Definition

• Simul8 is a software of flow simulation which allows to

proportion industrial process systems as machine shop
and logistical storehouses
• Is very useful for conceptual system modeling (BPR…)
• It is made for shaper industries which has discreet or
continue process, e-commerce, healthcare and services
• It provides statistics as production cycle time,
availability of machines in function of options and
installation parameters
• Useful to transform ideas in decisions
PRODUCTS
 Simul8 Standard
It is the most powerful entry level simulation software of Simul8 package

• Easy to Use
– Straight away simulation building with the drag&drop interface and you could have instant help.
• Fast
– Is 6 times faster at running simulations than its nearest competitors.
– You can build simulations quickly and have the answers you need faster
• Flexible
– can be built for any kind of industry and designed to look like your process
– Customize reports provide you with exact answers. Thanks to those answer you can optimize your process
• Supported
– highest standards
• Features
– Have Started Mode to help you start building straight away
– You can test changes by asking “what if questions”
– Provide you with the right result you need
– You can exchange and share data Share data between software, even Microsoft Excel and Access
– Discrete Event Simulation allows to simulate the randomness of real life
 Simul8 Professional
SIMUL8 Professional is like an increasing version of SIMUL8 Standard
• Better Results
– You can have the performance indicator you need thanks to detailed charts and reports
– Easy to compare scenarios to make informed decisions.
• Communicate and Connect
– Drive from other interfaces as Microsoft Excel, VBA, VB, C++, and Delphi for example
– Take control of your data more easily by connecting to any database that supports SQL to read from, write to or query SIMUL8.
• Optimize with Optquest
– By using Optquest to run your scenarios you could save time and prevent mistakes
– Provide you with the optimum solution.
• Share Simulations
– You can share your simulations with whoever you want even if they don’t have Simulate license
– You can show to your stakeholders the evidence behind your decisions
• Even More Powerful Visual Logic
– Simulations refelects your real life process because you can add complexities and nuances to your simulation
• Professional Functionality
– You can share your models thanks to the SIMUL8 Viewer
– You can connect to databases
– You can optimize your process
– Customizable charts
– Choose the right distributions
– Increase Results and Scenario Manager
– Speed Analyzers
– Additional objects
 Simul8 for education
• Teach simulation is easy

Only 1 hour of teaching is needed before students build and run their first
simulation. An onscreen tutorial guides students through the process.

Why is it useful?
– You can install it on any PC on campus, no limit, if it's for teaching.
– Licences for work off campus is free for students
– The copy of Simul8 is free for the teacher
– Free support for registered teacher
– The pack includes resources to learn how SIMUL8 works and create teaching materials
– Manuals for students are free and each student as an email address for an evaluation
version
– Upgrades are forever free
 Advantages
• Reduce costs
– evaluate changes before investment
• Before implementation, experiment with new ideas
• More efficient and enhance productivity
– identify bottlenecks
• Predict future performance
– forecast years ahead in seconds
• Make better decisions
– compare scenarios to consider all possibilities
 Disadvantages
• Presents the same disadvantages that the simple
simulation model
– Problem of validity: a too simple model can lead to a loss of
validity
– Problem of scope reduction: a simple model could be achieved
by reducing its scope. This could be translated to less flexability
– Difficulties in understanding: because of abstraction by the
modeler, the simple simulation model will not be well
understand by the viewer
• In case of multiple identical work center
– Simul8 can only be used for parallel work centers
– Ex: you cannot give to the work centers different distributions