Business
Process
Simulation Concepts
ActiveVOS
Designer provides business analysts use simple user interface
to simulate processes. Analysts can use
the simulation feature to evaluate the impact of
process changes and new processes in a model environment by creating
what-if scenarios.
By running
simulations, you can quickly gain insights into
- Average process cycle time
- Average process cost
- Capacity planning
- Resource utilization
- Process bottlenecks
- Customized Key Performance Indicators
(KPI)
Key
performance
indicators (KPIs) can be used to specify what to
measure and monitor.
With ActiveVOS
Designer you can create a
simulation project, define resources, and how these
resources can be shared among activities. You can also specify the
length of time being simulated and the distribution of incoming arrival
instances.
During
simulation activities of the model are visited. When an instance
arrives at an
activity, resources are assigned as needed. If the resources are
not available, the instance will be blocked until resources are
available. Data is collected about the start and end times of the
activities in the simulation.
From within the
ActiveVOS
Business Process Perspective, simulation provides an
animated view of the business process in action. Process simulation
enables the simultaneous viewing and examination of all cases in a
virtual environment.
Simulation
output provides detailed information including resource
utilization levels, cost, and cycle time calculations. The data can be
saved in Microsoft Excel format for further analysis and customization.