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:

  • 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 / Maximum number of resources

Specify the minimum and maximum numbers of this type of resource required at the process. Modify the minimum value if you need more than one unit of this resource to perform tasks at this process, and the maxiumum value, if the process can work faster with more resources.

Default value: 1, 1

Scripting name: ResourceMinNumber, ResourceMaxNumber
Parent topic: Simulating a Business Process Model with SIMUL8