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Objective:To Analyze The Station and Route Module

The document describes the Station and Route modules in simulation modeling. The Station module defines processing locations like a lathe area or toll booths. It assigns entities to an activity area that tracks times and costs. The Route module transfers entities between stations, either by a specified station or sequence. It sets the entity's station attribute and sends it to the destination after an optional delay time. An example task models patient flow through a hospital's triage, reception and beds using these modules.

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Objective:To Analyze The Station and Route Module

The document describes the Station and Route modules in simulation modeling. The Station module defines processing locations like a lathe area or toll booths. It assigns entities to an activity area that tracks times and costs. The Route module transfers entities between stations, either by a specified station or sequence. It sets the entity's station attribute and sends it to the destination after an optional delay time. An example task models patient flow through a hospital's triage, reception and beds using these modules.

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Lab # 7:Station and Route Module SSUET/QR/114

LAB# 7

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.

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

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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 report 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 station may be
defined.When an entity enters the Route module, its Station attribute (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

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sequence and step within the set (defined by special-purpose attributes Entity.Sequence and
Entity.Jobstep, respectively).

TYPICAL USES:

• 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 Type Station
Station Name Lab

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 10 seconds time units.

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Example:Restaurant System:

Screen shots:

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LAB TASK:
Task: Design a model that demonstrate activities at a typical hospital. Including triage, reception
and beds.

DESIGN:

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SIMULATION:

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REPORT

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