Simulation

simulation in planeus lets you try out changes to your plan without changing any real data think of it as a safe “sandbox” where you can test what if scenarios and see how they’d impact your schedule, resources, and delivery dates why use simulation? here are some examples of what you can test in the simulation what if we get a huge new order tomorrow? what happens if we switch from 2 shifts to 3 next week? can we handle maintenance on the milling machine next tuesday? how to start using simulation? you need a license for simulation if you have access to your modules in planeus, you’ll have the same access in the simulation! which module can you use in simulation? inside the simulation, you can also work with dashboard planning objects gantt planning conflict radar gap list master data (based on the resources you've selected) how simulation works a simulation environment in planeus is where you organize and manage your test scenarios each environment includes a baseline — your original plan, untouched and used for comparison one or more simulations — copies of your plan where you can try changes and see results what does a simulation environment contain? chosen planning objects those you chose to include, like order items or work steps affected planning objects those that use the same resources during the same time for example if you choose certain orders for your simulation , planeus also pulls in other orders that might be competing for the capacity or asame machines or staff creating a simulation environment here’s how to start 1\ create a new simulation environment go to the simulation section and click create new simulation environment give it a name, and name your first simulation 2\ select planning objects pick the order items or work steps you want to test changes on click create simulation environment planeus will automatically include in all “affected” objects that could have conflicts with your chosen order items navigating in simulation your simulation opens in a new browser tab it’s easy to spot because the entire window will have an orange frame in the lower left corner, you’ll see a list of your baseline any simulations you’ve created you can click to switch between them making a new simulation to create a new simulation based on the baseline, click the create simulation icon under baseline manage simulations for each simulation , you can duplicate it delete it edit it dashboard in simulation the dashboard inside your simulation shows a comparison between the baseline and your current simulation this provides you a before and after view to see how changes might affect your kpis, delivery times, and workloads applying simulation back to live system (beta) once you’re happy with your simulated plan, planeus allows you to write those changes back into your live system the applying data includes planning objects , such as projects, order items, processes, production orders, and work steps (including any feedback, attachments, and materials related to them) resources gaps (planned downtime or absences) how applying simulation works when you choose to apply the simulation the live objects will be replaced and overwritten by the simulated objects this cannot be undone! what will happen? change in simulation result in live system new object created new object added existing object changed object updated object deleted or archived object deleted or archived objects in your live system created after the simulation was started will not be affected when you apply the simulation special rules and recommendations split order items if you delete split (child) orders in the simulation and apply it back , they’ll also be deleted in the live system but if you delete both the child and parent orders items together the child order item could still remain in the live system recommendation delete split orders carefully and check before applying a simulation resources if you create a new resource in simulation changing its name in a copied simulatio n may result creating a entirely new resource in the live system when applying the simulation recommendation avoid changing resource names after creating them in the simulation gaps when adding or deleting gaps in simulation each new gap copied back to the live system becomes a new entry unless it matches an existing gap exactly (same resource and date) recommendation avoid creating multiple copies of the same simulation if it is about changing gaps make all your gap changes within a single simulation and only apply once the simulation module in planeus is a powerful tool for testing changes safely before affecting your real production schedule, exploring “what if” scenarios without risk, and keeping your plans agile and adaptable!