Kelton Chapter 5 Problems

5.7.1

What is the difference between object property and object state?

  • Object properties are input values that can be specified when we instantiate an object and does not change during simulation.
  • Object states are dynamic values associated with the object runspace and can change during simulatin run.

5.7.2

Consider a process associated with a Server object. What is the difference between a token’s parent object and its associated object?

In a process associated with a Server object the token’s parent object is the server itself and the associted object is the entity that triggers the process to execute.

5.7.3

Develop a queueing model that gives the steady-state values analogous to the values in Table 5.2 (Model 5-1 with expotential processing times at both stations).

Queueing Model Results

Queueing Model Results

5.7.4

Results

Run the created simio model for 8 hours (9:00am to 5:00pm) with 25 replication unsing transfer node method discussed on week 4 discussion to distribute the customers to the three written exam terminals and goth the following result:

5.7.4 Results

5.7.4 Results

5.7.5

Animation

Following is a screen shot of the animation for problem 5.7.4, I have used the default value of 1.4 meter per second for entity speed which is the average walking speed for human. The .spx file was submitted via blackbord.

5.7.5 Animation

5.7.5 Animation