SIMUL8 Required Resource Properties

The resource requirements of work centers are contained in resource flow property sheets, which contain all the standard resource flow tabs, along with the Simulation tab.

The Simulation tab contains the following properties:

Name	Description
Required resource	Specifies the way in which the resource is used by the work center. You can choose one of the following values: Require Release [default]- The resource must be available for the process to work, and released as soon as the task is complete. Require Only - The resource must be available for the process to work. Release Only - The resource is released by the work item as soon as the task is complete. Display Only - Specifies the location of the resource when displayed at this work center. Scripting name: ResourceRequire
Minimum number of resources	Specifies the minimum number of this type of resource required at the process. Modify the default value if you need more than one unit of this resource to perform tasks at this process. Default value: 1 Scripting name: ResourceMinNumber
Maximum number of resources	Specifies the maximum number of this type of resource required at the process. Modify the default value to be higher than the minimum value, if the process can work faster with more resources. Default value: 1 Scripting name: ResourceMaxNumber

Name

Description

Required resource

Specifies the way in which the resource is used by the work center. You can choose one of the following values:

Require Release [default]- The resource must be available for the process to work, and released as soon as the task is complete.
Require Only - The resource must be available for the process to work.
Release Only - The resource is released by the work item as soon as the task is complete.
Display Only - Specifies the location of the resource when displayed at this work center.

Scripting name: ResourceRequire

Minimum number of resources

Specifies the minimum number of this type of resource required at the process. Modify the default value if you need more than one unit of this resource to perform tasks at this process.

Default value: 1

Scripting name: ResourceMinNumber

Maximum number of resources

Specifies the maximum number of this type of resource required at the process. Modify the default value to be higher than the minimum value, if the process can work faster with more resources.

Default value: 1

Scripting name: ResourceMaxNumber