Glenn Richardson Drake

The Arena product family: enterprise modeling solutions

This paper introduces the Arena suite of products for modeling, simulation, and optimization highlighting product architecture and technology features that are targeted toward successful deployment of simulation and Arena throughout an enterprise.

Simulation system for real-time planning, scheduling, and control

This paper introduces a framework for on-line simulation systems in the operational planning, scheduling, and control of manufacturing systems. Five basic concepts for software design of an on-line simulation system are identified and an example simulator is illustrated.

Advanced tutorial—simulation-based scheduling and control

This paper presents a simulation control system developed by the Texas A&M Computer Aided Manufacturing Laboratory (TAMCAM). This control system is a research tool that TAMCAM uses to explore the advantages and disadvantages of on-line simulation for process control. The simulation control system is developed directly from information about the shop floor stored in a relational database. Processing times and fallout rates are also estimated directly from external data sources. The system is implemented in Arena, Microsoft Access, and Microsoft Visual C++. The advanced tutorial will demonstrate the software tools described in this paper.

Simulation for high speed processing

High-speed processing lines are fundamental to the manufacturing processes of several industries, including food and beverage, consumer products, and pharmaceuticals. A high-speed process is defined here as a process where the volume and rate of jobs is such that discrete modeling and analysis cannot be done effectively. Traditionally, simulation analysis of high-speed processing lines has required a series of aggregations and simplifying assumptions to address the large volumes encountered. These approximations often cause the models to be poor predictors of real world systems. HiSpeed

Distributed simulation and synchronization

im is a powerful, new approach for analyzing high-speed systems. It incorporates an interface and algorithmic engine specifically designed for simulating the complex control logic and equipment of high-speed processing. HiSpeed

INTEGRATED SIMULATION OF CONTROLLERS AND DEVICES

im also leverages the powerful simulation platform of SIMAN/Arena. This combines the ease of use of a simulator and the speed of a custom-written product with the complete power and flexibility of the Arena general-purpose tool.