⏱ Duration: 40 hours
Equip participants with the foundational skills to build structured simulation models, utilize standard objects, extract basic results, and write foundational SimTalk code.
Course Outline
Block 1: Fundamentals and Material Flow
- Software interface, navigation, and basic objects (Source, Station, ParallelStation, Buffer, Drain).
- Connectors, routing rules (Exit Strategies), and time settings (Processing time, Setup time).
- Machine reliability (Availability and MTTR).
- Real-time result visualization (Display, Chart).
- Basic parameter control (Variable) and result compilation (HtmlReport).
Block 2: Introduction to SimTalk 2.0
- What is SimTalk? Syntax, structure, and code commenting.
- Creating Methods and understanding Events (Entrance and Exit controls).
- Logical statements and loops (If-then-else, For/While).
- Introduction to DataTables and how to read/write data using code.
Block 3: Resources and Information Flow
- Human resources (Workers, Workplaces, Footpaths, Shift Calendars).
- Resource allocation and logic (Broker and WorkerPool).
- User-defined attributes (UDA) on objects and MUs.
- Result tracking (Worker-charts and expanded HtmlReports).
Block 4: Moving Resources (Basic Intralogistics)
- Transporters (standard AGVs/Trucks) and Tracks.
- Using the Store object for basic storage.
- Controlling loading, unloading, and routing with basic SimTalk.
- Creating simple “milk runs” and routing networks.
- Object management (Assembly and Dismantle of MUs).
Block 5: Structuring and Analysis
- Hierarchical modeling (Creating custom Frames, working in a structured manner).
- Class/Instance inheritance (Basic understanding of object orientation).
- Experiment Manager (Running manual trials and basic parameter tests using random seeds).
- Summary Case Study (Tying everything together to build a complete model).