Learning Simio Lab Series
Lab Module 06
Routing with Sequences
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Objectives and Outline
• Lab Objectives
– Continue learning basic Simio modeling
– Learn about free-space entity travel
– Learn about routing entities with sequences
• Lab Outline
– Video 1 – System description and initial model development
– Video 2 – Continue with initial model development
– Video 3 – Modify model to use a single sequence table and single Source object
– Video 4 – Assignments
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Video 1 – Healthcare Clinic Model
• Walk-in healthcare clinic with the • Patient types
following stations/offices: – Walk-in
– Registration – Lab-only
– Triage – Xray
– Treatment – MRI
– Lab – EKG
– Xray
– MRI
– EKG
– Accounting
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Healthcare Clinic Patient Types
Patient Routing Sequence
Reg. Triage Treat. Lab Xray MRI EKG Acct
Walk-in 1 2 3 4
Lab-only 1 2
XRay 1 2 3
MRI 1 2 3
EKG 1 2 3
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Video 2 – Healthcare Clinic Model (cont.)
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Video 3 – Combining Sequences into a Single Table
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Video 4 – Assignment
• Suppose the patient arrival rate increases by 5%. Can the current system handle the
increase? What about 7%? 10%? Compare the expected time patients spend in the
system (by patient type) and the waiting times at each station for the baseline, +5%,
+7%, and +10% cases.
• Add an additional patient type (registration, lab, treatment, accounting, depart). These
patients arrive at the rate of 3 per hour. Can new system handle these new patients
(under the 4 scenarios above)? If not, what is your recommendation (be specific)?
• Replace the free-space movement with paths and "layout" for a clinic (starting with the
single-source model). You can find a suitable layout on the internet or just make one up
(using “reasonable” distances between stations).
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