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Before proceeding further to discuss how to execute this simulation run, we now will give you a brief demonstration of the simulation run in action. This demonstration uses the above figure, but now a C will appear or disappear whenever a customer arrives or leaves (due to a service completion) in the simulation run. As with both the interactive routine and the Excel template, the run begins with the first arrival having just occurred.
This demonstration will speed up real time by a factor of 20, so that each minute in the Littletown bank will take just 3 seconds here. The entire demonstration will take a minute (and so will simulate 20 minutes in the real system). However, you don't need to wait for the demonstration to finish before moving on.
As you view this demonstration (you will need to wait a little for the first event), keep in mind that the Excel template for queueing simulation speeds up real time by a factor vastly larger than 20. Therefore, many hours of arrivals and service completions in the Littletown bank can be simulated by the computer in a matter of seconds.