This chapter describes and explains the objects available in the application and their parameters.
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Parameter Machine
Parameter Buffer
Parameter Text item
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Note:
The objects Source and Sink do not have parameters.
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Parameter Machine
Figure 1 - Parameter Maschine
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Parameter
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Necessary
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Description
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Cycle time
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x
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Time for producing a single unit
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Availability [%]*
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x
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Percentage of time, where the machine is not in failure
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MTTR
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x
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Average time needed to repair this machine
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MTBF*
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x
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Average time between successive failures
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*available when activated in project settings (local) section "1.8 Failure mode"
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Parameter Buffer
Figure 2 - Parameter Buffer
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Parameter
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Necessary
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Description
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Capacity [pcs]
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x
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Amount of units (pieces) this buffer can hold before it’s full.
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Fixed
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(only relevant for optimization): If fixed, this buffer can’t be changed during buffer space optimization.
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Lower Bound [pcs]
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(only relevant for optimization): Lowest capacity to consider during optimization
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Upper Bound [pcs]
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(only relevant for optimization): Highest capacity to consider during optimization.
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Step size [pcs]
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(only relevant for optimization): Only capacities divisible by the step-size are considered during optimization.
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Parameter Text item
Figure 3 - Parameter Text item
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Parameter
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Necessary
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Description
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Text
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x
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Text that is shown
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Font color
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Color of the text shown
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Background color
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Background color of the textbox
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Font size
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x
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Font size of the text shown
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Font style
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Font style bold / not bold
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Alignment
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Alignment of the text shown
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Border color
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Color of the border of the textbox
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Border thickness
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Thickness of the border of the textbox
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External link
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Text field for an external link. If a valid link is entered, it can be accessed by clicking on the text field.
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