What's New in Process Simulator 2007

Six Sigma analysis with direct integration to Minitab is what Six Sigma Green Belts, Black Belts, and Master Black Belts have been waiting for.

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Simply specify which statistic you want to do a Six Sigma analysis on in Process Simulator, run the simulation, and Minitab automatically opens and creates Capability Analysis and Capability Sixpack charts.  Because the simulation data is populated in Minitab’s spreadsheets, further Minitab tests and analysis can be done.

 

Supports Visio 2007 and Windows Vista

Process Simulator 2007 not only works with Microsoft Visio 2007 but also runs on Windows Vista (both 32- and 64-bit versions).

New Scenario Manager

Scenario management has been simplified by consolidating the Scenarios and Scenario Parameter dialogs into one easy to use table.

Quickly add parameters to the Scenario Manager table by clicking the Add Parameter(s) button and choosing your desired parameter.

Attach Route Significantly Enhanced

You now have the ability to specify which base entity types the attaching entities can be attached to.  Choose a single or multiple entity types by checking the checkbox next to the entity name from the list of entities in Selected Entities Only group.  Previously, your options were either to attach to any base entity coming through the activity or to attach to the base entity that created the attaching entity. 



This new option of specifying Selected Entity Only should significantly reduce the number of activities and routing connections needed in more detailed process modeling requiring attach functionality.  See the simple example below:



This example shows how you can go from having a separate activity for each unique attaching-base entity combination to one activity that handles both.  Because you can now specify in one Attach route that Work Unit attach only to a Forms entity and in the other Attach route that Document attach only to a Letter entity, Activity 2 and Activity 4 can be consolidated into Activity 2 only.

Average Cycle Time Variable

A variable, displayed during runtime, showing the Average Cycle Time of entities exiting an activity has been added along with the Total Exits variable that has been displayed for explicit route-to-exit connections.



The time unit that the average cycle time is displayed in can be changed globally in the Simulation Properties dialog:

A history of the changes and fixes to Process Simulator can be viewed in the Version History PDF.