Production System Simulation Options Panel

The Production System Simulation Options panel lets you set simulation, monitoring, and analysis options. The dialog box appears when you click Production System Simulation Options at the right edge of the work area or when you click Production System Simulation Options in the Experience Player.

This panel contains controls for:

This page discusses:

Simulation Options

Time Settings
Run Time
Specifies the allotted time.

The Run Time is 100s.

Warm-up Time

Specifies the preparation time. The Warm-up Time is 1000s.

Animation Mode
Specifies the representation of products on system that displays or updates at every animation step size.
  • Animation Step Size: Specifies the time interval at which the representations is displayed or updated, the default value is 0.1.
No Animation Mode
Specifies the representation of products on the system that displays at the end of the simulation or at the time of simulation halt.
  • No Animation Step Size: Specifies the time interval at which the representations is displayed or updated, the default value is 0.1.
Reset Random Number Streams on Negative Distribution Sample
Select this check box to reset the random number streams on a negative distribution sample.
Resample
Select this check box to resample the streams.
Return Zero
Select this check box to return to zero.
Enable Automatic Creation of Sources & Sinks?
Select this check box to create automatic sources and sinks during simulation.

Monitoring Options

Display Systems utilization
Select this check box to display System Utilization tab in System Performance Monitor panel.
Display Products inventory
Select this check box to display Product Inventory tab in System Performance Monitor panel.
Display Future Events
Select this check box to display Debug Simulation Events tab in System Performance Monitor panel.
Display Average Cycle Time
Select this check box to display the Average Cycle Time tab in System Performance Monitor panel.
Display Charts of selected system
Select this check box to view the system specific charts with dynamic updates.

By default the Current State command appears. You can directly select the system to view the current state during simulation.

Cache chart options and positions
Select this check box to position the system specific charts with different views at different locations (in the window).
When you restart the simulation, then the system specific charts automatically appears at the same place, and in the same view (previously opened place and view).

State Highlighting
Select this check box to preview the tile updates.
Display Traces
Select this check box to display Debug Simulation Events tab in System Performance Monitor panel.

Analysis Options

Track Objective
Select this check box to display Track Objective tab in the System Performance Monitor panel.
Detect Bottlenecks
Select this check box to display Bottleneck tab in the System Performance Monitor panel and to start the bottleneck detection analysis.