Our Online User Groups are a great opportunity to share ideas, learn, and connect with other users and the SIMUL8 team.
For our February Online User Group we were delighted to be joined by SIMUL8 expert, Jim Holtman from Kroger - a SIMUL8 user of 20 years, and Matthew Hobson-Rohrer and Glenn Holburn from the SIMUL8 team.
These slides feature a presentation from Matthew Hobson-Rohrer on the power of SIMUL8 and why it is important.
During the presentation, Matt describes what makes a simulation tool like SIMUL8 powerful, and why it is important to a simulation practitioner. He also explores some of the largest models built with SIMUL8, as well as other powerful features like database connectivity and the ability to create sub-processes to encapsulate detail.
3. Matt Hobson-Rohrer
• 25 years simulation
• Application areas
– Manufacturing
– Material Handling
– Scheduling
• Education
– BS Mining Engineering
– MBA
• Location
– Salt Lake City, Utah
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7. Jim Holtman
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50+ years in IT
20 years simulation
Bell Labs Fellow
Application areas
– Computer Performance
– Large Transaction Systems
– Retail Operations
• Education
– BS EE New Mexico State Univ.
– MS EE/CS Berkeley
• Location
– Cincinnati, OH
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10. Process Improvement Challenges
Few complex
Many complex
Consulting
Tool “B”
Complexity
Journey 1
Tool “A”
Spreadsheets
Few simple
Journey 2
Many simple
Frequency
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11. Getting Started
• Few simple challenges
• Import your data
• Powerful objects
– Activity “routing in”
– Queue discipline
• Run scenarios
– Random numbers
– Confidence intervals
• Examples:
– Electric vehicle maker
– State forensics lab
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13. Increasing Frequency
• More simulation
• Requires:
– New users
– Automation
• Features
– Licensing
• Viewer
• Cloud
• Team
– Database links
– XML interface
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14. Many Complex Challenges
• Complexity and size
– Thousands of
• Business rules
• Objects
• Work items
• Encapsulate and re-use
– Sub-processes
– Components
– Libraries
• Examples:
– Large contact centers
– Airport passenger flow
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15. Summary
• Power of SIMUL8
Compliments other tools
Grows with you
Creates real value and ROI
Boosts
• Speed
• Flexibility
Few
complex
Consulting
Tool
“B”
Journey 1
Many
complex
Complexity
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Tool
“A”
Spreadsheets
Few
simple
Journey 2
Many
simple
Frequency
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17. Glenn Holburn
• Head of Support
• SIMUL8 user success
• Application areas
– Manufacturing
– Healthcare
– Contact centers
• Education
– BS IS, Arizona State
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18. Thank You!
• Materials available
• Ideas for topics
• Your feedback
– Click on link in GoToMeeting chat
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Hinweis der Redaktion
http://www.simul8.com/breakdownswebinar - With Brian Harrington of Ford Motor Company http://simul8healthcare.com/online-workshop/ - With Fiona Lindsay and Brittany HagedornSIMUL8 2014 – Page tbc, but will be mailer nearer the time with info. Kenny, Sander and Glenn to present. All at 4pm Eastern. To sign up check out our blog/twitter etc for more details.
Screenshots (Clockwise from top left): Queue Visualization, Resource Schedule, VL Editor UpdateQueue visualization – each square is a work item, and each shade is a label valueRibbon image update – the ribbon images have been enhanced to be more intuitive and stand outImage sets – users can select a set of images to represent the states of an activitySchedule by time of day:ArrivalsResourcesTravel times – need an example or descriptionVL UIBetter readability – color control and fontFolders to organize your logic blocksVL commands Get longest available resource time Find resource from pool Set resource pool search mode (circulate/priority/longest)
Bell labs fellow – only 140 in the worldCool fact about Jim – Jim is in his current position at Kroger because he was helping Kroger SIMUL8 users in the SIMUL8 online forum
Melissa – can you make this slide “pretty”, using our color scheme, etc with the Vin diagramHere is what I plan to say:SIMUL8 is Powerful, Flexible, and Fast. Today we are going to present SIMUL8’s power, and how it helps our users with their process improvement challenges. While there is some overlap between these aspects of SIMUL8, as you can see in this diagram, there are features that demonstrate SIMUL8’s power, which we will describe later in this presentation.
Businesses face many types of process improvement challenges. Some challenges are more complex, requiring a powerful simulation tool. Power of a tool also reduces the time it takes to analyze a process, making it easier to analyze more processes in a shorter amount of time (frequency). In this presentation we will show how users leverage SIMUL8’s power to cover a wide range of process improvement challenges. As companies implement simulation technology for process improvement, they can follow a path similar to the pink lines, starting with a few smaller projects, and eventually doing many more complex projects. SIMUL8’s power helps to cover more of that journey than other solutions. Examples of Tool A – linear programming, value stream mapping, Visio
One of the guiding tenets in the design of SIMUL8 was to help new users get going quickly. Examples: Electric vehicle manufacturer doing buffer analysis (Tesla, can’t say their name yet) State forensics lab improving their processes
When your challenges get more complex, but you only have a few of them, you need a tool with the power to tackle the complex problems, and one that is easy for occasional use.Scheduling of whiskey production
As simulation adds value in an organization, process improvement challenges “come out of the woodwork”. Everyone wants to have their processes “simulated” once the power of SIMUL8 has been realized. SIMUL8’s powerful database and XML file structure helps users automate their model building process.
SIMUL8 can handle very large and complex models:100’s of thousands of active work items100’s of thousands of objects in the simulationSIMUL8’s Visual Logic language helps users create models of the most complex business processesExamples: Large contact centers Airport passenger flow