Simulation Project: <name> Version/Date:

Company:
Start Date:
End Date: (as of date: )
Key words:

Part I - Problem Definition

1. Background (brief system description, project/problem history)

2. Objectives (reason for simulation; expected outcome)

3. Key performance measures (basis for choosing among alternatives; define best in terms of
measures)

4. Key decision variables (what is changed among alternatives)

5. Simulation scope
a. Defined systems boundaries
b. Boundary assumptions and conditions
c. Operating assumptions

Part II - Operational Description

1. System Description (with supporting diagrams, photos, and historical data)

2. Key stakeholders
Name Organization Position Contact information Role

3. Conceptual model /Object Flow Diagram (OFD)

4. Special logic or other considerations to be included

5. References (for supporting documents)

Id. No. Name Location Type Date/Version Comments

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 Part III Simulation Model Development

1. Model file(s)
a. Software and version
b. File name(s):

2. Simulation basic units of measure

1 unit of simulation time =
1 unit simulation distance =

3. Abbreviations and acronyms (include color coding)

4. Object naming convention

5. Modeling simplifications and assumptions

a. Simplifications
1.
2.

b. Assumptions
1.
2.

c. Assumptions (to be relaxed)

1.
2.

6. Object definitions
a. Flowitems
1. Basic properties
Flowitem name Type Source Graphic Description

2. Labels
Flowitem name Label name Label type Where used / updated Description / value

b. Fixed resources (including Visual objects)

1. Basic properties
Object name Type Capacity Graphic Downtime (type, frequency, duration) Descripti
on

2. Labels

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 Object name Label name Label type Where used / updated Description / value

3. Planned delays
Object name Setup time Setup condition Process time Comments

4. Custom logic
Object name Trigger Description

c. Task executers (mobile resources)

1. Basic properties
Object name Description Capacity Graphic Downtime (type, frequency, duration)

Object name Capacity Speed Acceleration Deceleration Comments

2. Labels
Object name Label name Label type Where used / updated Description / value

3. Path network diagram and/or node and path definitions

Object name Network node Description

Path name Network node 1 Network node 2 Distance Rules

4. Custom logic
Object name Trigger Description

d. Fluid objects
1. Base units of flow (1 <unit> per <time>)
2. Tick value = 1 <time>
3. Operations

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 Port rates
Object name Description Capacity Obj. In Obj. Out Port In Port Out

7. Tools
a. Global Tables (include tables here or attach)
Table name Where used Purpose Row defin. Col. defin.

b. Time Tables (include tables here or attach)

Table name Where used Purpose

c. Downtime Tables (include tables here or attach)

Table name Where used Purpose

d. Dashboards
Name Purpose

e. Process Flow logic

Name Purpose

f. Global Lists
Name Type Purpose

g. Global Variables / Macros

Name Type Where used Purpose Init. value

h. User Events
Name Where used Purpose

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 i. Custom objects (those developed or brought in from other libraries)
Name Type Where used Purpose Library name

j. Other (specify)

8. Random number stream assignments

Stream number Where used Use

9. Interfaces (describe how users interact with the simulation model)

a. MSExcel import/export
b. MSAccess import/export
c. Graphical User Interface
d. Output and report

10. Model views (screen shots of model)

11. Model Validation

a. Validation plan

b. Validation results

12. Model Verification

a. Verification plan

b. Verification results

13. Input data analyses

14. Simulation model version history

Version Date Main changes

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 Part IV - Analysis and Results

1. Analysis questions

2. Definition of performance measures

3. Definition of decision variables

4. Description of analysis process/methodology

5. Tactical information
a. Initial conditions and basis

b. Run length and basis

c. Number of replications and basis

d. Length of warm-up period and basis

6. Experiments
a. Description and rationale for experimental design

b. Input/Output Summary

Decision variables Performance Measures

Scenario Name 1 Name 2 Name 3 PM 1 PM PM 3
<name> Val_1

7. Analysis of simulation experiments

8. Conclusions and recommendations