IEGR 410: Simulation

Spring 2003
M. Salimian

Test #2, Part One, 50 Points

Instructions: Select any combination of questions of your choice to make up the 50
points. Cross out the ones you are not answering.

Question #1 – Chapter 1 (5 points) Select ONLY ONE

1.1. Briefly explain different kinds of simulation.
1.2. Draw the Arena hierarchical structure.

Question #2 – Chapter 2 (5 points) Select ONLY ONE

2.1. Briefly explain the pieces of simulation model.
2.2. Briefly discuss the differences between the event and process oriented simulation.

Question 3 – Chapter 3 (10 points)

3.1. Consider the output file of Model 3-1 from your textbook. Briefly explain the items
that are identified with numbers 1-20. Your explanation should either define the term or
identifies what a means.

Question 4 – Chapter 4 (5 points) Select ONLY ONE

4.1. For a simulation model, as you decide what and how much data to collect, what
should consider as guideline?
4.2. Explain the usage and steps of Arena’s Input Analysis module.

Question 5 – Chapter 5 (5 points) Select ONLY ONE

5.1. What new concepts were discussed and used in the model of Chapter 5. Briefly
explain each.
5.2. In the Run Setup window, what do the different combinations of Statistics/System
mean?

Question 6 – Course Webpage/General (5 points)

6.1. It is Monday and the 4th week of the classes. You are planning to submit you weekly
links. Clearly explain the steps that you must take to submit your links.
6.2. Assume that you are the teacher of this class. Design a question that you think
would measure how much about simulation a student learned in this class. Answer
the question.

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IEGR 410: Simulation
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M. Salimian

Problem – Handout
Consider the data provided in the attached sheets.
Question 7 - (5 points) Explain how you would go about assessing the independence of
the data. Perform the task for the first 20 data points.
Question 8 - (25 points) Hypothesize a distribution family for the data set. Make sure to
support your hypothesis with statistical analysis.
Question 9 - (15 points) Estimate the parameters of the distribution. Determine how
representative the fitted distribution is.

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IEGR 410: Simulation
Spring 2003
M. Salimian

Test #2, Part Two, 50 Points

Instructions: Create the model and run it. Collect data and insert the required answers as
text area in the model. Try to do the models in steps and make sure that the simpler
model works before moving to the next level. Upon completion, email your solution and
a brief explanation of how you solved the problem and what the major points of the
output are as an attachment to me.

Parts arrive at a machine shop with EXPO(15) inter-arrival times (all times are in
minutes). The shop has three machines, one high precision, one medium precision and
one low precision. Arriving parts are assigned to one of the machines based on the
required precision. 23% of the parts require high precision work, 38% medium precision
work and the rest low precision work. Except for the processing times, all machines
operate in the same fashion. When a part enters a machine area, it requires operator
attention to set up the part on the machine (there are three operators in the shop each can
work on any machine). After the part is set up, the machine can process it without the
operator. Upon completion of the processing, the operator is once again required to
remove the part. The company has a sampling policy which stipulates that every Nth part
produced on a machine should be tested for quality control. The N values for the
machines are 50, 30, and 10 for high-precision, medium precision and low precision
machines respectively. The part selected for the sampling will be taken by the same
operator who removed it from the machine to the testing room (usually 2 to 3 minutes
walk) and tested (usually 5-10 minutes). Every time that a machine produces 5 or more
out of specification parts, it is shut down and recalibrated which takes EXPO(40)
regardless of the machine type. Recalibration is done by the same operator who removed
the part and tested the part for quality control. Part removals occur with priority given to
the machine waiting the longest for an operator. The times are (parameters are for
triangular distributions):

Machine Number Setup Time Process Time Removal Time

1 5, 6, 8 10, 12, 13 4,6,7
2 6, 7, 9 11,15,17 4,6,8
3 6, 8, 10 12, 15, 18 5, 6, 8

The run length is for one year (100 working days of 8-hr shifts). Observe statistics on
machine utilization, operator utilization, cycle times for parts separated by which
machine they used, overall cycle times (i.e., not separated by machine used), and the time
that each machine spends waiting for operator attention (both at setup and removal). The
rejection rates are 2, 5, and 10% for high, medium, and low precision machines
respectively. At any time if the number of parts in the system is more than 30, no
arriving part will be accepted. Operators have a lunch break of 30 minutes starting 4
hours after the start of the shift. Only one operator goes for lunch break at a time.
Similarly, they take two 15-minute breaks, one starting 2 hours after the start of the shift
and the other starting 6 hours after the start of the shift.

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