Learning Simio Lab Series Lab Module 12 Defining

Objectives and Outline • Lab Objectives – Continue learning basic Simio modeling – Learn to create custom objects using the Hierarchical method – Learn to create custom objects using the Processor base object definition • Lab Outline – – Video 1 – Building Hierarchical Objects Video 2 – Building Hierarchical Objects (cont. ) Video 3 – Using the Processor Object Definition Assignment Copyright © 2013 - Jeffrey S. Smith and Simio LLC | All Rights Reserved 2

Anatomy of an Object External View Graphical representation for the object. Attached queues animate queue states. Associated nodes provide entry/exit to the object. Properties Object Picture Static inputs to the model logic. States/Events Logic Object behavior is defined by a model built using processes and/or objects. Object Interface Dynamic values that change during the run. Object Copyright © 2013 - Jeffrey S. Smith and Simio LLC | All Rights Reserved 3

Entry/Exit via Nodes Process Logic Object Logic Properties Input Logic Type is Process Station Properties Input Logic Type is Facility Node External View Object This process is triggered by the station Entered event. The token’s associated object is the arriving entity. Transfer out from the exit node is done using the Transfer step The arriving entity is sent to the Facility Node that is specified. Copyright © 2013 - Jeffrey S. Smith and Simio LLC | All Rights Reserved Object Transfer out from the exit node is done using Auto Transfer On Entry 4

Video 1 – Building Hierarchical Objects Copyright © 2013 - Jeffrey S. Smith and

Video 2 - Building Hierarchical Objects (cont. ) Copyright © 2013 - Jeffrey S.

Video 2 - Building Hierarchical Objects (cont. ) • Steps for building hierarchical object definitions: 1. Develop the object logic using object instances from the Standard Library, Processes, Definitions, and Data 2. Define the External View 3. Add the External node(s) for input and output (where appropriate) 4. Optionally save the project to be loaded in other projects as a library Copyright © 2013 - Jeffrey S. Smith and Simio LLC | All Rights Reserved 7

Video 3 – Using the Processor Object Definition Copyright © 2013 - Jeffrey S.

Video 3 – Using the Processor Object Definition (cont. ) Input and Output Nodes

Video 4 - Assignment • Create a project with two custom objects – Cell – Using the Hierarchical method – Lathe – Using the Processor method • Cell – Four servers, each with capacity 1 – Processing Times should be object properties – Routing from Server 1 to either Server 2 or Server 3 should use the Associated. Station. Overload function (hint: you will need to define a node list and the ‘Select From. List’ Entity Destination Type) • Lathe – Use the Initial. Capacity property to define the capacity of the lathe – Processing Time should be an object property – Animate the lathe using a symbol from the standard symbol library Copyright © 2013 - Jeffrey S. Smith and Simio LLC | All Rights Reserved 10