SIMUL8 Online User Meeting
“The Power of SIMUL8”
February 26th, 2014
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• Welcome• Materials
– Presentations– Recording
• Questions– GoToMeeting
• Control panel• Chat
Logistics
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• 25 years simulation• Application areas
– Manufacturing– Material Handling– Scheduling
• Education– BS Mining Engineering– MBA
• Location– Salt Lake City, Utah
Matt Hobson-Rohrer
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Agenda
Item TimeWelcome and Introduction 5 minutesSimulation at Kroger 15 minutesThe Power of SIMUL8 15 minutesSIMUL8 Tips from our Experts 15 minutes
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Upcoming Events
• Online forum schedule– Healthcare Workshop – Improving bed
capacity management – March 4th, 2014– Breakdowns Happen – Factoring downtime
into your simulation - March 5th, 2014– SIMUL8 2014 Webinar – March 19th, 2014
• Michigan training class– April 15th - 16th, 2014
• IIE Annual Conference– May 31st – June 3rd, 2014 - Montreal
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SIMUL8 2014
• Release March 17th
• Visualization– Queues– Ribbon– Image sets
• Scheduling– Arrivals– Resources– Travel Times
• Visual Logic Updates– Updated user interface– Folders– New commands (16)
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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
Jim Holtman
The Power of SIMUL8
Why it is important
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Process Improvement Challenges
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Frequency
Spreadsheets
Consulting
Tool “A”
Many complex
Many simple
Few complex
Few simple
Tool “B”Journey 1
Journey 2
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• 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
Getting Started
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• “Casual use”– Easy to learn
• Custom applications– Scheduling– Scenario generator
• Consulting• Examples:
– Contact center sales tool– Spirits prod. scheduling
Increasing Complexity
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• More simulation• Requires:
– New users– Automation
• Features– Licensing
• Viewer• Cloud• Team
– Database links– XML interface
Increasing Frequency
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• 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
Many Complex Challenges
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• Power of SIMUL8– Compliments other tools– Grows with you– Creates real value and ROI– Boosts
• Speed• Flexibility
Summary
Com
plex
ity
Frequency
Spreadsheets
Consulting
Many complex
Many simple
Few complex
Few simple
Tool “B”Journey 1
Journey 2
Tool “A”
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• Head of Support• SIMUL8 user success• Application areas
– Manufacturing– Healthcare– Contact centers
• Education– BS IS, Arizona State
Glenn Holburn
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Thank You!
• Materials available• Ideas for topics• Your feedback
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