Agenda


Monday, May 17
8:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm   1 PM to 4 PM
Advanced Simulation Statistics and Analysis
Flow Process Template Introduction to Arena: Basic Model Building I
  4 PM to 5 PM
Debugging Techniques

Tuesday, May 18
8:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration/Continental Breakfast
8:00 am – 12:00 pm   Using Sets and Variable Arrays to Streamline Model Building Introduction to Arena with VBA Introduction to Arena: Basic Model Building II
11:30 pm – 12:45 pm   Lunch
1:00 pm – 1:20 pm   Keynote: Dave Cooper: Welcome and State of Union for Arena
1:20 pm – 2:30 pm   Keynote Address: Dr. David Kelton
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm   Break
2:45 pm – 3:45 pm   Arena—The Path Forward National Institutes of Health—Evacuation Plan Simulation Norwegian Cruise Line—On-board Ship Traffic Simulation
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm   DRS Technologies—Consolidation of Multi-facility to Single Facility Manufacturing Operation Trellisys (Canada)—Human Flow of a Hospital Paragon Technologia (South America)—Complex Mining Projects
6:30 pm – 10:30 pm   Dinner and Entertainment for all attendees

Wednesday, May 19
8:00 am – 4:00 pm Registration
8:00 am – 9:00 am Hot Buffet Breakfast
9:00 am – 10:00 am   Keynote Address: Dr. Mansooreh Mollaghasemi
10:00 am – 11:00 pm   Boeing—Manufacturing Process and Business Planning U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs—Operating Room Scheduling and Overall Efficiency GHD (Australia)—Modelling of Supply-Demand Coordination and Storage Allocation Strategies in Mining Supply Chain
11:30 pm – 1:00 pm   Lunch Break
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm   Johnsonville Sausage— Material Re-supply Network and Automated Retrieval System Simulations American Express—Call Center Use and Expansion Planning Arena—The Path Forward
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm   Afternoon Break
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm   ActSolutions (Italy)—Using Simulation for Optimizing Business Process Complexities Systems Navigator (UK)—Hospital Navigator Posten Meddelanade AB (Sweden)—Animated Distribution Model
3:45 pm – 4:45 pm   Universal Studios Orlando—Ride Design Simulation Arena—The Path Forward OCP (Mexico)—Strategy for Changing Business Processes at an Oil Company using Simulation

Thursday, May 20
8:00 am – 1:00 pm Registration
8:00 am – 9:00 am Continental Breakfast
9:00 am – 1:00 pm   Implementing Agent-Based Modeling Techniques Open Consulting Session Open Consulting Session
1:00 pm   Event Closes