<s>
Arena	B-Application
is	O
a	O
discrete	B-General_Concept
event	I-General_Concept
simulation	I-General_Concept
and	O
automation	B-Application
software	O
developed	O
by	O
Systems	O
Modeling	O
and	O
acquired	O
by	O
Rockwell	O
Automation	B-Application
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
suggested	O
that	O
Arena	B-Application
may	O
join	O
other	O
Rockwell	O
software	O
packages	O
under	O
the	O
"	O
FactoryTalk	O
"	O
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Arena	B-Application
,	O
the	O
user	O
builds	O
an	O
experiment	O
model	O
by	O
placing	O
modules	O
(	O
boxes	O
of	O
different	O
shapes	O
)	O
that	O
represent	O
processes	O
or	O
logic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arena	B-Application
can	O
be	O
integrated	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
Visual	B-Language
Basic	I-Language
for	I-Language
Applications	I-Language
so	O
models	O
can	O
be	O
further	O
automated	O
if	O
specific	O
algorithms	O
are	O
needed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
supports	O
importing	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Visio	I-Application
flowcharts	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
reading	O
from	O
or	O
sending	O
output	O
to	O
Excel	B-Application
spreadsheets	O
and	O
Access	B-Application
databases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hosting	O
ActiveX	B-Application
controls	I-Application
is	O
also	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arena	B-Application
is	O
used	O
by	O
companies	O
engaged	O
in	O
simulating	O
business	O
processes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arena	B-Application
can	O
simulate	O
diverse	O
operation	O
types	O
,	O
including	O
call	O
centers	O
,	O
for	O
optimizing	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
agents	O
and	O
phone	O
lines	O
,	O
the	O
size	O
and	O
routing	O
of	O
pancake	O
stacks	O
in	O
a	O
food	O
processing	O
facility	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
a	O
gold	O
mine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
edition	O
includes	O
Basic	O
Process	O
,	O
Advanced	O
Transfer	O
,	O
and	O
Advanced	O
Process	O
Arena	B-Application
templates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OptQuest	O
–	O
OptQuest	O
provides	O
optimization	O
functionality	O
within	O
Arena	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Universities	O
that	O
adopt	O
the	O
Simulation	O
with	O
Arena	B-Application
textbook	O
are	O
eligible	O
for	O
valuable	O
offers	O
and	O
benefits	O
.	O
</s>
