![]() ![]() The building has 5 floors and one underground level. There are 5 different departments, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry Engineering, Electric Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Information Systems Engineering, each department has its own floor. I study at the "Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (UTN)" also translated as (National Technological University), it has several buildings but the biggest is the main one. In this article, I'll be talking about AnyLogic, a commercial software which has a free student license. Simulation software exists, both commercial and open-source and when a graphic user interface (GUI) is not needed, even some programming languages may be used with some additional libraries. As opposed to the general analytical and "ideal" approach one takes when using spreadsheets. Simulation Software Companies usually compare simulation with working with spreadsheets (such as Excel) in order to make decision and, although spreadsheets are really useful for some problems, when it comes to testing alternatives of the real world, a dynamic, interactive and more visual approach is preferred, especially when talking to non-technical people, who probably will be the ones making the final decision.Īnother point is that Simulation Software relies (in most cases) on random number generators and thus the outcome of this software tends to be much similar to the real world. ![]() Many processes can't be stopped or delayed, industries, for example, can just stop producing in order to test alternatives that might result in terrible outcomes! For this reason, it is safer, cheaper and much more convenient to use simulation. Saving loads of money, time and manpower. This information is later used for decision making. Simulation is a way of problem-solving, it basically consists of translating a problem into a digital realm, make changes or test alternatives in this new environment and see the results. For those who are already familiar with it, you can skip the introduction section or if you prefer, jump directly to the computational model Introduction In case you never heard of what simulation is, don't worry, I will give you a quick introduction to this incredible world. I choose something I was familiar with, the never-ending queue of the elevators of the University building, I asked for the blueprints and simulate several alternatives to find which was the best. In my 4th year of University I had what would become one of my favorite courses, Simulation, where, as a final project, each student (or team of students) should choose a real problematic situation and create a simulation model (with AnyLogic).
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