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Lecture 5 - Elements II - January 27th

The document provides an introduction to a General Template by Dr. Estacio Pereira, outlining basic elements such as Set Attribute, Conditional Branch, and Trace. It explains the use of global attributes, statistics, valves, activators, and batching/unbatching entities in modeling. Each element is detailed with examples and specifications for their implementation.

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Lecture 5 - Elements II - January 27th

The document provides an introduction to a General Template by Dr. Estacio Pereira, outlining basic elements such as Set Attribute, Conditional Branch, and Trace. It explains the use of global attributes, statistics, valves, activators, and batching/unbatching entities in modeling. Each element is detailed with examples and specifications for their implementation.

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Introduction to the General


Template

Dr Estacio Pereira
January 2024.
Schedule

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Outline

• Basic elements

• Entities attributes

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Elements
General Template Elements III

SET ATTRIBUTE: Sets the value of one or more of


an entity’s attributes.

CONDITIONAL BRANCH: Routes entities


depending on the result of an If…Then…Else
decision.

TRACE: Writes output to the trace window.

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The Set Attribute Element

Double-click to open the attribute editor:

Opens the
formula editor

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The Set Attribute Element
Attribute values can be specified using a formula:

• The formula above sets LS(1) to "Big" if LX(1) is bigger


than 9, and to "Small" otherwise.
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The Conditional Branch Element
Double-click to open the formula editor:

• The formula above routes an entity through the True branch if


the value of LS(1) = “Big”; otherwise, the entity exits through the
False branch.
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The Trace Element
Double-click to open the formula editor:

• The formula above writes the value of the LX(1) attribute to the trace
window.
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Global Attributes
• Every model has a collection of attributes that are shared
among the entities.

• A change made by one entity is visible to the others.

• In an earthmoving model, a global attribute may be used to


store:
• The amount of dirt remaining to move.
• Weather information (e.g., wet/dry conditions).

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Global Attributes

The three main sets of global attributes are:


• GN(𝑖) — Integer attribute 𝑖.
• GX(𝑖) — Floating point attribute 𝑖.
• GS(𝑖) — Text attribute 𝑖.

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Cost Element

STATISTIC:
Defines a custom statistic.

STATISTIC COLLECT:
Adds an observation to a statistic when
an entity passes through.

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The Statistic Element
No. Time Observation
• A Statistic Element is a container for 1 0 1
a sequence of time-stamped 2 0 0
observations. 3 3 1

• How those observations are 4 3 0


5 5 1
interpreted is up to you (the 6 7 2
modeller). 7 8 1
8 10 0
For example:
9 16 1
The observations to the right may be
interpreted as the length of a file (queue). 10 16 0
11 20 0
12 20 0

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The Statistic Element

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The Statistic Collect Element

• Adds an observation to a statistic when an entity passes


through.

• You need to specify:


• The statistic to which observations will be collected.
• The value to collect.

• The value will normally be a formula. For example:


' Collect the Cycle Time.
Return LX(0) - TimeNow
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Valves and Activators

VALVE:
Blocks or unblocks a stream of entities.

ACTIVATOR:
Opens or closes a valve when an entity
passes through.

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Valves and Activators
• A Valve Element must specify:
• The initial state of the valve (open vs. closed).
• AutoClose: the number of entities to allow through the
valve before it is automatically shut; or, zero if there should
be no restriction on entity flow.

• An Activator Element must specify:


• The valve to be modified.
• The action to take when an entity passes (open +, close –,
or formula ?).

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Valves and Activators

(Open)
(Closed)

Example
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Batching and Unbatching Entities

BATCH:
Creates a batch from a sequence of
entities.

UNBATCH:
Restores a sequence of entities from a
batch.

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Batching and Unbatching Entities

Example

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Batching and Unbatching Entities
• A Batch Element must specify:
• The quantity of entities per batch.
• The entity whose attributes will be echoed by the batch
entity (first vs. last).

• An Unbatch Element must specify:


• The order in which entities should be unbatched (FIFO vs.
LIFO).

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Batching and Unbatching Entities
WARNING!

DO NOT DO THIS!
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