Semester Spring 2020 Week # : 3
Course Title Computing in Industrial Engineering
Course Code IE 332 Lab : 4
Assignment
Lab Title Arena Part 3
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Objectives:
• Explain the concept of modeling and simulation
• Identify the basic tools in Arena
• Create basic simulation models in Arena
• Analyze the simulation report
• Conduct scenario/what-if analysis
References:
Kelton, W., & Sadowski, R. (2015). Simulation with Arena (6th ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill
Higher Education.
Learning Outcomes:
• Create basic simulations via Arena
• Analyze the simulation output
• Learn Decide Module
• Differentiate Attributes vs. Variables
• Use Draw feature of Arena
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In Lab Activities:
A presentation about Simulation, Modeling and Arena will be shown during the lecture
while creating the simulation. Simulation system will consist of the following parts:
• Use the “Create” module to create the entities which will enter to the system
• Double click on “Create 1” and change its name to “Create Parts”. Write “Application” as
entity type. Change the “Units” to “Hours”. Define the “Value” as “2”; this means that 1
Part will arrive to the system every 2 hours through an exponential distribution.
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• Drag a “Process” module, in front of the “Create parts” and connect them with
using the “Connect” button.
• Double –click on “Process 1” and change the name as “Process Parts”.
Add Machine 1 as a Resource and follow the below delay type
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• Add a decide module and name it “Decide if part is accepted”
• Make sure the decision module is set to 2 way by chance
• Drag 2 “Assign” modules for the true and false values of the decision
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• If the Assign module is accepted name it “Count the accepted parts”.
• Add a Variable and name it as shown below
• If the Assign module is rejected name it “Number of Times Part is processed”.
• Add an Attribute and name it as shown below
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• Connect the Assign module “Count the accepted parts” to the dispose.
Name the dispose as shown below
• The other assign module “Number of Times Part is processed” will be
connected to another Decide module.
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• If true add an assign module “Count the Rejected Parts”.
• If false connect with the “process parts” module to re-process the bad parts.
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• Add a dispose module and name it as shown below
• Adjust your run setup according to below and run your system.
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• Click on “Entity” at “Basic Process” and change “Initial Picture” as “[Link]”
• Click on “Resource” on the top ribbon.
• Click on “Open” and follow the steps:
Libraries → Documents →Rockwell Software →Arena →Picture Libraries→ Select
“[Link]”
• Select the “Identifier” as “[Link]”
• Delete the “Inactive” and “Failed” phases from the list
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• Click on “Idle” and click on the Empty Machine Picture (Drilling) as you can see in the
picture.
• Click on the double arrow- to-the-left : you defined the picture of the resource
when it is idle.
• Define the “Busy” picture of the resource as following the same way.(Use a working
picture of the drilling process )
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• Click on and check “Seize Area” to show your machine on the simulation.
• Click “OK”. Click on where you want to see your machine. Place it on the process.
• Run your model.
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