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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. |