<s>
SIMUL8	B-Application
simulation	B-Application
software	I-Application
is	O
a	O
product	O
of	O
the	O
used	O
for	O
simulating	O
systems	O
that	O
involve	O
processing	B-General_Concept
of	O
discrete	O
entities	O
at	O
discrete	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
program	B-Application
is	O
a	O
tool	O
for	O
planning	O
,	O
design	O
,	O
optimization	O
and	O
reengineering	O
of	O
real	O
production	O
,	O
manufacturing	O
,	O
logistic	O
or	O
service	O
provision	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SIMUL8	B-Application
allows	O
its	O
user	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
computer	B-Application
model	I-Application
,	O
which	O
takes	O
into	O
account	O
real	O
life	O
constraints	O
,	O
capacities	O
,	O
failure	O
rates	O
,	O
shift	O
patterns	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
factors	O
affecting	O
the	O
total	O
performance	O
and	O
efficiency	O
of	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
this	O
model	B-Application
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
test	O
real	O
scenarios	O
in	O
a	O
virtual	O
environment	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
simulate	O
planned	O
function	O
and	O
load	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
change	O
parameters	O
affecting	O
system	O
performance	O
,	O
carry	O
out	O
extreme-load	O
tests	O
,	O
verify	O
by	O
experiments	O
the	O
proposed	O
solutions	O
and	O
select	O
the	O
optimal	O
solution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
common	O
feature	O
of	O
problems	O
solved	O
in	O
SIMUL8	B-Application
is	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
concerned	O
with	O
cost	O
,	O
time	O
and	O
inventory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SIMUL8	B-Application
uses	O
dynamic	O
discrete	B-General_Concept
simulation	I-General_Concept
,	O
which	O
makes	O
it	O
possible	O
to	O
provide	O
unambiguous	O
and	O
concrete	O
results	O
and	O
proofs	O
–	O
information	O
on	O
how	O
the	O
designed	O
or	O
optimized	O
production	O
system	O
will	O
actually	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
outputs	O
of	O
SIMUL8	B-Application
simulation	O
are	O
"	O
hard	O
data	O
"	O
,	O
values	O
and	O
statistics	O
of	O
performance	O
parameters	O
and	O
metrics	O
of	O
the	O
production	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Construction	O
of	O
SIMUL8	B-Application
models	B-Application
is	O
usually	O
not	O
based	O
on	O
programming	B-General_Concept
or	O
statistical	B-General_Concept
data	I-General_Concept
,	O
but	O
rather	O
on	O
drawing	O
organization	O
schemes	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
SIMUL8	B-Application
implements	O
a	O
two-way	O
interface	B-Application
with	O
Visual	B-Language
Basic	I-Language
,	O
which	O
leaves	O
space	O
for	O
creation	O
of	O
advanced	O
model	B-Application
features	O
,	O
which	O
cannot	O
be	O
modeled	O
using	O
only	O
the	O
graphical	B-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
SIMUL8	B-Application
also	O
provides	O
its	O
own	O
simulation	O
language	O
optimized	O
for	O
simulation	O
processing	B-General_Concept
,	O
called	O
Visual	O
Logic	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
implement	O
detailed	O
logic	O
of	O
the	O
simulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
of	O
SIMUL8	B-Application
also	O
facilitates	O
communication	O
with	O
other	O
software	O
packages	O
such	O
as	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Access	I-Application
,	O
Excel	B-Application
and	O
Visio	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
support	O
of	O
XML	B-Protocol
and	O
OLE	O
automation	O
allows	O
working	O
with	O
external	O
sources	O
of	O
data	O
and	O
exporting	O
internal	O
data	O
to	O
other	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SIMUL8	B-Application
also	O
supports	O
communication	O
with	O
databases	O
using	O
SQL	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
SIMUL8	B-Application
simulation	O
revolves	O
around	O
processing	B-General_Concept
work	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
element	O
,	O
entity	O
)	O
models	B-Application
physical	O
or	O
logical	O
objects	O
moving	O
through	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Work	O
center	O
,	O
action	O
)	O
objects	O
that	O
model	B-Application
activities	O
which	O
the	O
entities	O
go	O
through	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Storage	O
bin	O
,	O
stack	O
)	O
objects	O
that	O
model	B-Application
cumulation	O
of	O
entities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simul8	B-Application
also	O
provides	O
advanced	O
simulation	O
objects	O
such	O
as	O
conveyors	O
,	O
vehicles	O
,	O
and	O
tanks	O
and	O
pipes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simul8	B-Application
also	O
provides	O
further	O
modelling	O
objects	O
such	O
as	O
Value	O
Steam	O
Mapping	O
and	O
BPMN	O
objects	O
to	O
enable	O
simulation	O
of	O
other	O
process	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Primarily	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
discrete	B-General_Concept
event	I-General_Concept
simulation	I-General_Concept
tool	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
has	O
continuous	O
and	O
agent	O
based	O
functionality	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
hybrid	O
simulation	O
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
the	O
most	O
common	O
parameters	O
of	O
a	O
SIMUL8	B-Application
model	B-Application
,	O
which	O
are	O
set	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
influence	O
the	O
conditions	O
of	O
simulated	O
environment	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
SIMUL8	B-Application
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
model	B-Application
any	O
process	O
where	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
flow	O
of	O
work	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
main	O
areas	O
of	O
use	O
are	O
in	O
manufacturing	O
,	O
health	O
care	O
,	O
contact	O
centers	O
,	O
automotives	O
and	O
supply	O
chain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SIMUL8	B-Application
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
simulate	O
different	O
kinds	O
of	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Simul8	B-Application
is	O
the	O
only	O
simulation	O
tool	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
that	O
is	O
fully	O
cloud	O
enabled	O
,	O
allowing	O
you	O
to	O
build	O
,	O
run	O
and	O
share	O
simulations	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simul8	B-Application
also	O
provides	O
ASP	O
functionality	O
allowing	O
you	O
to	O
use	O
their	O
web	O
tool	O
as	O
a	O
service	O
passing	O
information	O
silently	O
to	O
their	O
service	O
for	O
processing	B-General_Concept
,	O
this	O
is	O
ideal	O
for	O
embedding	O
their	O
software	O
in	O
your	O
website	O
services	O
.	O
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