ISYE 6644 EXAM 2 COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
GUIDE WITH SOLUTIONS
◉ TRUE or FALSE? Crazy stuff can happen if you start fooling around
with multiple server visits, service priorities, and server times.
Answer: True
◉ TRUE or FALSE? There are 100s of SMARTs files for you to play
around with.
Answer: True
◉ Modules and spreadsheets from which panels are used in the
demo?
Answer: Basic Process, Advanced Process, Advanced Transfer
◉ ((1==1)*10) + ((1==0)*5) = ?
Answer: 10
◉ TRUE or FALSE? You can find individual Seize, Delay, and Release
modules in this template (Advanced Process Template).
Answer: True
,◉ Where can you find some sort of Seize?
Answer: Within a Process module in the Basic Process template, A
seize module in the Advanced Process template, A Seize block in the
Blocks template
◉ Where can you set the buffer size of a certain queue?
Answer: In a Queue block in the Blocks template
◉ TRUE or FALSE? It's possible to request servers in a set randomly,
cyclically, or according to some priority characteristic (such as the
order in which they are placed in the set).
Answer: True
◉ What would I do to change the lead time of orders from my
supplier to UNIF(0,1) days (which happens to be a little faster than
the current lead time)?
Answer: Go to the Expression spreadsheet in the Advanced Process
template and change the expression Delivery Lag to UNIF(0,1). OR
Go to the "Wait for Delivery" Delay module in the main program and
change the expression Delivery Lag to UNIF(0,1)
◉ If you wanted to change a part's sequence of stations, what would
you do?
Answer: Use the Sequence spreadsheet in the Advanced Transfer
template.
, ◉ TRUE or FALSE? The ROUTE module is found in the Advanced
Transfer template and allows you to move entities from Station to
Station.
Answer: True
◉ A sequence must consist of unique visitation locations.... no repeat
visits!
Answer: False
◉ You could use the Advanced Set functionality to define a "Set of
Sequences"
Answer: True
◉ The name of the automatically supplied ARENA attribute that
stores a particular entity's sequence is Entity.Sequence?
Answer: True
◉ TRUE or FALSE? You SEIZE-DELAY-RELEASE a conveyor.
Answer: False
◉ An ENTER module is usually paired with what other module?
Answer: LEAVE
GUIDE WITH SOLUTIONS
◉ TRUE or FALSE? Crazy stuff can happen if you start fooling around
with multiple server visits, service priorities, and server times.
Answer: True
◉ TRUE or FALSE? There are 100s of SMARTs files for you to play
around with.
Answer: True
◉ Modules and spreadsheets from which panels are used in the
demo?
Answer: Basic Process, Advanced Process, Advanced Transfer
◉ ((1==1)*10) + ((1==0)*5) = ?
Answer: 10
◉ TRUE or FALSE? You can find individual Seize, Delay, and Release
modules in this template (Advanced Process Template).
Answer: True
,◉ Where can you find some sort of Seize?
Answer: Within a Process module in the Basic Process template, A
seize module in the Advanced Process template, A Seize block in the
Blocks template
◉ Where can you set the buffer size of a certain queue?
Answer: In a Queue block in the Blocks template
◉ TRUE or FALSE? It's possible to request servers in a set randomly,
cyclically, or according to some priority characteristic (such as the
order in which they are placed in the set).
Answer: True
◉ What would I do to change the lead time of orders from my
supplier to UNIF(0,1) days (which happens to be a little faster than
the current lead time)?
Answer: Go to the Expression spreadsheet in the Advanced Process
template and change the expression Delivery Lag to UNIF(0,1). OR
Go to the "Wait for Delivery" Delay module in the main program and
change the expression Delivery Lag to UNIF(0,1)
◉ If you wanted to change a part's sequence of stations, what would
you do?
Answer: Use the Sequence spreadsheet in the Advanced Transfer
template.
, ◉ TRUE or FALSE? The ROUTE module is found in the Advanced
Transfer template and allows you to move entities from Station to
Station.
Answer: True
◉ A sequence must consist of unique visitation locations.... no repeat
visits!
Answer: False
◉ You could use the Advanced Set functionality to define a "Set of
Sequences"
Answer: True
◉ The name of the automatically supplied ARENA attribute that
stores a particular entity's sequence is Entity.Sequence?
Answer: True
◉ TRUE or FALSE? You SEIZE-DELAY-RELEASE a conveyor.
Answer: False
◉ An ENTER module is usually paired with what other module?
Answer: LEAVE
