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This simulation allows you to compare different approaches to influence flow, the Flow Times and the throughput of a work process.

By adjusting the sliders below you can 
  • observe the work process without any work in process limitations (WIP Limits), 
  • with process step specific WIP Limits* (work state WIP limits), 
  • or you may want to see the impact of the Tameflow approach with Kanban Token and Replenishment Token 
  • or see the impact of the Drum-Buffer-Rope** method. 
* Well know in (agile) Kanban
** Known in the physical world of factory production

The "Tameflow approach" using Kanban Token and Replenishment Token as well as the Drum-Buffer-Rope method take oth the Constraint (the weakest link of the work process) into consideration when pulling in new work items into the delivery "system". 

You can also simulate the effects of PUSH instead of PULL. 

Feel free to play around and recognize the different effects of work scheduling methods. 

If you have questions or feedback get in touch via twitter @swilluda

The work flow itself
Look at the simulation as if you would look on a kanban board

The simulation mimics a "typical" software delivery process. 

From left to right you find the following ten process steps. 
  1. Input Queue (Backlog)
  2. Selected for work (waiting for analysis or work break down)
  3. Analyse, break down and understand
  4. Waiting for development
  5. In development
  6. Waiting for review
  7. In review
  8. Waiting for deployment
  9. In deployment
  10. Done
Kanban Board Simulation - WIP Limit, Tameflow Kanban Token and Drum-Buffer-Rope
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Example of using Pulse function to create a recurring delay.
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Recurring Delay
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CASO DE ESTUDIOGestión de la Continuidad Operativa de una Planta de Bombeo 1. Antecedentes

Una empresa pública de abastecimiento de agua potable opera una estación de bombeo cuya misión es garantizar el suministro continuo de agua hacia una Reserva Operativa, desde donde posteriormente se distribuye el recurso a la ciudad.

La estación dispone de cinco bombas centrífugas instaladas en paralelo. Cada bomba posee una capacidad nominal de 100 L/s y forma parte de un sistema diseñado para asegurar la continuidad del servicio aun cuando alguna de ellas se encuentre fuera de operación.

La empresa realiza el mantenimiento preventivo siguiendo las recomendaciones establecidas por el fabricante de los equipos. Paralelamente, atiende las fallas mediante mantenimiento correctivo cuando estas ocurren.

Con el transcurso de los años, la empresa ha acumulado información técnica sobre la operación y el mantenimiento de las bombas. Sin embargo, los cambios periódicos en la administración hacen que parte de ese conocimiento no siempre se aproveche plenamente en la toma de decisiones.

La nueva gerencia desea comprender mejor el comportamiento del sistema antes de modificar cualquier política de operación o mantenimiento. Para ello solicita desarrollar un modelo de simulación que permita experimentar distintos escenarios sin intervenir la planta real.

20260702-V2_ContinuidadOperativa_PlantaBombeo
3 2 weeks ago
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Example from book "Complex System Research in Psychology" by Han van der Maas (https://santafeinstitute.github.io/ComplexPsych/)

Romeo & Juliet
5 months ago
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From Jay Forrester 1988 killian lectures youtube video describing system dynamics at MIT. For Concepts See IM-185226. For more detailed biography See Jay Forrester memorial webpage For MIT HIstory see IM-184930
System Dynamics Applications
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Here we have a basic SEIR model and we will investigate what changes would be appropriate for modelling the 2019 Coronavirus 

SEIR Infectious Disease Model for COVID-19
697 2 weeks ago