be sent that are transferred to
the station named Hamza.

Example 2—Station Set

Prompt Entry
Name ABC Station Set
Station Type Set
Set Name ABC
Stations A1, A2, A3

This example defines a Station module that uses station set ABC. ABC contains three
individual stations, A1, A2 and A3. All entities that are transferred to any member of the
station set ABC are sent to this module.

Route module:

Description:

The Route module transfers an entity to a specified station, or the next station in the
station visitation sequence defined for the entity. A delay time to transfer to the next
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station may be defined. When an entity enters the Route module, its Station attributes
(Entity. Station) is set to the destination station. The entity is then sent to the destination
station, using the route time specified. If the station destination is entered as By
Sequence, the next station is determined by the entity’s sequence and step within the set
(defined by special-purpose attributes Entity. Sequence and Entity.Jobstep, respectively).

TYPICALUSES:

 Send a part to its next processing station based on its routing slip
 Send an account balance call to an account agent
 Send restaurant customers to a specific table.

PROMPT:

Prompt Description:

Name—Unique module identifier. This name is displayed on the module shape.

Route Time—Travel time from the entity’s current location to the destination station

Units—Time units used for the route time.

Destination Type—Method for determining the entity destination location. Selection of


By Sequence requires that the entity has been assigned a sequence name and that the
sequence itself has been defined.

Station Name—defines the name of the entity’s destination station.

Attribute Name—defines the name of the attribute that stores the station name to which
entities will route.

Expression—defines an expression that is evaluated to the station where entities will


route.

Example 1—Station Name

Prompt Entry
Name Route to Lab
Route Time 10 seconds
Destination Station
Type
Station Name Lab
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In this example, the entity is routed to the station named Lab. The delay time for the
entity to arrive at the Lab station is based on 10seconds time units.

Example: Restaurant System:

Screen shots:
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LAB TASK:
Design a model that demonstrates activities at a typical hospital. Including triage,
reception and beds.

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