Simul8 Tips

Setting Up Arrival Times and Additional Label Values from a CSV File

This feature reads the exact times Work Items should be generated at a Start Point from a CSV file. It can also assign label values to the Work Items. The…

Copy ‘Current Contents’ to a spreadsheet

Have you ever wondered what's going on in your Queues? ‘Current Contents’ is one of my favorite tools in SIMUL8; it is a simple and fast way to see exactly…

How to use the Scenario Manager to decide the correct number of staff or resources

In this tip we are adding to the simulation from last week’s tip. So we are starting with a simple simulation of a Grocery Store where the activity (All Checkouts)…

Replicate and Resources

If you have a system where: an activity can be processing more than one job at a time or where the same task is worked on by multiple activities in…

Creating a Schedule for Arrivals

This SIMUL8 Tip is about setting up a schedule for arrivals at the Start Point of your simulation. This will allow you to specify the number of Work Items that…