ProModel® Basics (Code: PMO 101)
Production Simulation & System Optimization Using ProModel

Objective:
Intensive three-day course with extensive hands-on applications. Developing fundamental & essential skills in ProModel simulation modeling & optimization, with common manufacturing protocols.

Prerequisites:
Basic Windows 9x, ME, NT, 2000 or XP proficiency & manufacturing concepts.  Although not require, a basic understanding of statistics or computer programming is beneficial.

Agenda:

Day One

  • Getting Familiar with ProModel menus  - File, Edit, View, Build, Simulation, Output, Tools, Window and Help
  • System Settings - How to change various system settings to your liking
  • Build two Practice Models with the instructor
  • Model time, distance and scale settings
  • Background graphics and importing a background
  • Locations          -Defining Machines, Workstations, Stocks, WIPs etc
  • Entities              -Defining Parts, Pallets, Goods etc
  • Path Networks -Defining Material Handling Paths
  • Resources       -Defining Operators, Material Handlers, Forklifts, Trucks etc
  • Processing       -Defining Production Routing, Work Logics etc.
  • Arrivals               -Defining JIT, Delivery policies etc
  • Output Analysis & Interpretations
  • Build the Phase 1 model

Day Two

  • Build the Phase 2 model
  • Location and resource downtimes
  • Normal Distribution Process Times & Central Limit Theorem
  • Processing - Display and Use
  • Build the Phase 3 model
  • Defining Model Attributes
  • Logs Function
  • User Defined Distributions
  • Processing - Assignment, Clock(), If - Then - Else
  • Build the Phase 4 model
  • Defining Model Variables
  • New Routing rule
  • Processing – INC function
  • Build the Phase 5 model
  • Processing – Join, DEC function

Day Three

  • Build the Phase 6 model
  • New model – supply chain
  • Arrival Logic
  • Exponential and Triangular Distributions
  • Multiple Route Destinations
  • Processing - Route, Load, Unload
  • Build the Phase 7 model
  • Merge Models & Creating Submodels
  • Graphically Move a Model
  • Build the Phase 8 model
  • Defining Shifts
  • Defining & Tabulating Model Costs
  • Termination logic
  • Processing - Getcost(), INCENTCOST()
  • Build the Phase 9 model
  • Using Stat::Fit, a statistic module.
  • Defining Macros
  • Run Time Interfaces
  • Creating Multiple Scenarios
  • Model analysis and decision making problem
  • Statistical Considerations
  • Using Warm-up time
  • Determining the number of required replications
  • Home Assignments

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