Entities

In this set of videos, ProModel experts demonstrate how to perform certain techniques involving model entities.

Control Entity Entries Into an Area

Control the number of entities that are allowed into a location or are made up of multiple locations using a variable as a gate.

Customer / Entity Waits Too Long and Leaves / Reneges

Model a situation where a customer decides to exit the system, because their wait time is too long. We use a call center model for the example.

Disable Entity Arrivals in Scenario Manager

Learn how you can disable an entity arrival record in the scenario manager.

Entity Preemption - Emergency Room Patient Severity

Higher priority entities can preempt lower priority entities out of a location. In this example we use an emergency room with severely injured patients.

Entity Priority Movement

Move entities throughout your model based on their priority.

Entity Sizes Determine Location Capacity - Pizza Oven

Learn how to model a situation where different sized entities require processing at a limited capacity location and the entity mix and sizes determine the location's capacity. We use a pizza oven scenario for the example model.

How to Accumulate a Variable Number of Entities

Learn how to accumulate a variable number of entities.

How To Calculate Total Location / Equipment Usage Time

Calculate the total time a location or piece of equipment is being used to process entities.

How to Control When Entities Enter a Location

Control the flow of entities from one location to another using a variable and some operation logic.

How to Stop a Conveyor While New Entities Get Loaded

Imagine the conveyor as a path along which "resources" carry the entity. Learn how to stop along the path for loading purposes.

How To Use the Same Resource That an Entity Previously Used

Capture the same resource that an entity had previously used.

Load Entities onto Alternating Resource Pallets

Learn how to use alternating resources to load entities and move them to different locations.

Load "Leftover" Entities

Fix the problem of leftover entities.

Open Another Location if Entities Are Backed Up

Open another location, if entities are backed up. We use a grocery store line model example.

Pre-load Locations With Entities Before The Start of the Model

Explore how to begin a simulation with entities already in locations.

Split and Group Activity

This video explains a technique for regrouping a batch of entities, if they must be separated for processing.

Unloading Entities at Differing Desired Locations

Unload entities at different locations, depending upon an attribute value assigned to the entity.

Unload and Group and Entity at the Same Location

Examine how to both unload and group entities at the same location.

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