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Introduction
Starting Up
Arena can be found in the start menu, by using the following path:
Programs/Rockwell Software/Arena8.0. Once started up, Arena will display on the
screen a Welcome window, in which one can view a demonstration on the basics of
Arena, along with examples. Close the window by clicking the Close button.
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Constructing a Model
The construction of a new model is started via the New-option in the File-menu.
Before the building of a model can begin, libraries containing the building-modules
must be loaded. The libraries are loaded by clicking the fourth quick-button from the
left (next to quick-save, see picture 1), labeled Template Attach. A new window, titled
Attach Template Panel, is opened. This window is used to load the modules. Choose
Basic Process, which contains the basic blocks.
Now, the construction of the model can be started. The modules are
transferred into the model by dragging them from the left panel onto the model pane.
An example on model-construction follows.
Example: Piece Goods Production
Two different kinds of component, A and B, arrive into the system. The Acomponents arrive in batches of two, while the B-components arrive in batches of
four. Both types of component are preprocessed on their respective stations, after
which the components get sent to the process station, which is the same for both
types. Each part is processed separately on the station, in the same order in which they
arrive on the station (FIFO-line discipline = First In, First Out). On the process
station, the work fails in 9% of all the instances. The unsuccessful products get sent to
the repairing station, where the processing-time follows the EXPO(45)-distribution.
80% of the unsuccessful products can be repaired on the repairing station. The unrepairable parts get scraped, while the successful products get stored. The processing
time on the process station follows the NORM(2.0,0.5) normal distribution. The
distributions, which the arrival and processing times of the components follow, can be
found in the table below. The time unit is one minute.
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Table 1. Distributions
Component Arrival
EXPO(5)
TRIA(1,4,8)
EXPO(30)
TRIA(3,5,10)
Repairing
station
In this example, two modules, that create the components A and B, separate
preprocessing for both components and a common process station are needed. In
Arena, the functions can be found in the modules Create and Process. In addition,
two fault-detection stations, a repairing station, a stock for the finished products and a
waste container for the failed products are needed. In Arena, the respective stations
are Decide, Process and Dispose.
A Create module is dragged from the library onto the design pane. Next, the
preprocessing Process module is dragged. If the Create module is active, when
dragging a new module onto the design pane, Arena will automatically combine the
two modules. Arena also has the Connect tool for combining two modules (picture 1).
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Create
The Create module is the beginning point for individual input variables (for
example, clients entering a store, components in piece goods production) in a
simulation module. Units are created according to a schedule, or the difference
between arrival times, which can be either a random variable or a constant. By
clicking the Create module, the important properties can be accessed. The fields are
filled for component A.
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