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- Sat Sep 22, 2012 9:25 am
- Forum: System Dynamics Discussion
- Topic: Suitable formula
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4650
Re: Suitable formula
Hello Admin Thanks for your suggestion. I tried to build my model according to your suggestion. But I failed to authenticate whether I am going right way to not. If you have time, could you please see the attached model and do some comment relating to my modelling problem. Thanks Have a look at the ...
- Sat Sep 22, 2012 3:46 am
- Forum: Vensim
- Topic: Time look up and variable look up
- Replies: 21
- Views: 11738
Re: Time look up and variable look up
Thanks for your explanation. Do you have any idea, how we can get the information of subscript value? say, one firm is medium but doing good business, another is also medium but not doing good business. how can we differentiate them to put the value? Moreover, what could be the maximum value of a mu...
- Thu Sep 20, 2012 1:30 am
- Forum: Vensim
- Topic: Time look up and variable look up
- Replies: 21
- Views: 11738
Re: Time look up and variable look up
Hi LAUJJL
Thanks for your model. I want to develop something like that. Can you please explain your model in qualitatively so that I can understand how it functioning?
please!
thanks
Thanks for your model. I want to develop something like that. Can you please explain your model in qualitatively so that I can understand how it functioning?
please!
thanks
LAUJJL wrote:joined a way to deal with multipliers.
JJ
- Thu Sep 20, 2012 1:21 am
- Forum: Vensim
- Topic: Time look up and variable look up
- Replies: 21
- Views: 11738
Re: Time look up and variable look up
Hi Tom We have purchased 5.11 first then updated in to 6.0. Yesterday, I have successfully updated into 6.0A. I am very much sure that my version has this option of subscript. The version number doesn't distinguish the type of Vensim you're using. There's a PLE 6.0a, DSS 6.0a, etc. The functionality...
- Wed Sep 19, 2012 10:00 am
- Forum: Vensim
- Topic: Time look up and variable look up
- Replies: 21
- Views: 11738
Re: Time look up and variable look up
Thanks for your reply. I want to use data for two of the following reason and data is in excel format. I can convert other format if it is easy! 1. I want to use data for creating look up which will be input of a variable or output of a variable. such as last 52 weeks production, sales, demand, supp...
- Wed Sep 19, 2012 1:02 am
- Forum: Vensim
- Topic: Time look up and variable look up
- Replies: 21
- Views: 11738
Re: Time look up and variable look up
Dear Admin As you referred me to read a link regarding data using in vensim was not understandable to me. Is it possible to get some link where "step by step" process has been written regarding get data from other sources in Vensim? Secondly, I have purchased vensim professional. I am wond...
- Wed Sep 19, 2012 1:02 am
- Forum: Vensim
- Topic: Time look up and variable look up
- Replies: 21
- Views: 11738
Re: Time look up and variable look up
Dear Admin As you referred me to read a link regarding data using in vensim was not understandable to me. Is it possible to get some link where "step by step" process has been written regarding get data from other sources in Vensim? Secondly, I have purchased vensim professional. I am wond...
- Wed Sep 19, 2012 1:02 am
- Forum: Vensim
- Topic: Time look up and variable look up
- Replies: 21
- Views: 11738
Re: Time look up and variable look up
Dear Admin As you referred me to read a link regarding data using in vensim was not understandable to me. Is it possible to get some link where "step by step" process has been written regarding get data from other sources in Vensim? Secondly, I have purchased vensim professional. I am wond...
- Tue Sep 18, 2012 5:05 am
- Forum: System Dynamics Discussion
- Topic: Suitable formula
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4650
Suitable formula
Hi! Could anyone suggest me appropriate formula? What I am trying to do is, will buy 100 cows from market and grown them up till getting milk (say, 50 weeks). then do milking for another 50 weeks. in between this process I will buy another 50 cow which will give me milk after 50 weeks. then first ba...
- Tue Sep 18, 2012 2:29 am
- Forum: Vensim
- Topic: Time look up and variable look up
- Replies: 21
- Views: 11738
Re: Time look up and variable look up
Hi Tom Thanks. In this case, do you mean that 1=week? is it right? as you suggest me to practice data variable. could you please refer a simple data variable model where you called data from excel or some other places to run a model? please define how to use or locate input/output or X/Y variable if...
- Mon Sep 17, 2012 12:16 pm
- Forum: Vensim
- Topic: Time look up and variable look up
- Replies: 21
- Views: 11738
Re: Time look up and variable look up
thanks. I understand your attached model but I have few questions in my mind. I have seen some model that they did not use any time variable. is it possible to continue the same purpose without giving input of time variable? My second question, if I use "time to adjust" variable unit as &q...
- Sun Sep 16, 2012 3:55 am
- Forum: Vensim
- Topic: Time look up and variable look up
- Replies: 21
- Views: 11738
Time look up and variable look up
Hi! I need further understanding of time lookup and other variable related look up. I have attached a model where I have tried to use time look up. Could you please confirm and assure me whether this kind of lookup can be used in modelling? My second question is that how can I develop a lookup where...
- Wed Sep 12, 2012 12:58 pm
- Forum: Vensim
- Topic: unit conversion
- Replies: 23
- Views: 26344
Re: unit conversion
Thanks and it will help me to understand few important things. Qs: 1. why do not you use rate variable or bulb as you used auxiliary? Is there any particular reason behind it? I was trying to do this quickly. Q2. How can I add capacity and target variable? I want to set a target production which mig...
- Wed Sep 12, 2012 12:15 pm
- Forum: Vensim
- Topic: unit conversion
- Replies: 23
- Views: 26344
Re: unit conversion
Thanks for your time to revised the model. I am really sorry to have so many question in my mind as a learner. I have three question in my mind which I have asked in the attached model. These questions are related to "using rate variable instead of auxiliary", "capacity and target var...
- Wed Sep 12, 2012 12:19 am
- Forum: Vensim
- Topic: unit conversion
- Replies: 23
- Views: 26344
Re: unit conversion
Farm in rate measure how many chicks enter into ultimate broiler farmer as chicks and these chicks will grown up as chicken later.
Administrator wrote:ok, start with "FARM IN RATE". What is this, and what is it measured in?
- Sun Sep 09, 2012 3:55 am
- Forum: Vensim
- Topic: unit conversion
- Replies: 23
- Views: 26344
Re: Time step
Thanks. I have gone through your documents which I have already read it but confusion is still same, why don't we use different time step in same model? by the way, here I am sending revised model having problem with conversion. As par your guidance, I did solve some of my problems but when three di...
- Fri Sep 07, 2012 2:54 am
- Forum: Vensim
- Topic: unit conversion
- Replies: 23
- Views: 26344
Time step
Dear Tom Hi! Thanks for your last explanation of unit conversion. Now I have little confusion about timestep. Say, I need 21 days to hatch a egg that means if I use time step 1, it will require 3 time step, isn't it? You have sent me a model before where you put TIMESTEP between two Levels. My quest...
- Fri Sep 07, 2012 2:15 am
- Forum: Vensim
- Topic: unit conversion
- Replies: 23
- Views: 26344
Re: unit conversion
Thanks so much. Now I understand where was my problem? thanks again A few notes, Remember that stocks are "usually" measured in "eggs", "chicks", "widgets" etc. The rates that flow in/out should be "eggs/week", "chicks/week", "widgets/...
- Thu Sep 06, 2012 1:59 am
- Forum: Vensim
- Topic: unit conversion
- Replies: 23
- Views: 26344
Re: unit conversion
Dear Sir I have tried to convert the unit chicks into eggs but failed to do so. Here, I have attached a small model where I wanted to convert chicks to eggs but its giving me RHS errors. Would you mind to show the correct code in my model? appreciate your help. thanks To convert from egg to chick, c...
- Sun Jun 03, 2012 6:01 am
- Forum: Vensim
- Topic: Poultry process model with demand supply and capacity
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1933
Poultry process model with demand supply and capacity
Dear Concern I am really apprentice in Vensim and trying to cope up with it having minimum mathematical knowledge. I am trying to do a process model on poultry industry to reflect real life things. In addition, I am trying to add inventory, demand, supply and capacity issues as well. I have attached...
- Sat Jun 02, 2012 3:50 am
- Forum: Vensim
- Topic: Multiple Rate Valve in one pipe
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4201
Multiple Rate Valve in one pipe
Is it logical to put two valve rate in one pipe? how it works?
I tried to put multiple valve rate in one pipe but I can not able to stick second one on the pipe? what is the command for doing this?
will be thankful if anyone answer me.
I tried to put multiple valve rate in one pipe but I can not able to stick second one on the pipe? what is the command for doing this?
will be thankful if anyone answer me.
- Tue May 29, 2012 3:41 am
- Forum: Vensim
- Topic: unit conversion
- Replies: 23
- Views: 26344
Re: unit conversion
Thanks. I will try accordingly.
Could you please help me to find out "BEER GAME MODEl" in Vensim version? Where can I find it?
Could you please help me to find out "BEER GAME MODEl" in Vensim version? Where can I find it?
- Fri May 25, 2012 4:24 am
- Forum: Vensim
- Topic: What improvements would you like to see in Vensim?
- Replies: 150
- Views: 15139266
Re: What improvements would you like to see in Vensim?
There should have a suggestive window after simulation run relating to wrong usage of unit name. If there will be some suggestive comment relating to model, it would be helpful for the modeller to fix their model
- Fri May 25, 2012 2:27 am
- Forum: Vensim
- Topic: unit conversion
- Replies: 23
- Views: 26344
Re: unit conversion
Dear Concern Thanks for your link. Still I have doubt and I failed to apply in my model. I am working on poultry supply chain modelling. Briefly, initially "eggs" enter the system then convert it to "chicks" then convert into "chicken". after that chicken produces wasta...
- Mon May 21, 2012 8:45 am
- Forum: Vensim
- Topic: unit conversion
- Replies: 23
- Views: 26344
unit conversion
Dear Concern Hi! I am totally apprentice of this software. Can anybody describe with example that how unit can be convert to other name? such as "kg" to "tonnes", "chicken" to "KG". What is the precondition to convert units based on certain variable. waiting f...