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IND 600, Lab 3

This document provides instructions for completing Lab 3. Students must attend the scheduled lab section and cannot attend other sections. The lab involves downloading files from D2L, reading instructions, opening and running a simulation model file, and answering questions about the model and simulation results. Questions cover topics like average output, changing parameter values, model connections, data modules, output files, and advantages/disadvantages of Excel vs. Arena for simulation. The student is also asked to research popular simulation software packages.

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IND 600, Lab 3

This document provides instructions for completing Lab 3. Students must attend the scheduled lab section and cannot attend other sections. The lab involves downloading files from D2L, reading instructions, opening and running a simulation model file, and answering questions about the model and simulation results. Questions cover topics like average output, changing parameter values, model connections, data modules, output files, and advantages/disadvantages of Excel vs. Arena for simulation. The student is also asked to research popular simulation software packages.

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IND 600, Lab 3

You must attend the labs based on your schedule in RAMSS. You cannot attend the labs of the
other sections. The steps of this lab have been written in the following parts. Complete this file
and Answer the questions. Then, upload the file (Microsoft Word file or PDF file) on D2L by
Feb. 9, 12:00 pm.

Last name: First name: Signature:

1. Download "Lab 3" (PDF file), and "Model 03-01" (Arena file) via D2L (Lab 3).

2. Read "Lab 3" (PDF file). When you read, try those descriptions and options in an Arena file.

After reading the PDF file,

3. Open "Model 03-01". Run the model. What is the result? (Average Number Out)?
Answer:
Average Number Out = 5

4. If "Part Arrives to System" has Random (Expo) with value = 10, what is the result? (Average
Number Out)?
Answer:
Average Number Out = 4

5. If "Drilling Center" has Normal Delay type, instead of Triangular, what is the result? (Average
Number Out)?
Answer:
Average Number Out = 5 (when “Part Arrives to System” has Random (Expo) with value = 5)
Average Number Out = 4 (when “Part Arrives to System” has Random (Expo) with value = 10)

6. Delete the connection between "Drilling Center" and "Part Leaves System" and build the
connection again.

7. What are "data modules" in Arena? Use an example to describe your answer.

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Answer:
We use Data modules to define the characteristics of various process elements, like entities,
resources and queues. We can set up variables and other types of numerical values and
expressions that pertain to the whole model. Icons for data modules look like little spreadsheets
in the Project Bar. For example, if we click on Entity data module from Basic Process in Project
Bar, we can see that we have defined an entity with name Part as shown in figure below:

In above figure, we can define multiple entities along with the information provided for them and
this information will be the characteristics of that unique product.

8. After running the Arena file, some files will be created in the folder. What are these files?
Provide some descriptions.
Answer:
1. P file (program file)
2. OUT file (SIMAN output report file)
3. OPW file (model components file)
4. ACCDB file (Microsoft Access Database file)
5. DSN file (Data Source Name file)

9. In your opinion, what are the advantages and disadvantages of Microsoft Excel and Arena for
simulation? Describe your answer.
Answer:
Advantage and Disadvantage of Arena Simulation
Advantages Disadvantages
Arena uses an entity-based, flowcharting
methodology for modeling dynamic processes.
The flowchart approach to model building
It is a constant struggle to train the average
makes the most sense to engineers and to
user on the software.
process designers who must be able to
carefully document a process in order to
accurately model it and analyze it.
Arena Runtime feature allows analysts to No online resources available of how to fix
perform what-if simulation analysis using an errors. The software only compatible on
Arena model built by someone else. When a Windows.
model enters runtime mode, an analyst can
modify the characteristics of any objects in the
model, including module data, object positions,
animation pictures, etc., but may not add or
delete objects in the model or items in a

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module repeat group.
Arena is:
 Easier to learn than other simulation Perfectionists will have a nightmare of a time
tools making their lines from one block to another
 Easier to validate, verify, and debug straight--fix one, and you have inevitably
 Easier to communicate the intricacies caused a staggered line somewhere else.
of complex processes to others

Advantage and Disadvantage of Arena Simulation


Advantages Disadvantages
Chances of Error is Microsoft Excel are very Validation, verification and debugging is not
low for an expert. easy in excel.
Online resources are available to fix the errors There is no animation involved in excel and
that we encounter during developing a used can not see how the system looks during
simulation model. operation.

10. Search (in Google) about the popular packages (software) for simulation in industrial
engineering. Provide a list. Mention your reference(s).
Answer:
Here are the best simulation software of 2018.
1. ANYLOGIC
2. MATLAB
3. SIMSCALE
4. SIMUL8
5. COMSOL MULTIPHYSICS
6. SIMULINK
7. ARENA (Biolyse, 2018)

References
Biolyse. (2018, June 29). TOP 7 SIMULATION SOFTWARE IN 2018. Retrieved from Biolyse:
http://biolyse.ca/top-7-simulation-software-2018/

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