Activity

During simulation, entities can flow through various activities. If you set value greater than 1 in the field Replications, the activity is still graphically represented by one object, but it  is added multiple time in parallel to the simulation model. Each replication can host only one entity in one moment . If replications are occupied, no other entities can enter the activity, until at least one of entities finish and leave the activity. It the frame Activity duration you can set choose distribution of activity duration and set parameters of the distribution. The list of parameters is updated automatically, when the distribution is chosen.

For performing activities, it’s possible to require various types of resources. If one or more types of resources are required for performing any activity, after entity enters the activity, the resource requirements of the activity are added to the requirements list. Activity can’t be started, until all required resource arrives to the activity.¨

Press Resources button  in the activity settings form to define required resources. In the form, it is possible to choose type of resources from list of all defined resource types and set the required number of units of the resource. Click Add button to add the resource requirement to your activity.

Current version of SIMULANT supports only grabbing resource before starting activity and releasing the resource at the end of the activity.

Features like carrying resource through several  activities or consuming resources are not supported yet supported.