Changes and functional updates

Here, you can find all the latest changes relating to SimVSM.

New in version 3.16

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•Import products via Excel

•Automatically suggest next objects when modeling

•Import multiple alternatives at the same time

•New data box object in the toolbox

New in version 3.15

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•Revision of shift calendar - Option to store annual plan

•Import of alternatives from other projects

•Revision of the menu bar in the modeling view

oIcon for alternatives menu now in the upper menu bar

oNew icon library

•Enhancements to the information flow/value stream 4.0 functionality

•Internal bug fixing and optimization

New in version 3.14

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•Extension product transition checks/consistency checks

•The owner can now be displayed for server projects

•Extension error handling for possible problems Authentication workflow with IdentityProviders

•Bugfixing disassembly calculations and successor displays

•Internal optimizations

New in version 3.13

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•When updating from SimVSM version 2.x to version 3.X, all projects are automatically assigned to the first user from a new Azure environment

•Export of all images of a project (with alternatives) as *.zip file

•Internal bugfixing and optimization

New in 3.10

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•Static key figures - visualization of time units adjustable (default: minutes)

•Parameter for “Number of employees” changed from integer to decimal number

•Internal bugfixing and optimization

New in 3.9

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•Information messages when there is no server connection or when working with viewer license

•Server settings moved to App settings (general)

•Product transition check for Kanban added

•Internal bugfixing and optimization

New in 3.8

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•Internal bugfixing and optimization

New in 3.7

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•Transfer products between stations via additional function in product table (predecessor/successor transfer)

•Export functions for product graph view

•Signing of Installer.exe files (SimVSM Pro and Enterprise)

New in 3.6

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•Check enhancements for external orders/product definition

•"Curve" edge formatting option

•Extension VSM arrow shapes VSM (staggered push arrow and external material transport with white arrow)

•Static key figures - Customer - daily requirement quantity is taken into account with rounding size for order lot size

•Icon customizations

oSupermarket, FIFO, Bottleneck

oExternal transport additionally with ship

oInternal transport additionally with AGV as icon (internally same abstract logic)

•Internal bug fixes and improvements

oPDF printout landscape format error corrected

oText box editing functions transferred to icon elements, such as Note/Kaizen etc.

oTime entry editors prevent "Confirm" with Enter key corrected

oSeveral stopwatch bugfixes

oSimulation period shifts if not explicitly set

oParallel routes for edges added (if edges overlap, they are displayed in parallel)

New in 3.5

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•Parameter indicator for shoring quantity/number of required base products /= 1

•Display of time units, automatic conversion to appropriate unit by default (global app settings)

•Copy objects, reuse the same naming logic as for elements

•Different icons for external file/web links and TableGrid (detailed tables, e.g. product tables)

New in 3.4

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•When deleting a product name, show where the product is used

•When deleting a shift calendar, show where it is still in use

•Add background image to the modeling area

•Further improvements and bug fixes

New in 3.2

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•Extension of the menu bar in modeling to hide objects and links

•Display of the simulation button in orange for errors during the simulation

•Additional improvements and bug fixes

New in 3.1

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•Conversion of selected parameters from decimal to integer (Details can be found here)

•Improved adding of images to value stream items

•Additional improvements and fixes

New in 2.6.0

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•Classification of toolbox items into groups

•New toolbox items: Drain & Inventory (Push)

•Checks for valid process constellations (order control and/or pull inventory or material flow push predecessor)

•Extension to bottle neck note object

•Additional improvements and fixes

New in 2.5.0

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•Simpler parametrizing of products using a table view

•Comparing and reverting of parameter values to main alternative

•Displaying of workers and capacity for process items in the diagram

•Menu entry in modelling view for switching between parameter display modes

•Additional improvements and fixes

New in 2.4.0

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•New static formulas:

oAll processes: Process time (PT), Setup time (ST), Scrap rate / rework rate (SR/RR) and Operating time (OT)

oProcess (multiple): Cycle time for individual station within the process (CT [S])

oCustomer: Tact time depending on operating time (TT [OT]) and Daily demand (DD)

•Display of total lead time in lead time chart summary box

•New VSM item 'Supplier (Push)'

•More color options for text nodes

New in 2.3

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•Important Features:

oProduct structure visualization (based on Value Stream Definition)

oDisassembly object

o[Simulation, Process_Multiple] Cycle/Tact time per Product is applied per single station of a Process_Multiple

oIntegration of pictures of objects into the modelling area

•Features:

oEasier creation of products within sidemenu of objects

oCheck for modelling errors before simulation trigger

oIntegration Russian language

oAllow copying objects between alternatives

oExport simulation results as Powerpoint file

oClearer naming of floating license handling

oAdjustment of positioning of toolbox

o[Simulation] dynamic assignment of backend simulation model per frontend [api] version

oProject options - simulation end limited from selected simulation start

oColor definition of text element with grid selection (color boxes instead of list)

New in 2.1

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•Visualization of faulty product transition check (product output = product input in successor, incl. description for which product).

•Copy with Ctrl+C/V of toolbox objects between alternatives within a project

•Enhancement of product selection handling drop-down lists:

oFilter product selection in drop-down by text input

oAlphabetical sorting of product names in drop-down lists

oFacilitate creation of new products (unknown product can be created after input on focus change)

•Save and load last opened alternative

•Editing of edge anchor points

•Continuous recording of cycle times with the stopwatch for time parameters

•Import of images to Toolbox objects from files

•Show preview for edge layout in link editor

•Clarification of click element for table parameters in parameter box

•Swimlane mode for timeline of modelling:

oManual parameterization of layer width for timeline of modelling with multiple layers

oSwimlane layers only for objects for which timeline of modelling is built

oSwimlane layers with color iteration for assignment to timeline of modelling

•Zoom of parameter indicators analogous to icons

•Extension of paper print format for integrated PDF printer up to DIN A0

•New menu logo for value stream 4.0 / information flow dialog

•Show upload date incl. time in server project list

•Performance improvement of project view listings (both local and server projects)

New in 2.0

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•Value stream mapping 4.0

•Display indicator at blocks to point out conspicuous parameter values

•Search object name + show location

•Enhancement of menu bar in modeling with zoom functionality

•Add print function for result view

•Enable duplication of projects

•Static key figures: Automatically convert times to appropriate format

•Enable input of times for parameters in seconds and convert automatically

•Save new products with valid data directly in parameter sidebar instead of creating them explicitly

•Functionality to influence size of value stream symbols

•Enable direct saving as PDF in the desktop app

•Texts should be able to be backed with a background color

•Extend text object by frame width and frame color

•Extend text object by the input of a link

•Note attribute for edges

•Make number of decimal places configurable for static key figures

•Allow direct printing from print preview

•Option to automatically determine width for PDF export

•Guided dragging - modeling layer

•Show time of last save in project view

•Show the last logged in user in the LogIn screen when opening SimVSM

•Integration of Italian

•Internal transport - integration new icon manual transport

•Insert duplicated alternative directly below the original alternative

•Better recognition of function "Adjusting width of parameter boxes "

•Extension/adjustment note elements

•Project options - additional buttons to set simulation start and end date

•Calculation of the process-specific customer cycle using the local daily requirement quantity and the consumption quantity graph up to the customer

•Calculation of the static stock range of a warehouse in the lead time curve using the local daily requirement quantity and the consumption quantity graph up to the customer

New in 1.18.0

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•Remove Allow delay as parameter

•Licensing mechanism - floating license

•Delete button for edge on tablet

•Change of order of alternatives

•Alternative about "..." Duplicate Menu

•Show print preview as a separate dialog

•Remove Allow delay as parameter --> because of key figures

•Add option for text formatting "bold" to text editor

•Warehouse - integration of delay time before storage into static throughput time

•Simulation parameters for random number stream in the simulation model [Frontend].

•Display icon for alignment of the text module in the editor

•Using the frontend with different license types

New in 1.16.0

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•Enter the simulation duration directly, so that you do not have to calculate the end date manually

•Export of statistics - single widget

•Display a mini-overview of the diagram

•Enable project export with photos

•Move the Link Editor to Sidebar

•Configure the number of decimal places for the temperature curve

•Export a project only with selected alternatives

•Export value stream model as vector graphic

New in 1.14.0

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•Revision of the representation of object parameters: Columns of object parameter boxes can now be customized. In addition, table parameter values can be displayed in a separate display object (including link).

•Revision of shift calendar: Introduction of a shift model so that only individual shifts can be edited and optionally assigned to individual days via checkbox. In addition, times spanning several days are now possible.

•Maximum stock level for invnetory and supermarket in carriers per product: The stock level can now also be limited per product. In supermarkets, the maximum number of parts per product is now also physically converted (not only used for reorder levels).

•Direct linking of processes for material flow: Push definitions are now also possible via uncontrolled processes (no FIFO line etc. in between necessary).

•Production samples as order input (information flow) for processes: Definition of a sequence of product quantities or production times for products to be produced was made possible.

•Decimal places for time parameters

•Extension of note elements with optional labeling: Note objects no longer have names; a description text is optional

•Export of a value stream alternative as image (.png)

•Extension of the display of start and end time to weekdays: This makes it easier to synchronize/compare start/end and shift calendar entries

•Additional dynamic key figures for waiting times for basic parts in processes: Both average waiting times and total waiting times for the last critical basic part were introduced.

•Various improvements in app handling including (page) menu navigation

New in 1.13.0

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•Enlarge the area in the modeling surface for dragging with the mouse: When dragging to the edge with the mouse pressed, automatic movement of the display area has now been made easier.

•Added text description for edges

•Adding additional anchor points for edges/edge layouts

•Text input field as additional object type

•Tooltip for ring menu of objects in modeling surface

•Default setting for parameter box display globally configurable

•Edge docking points now only based on icons

•New implementation of setup matrix functionality for processes

•Extension of external transport parameters by (load carrier) capacity per transporter

•Dynamic stock statistics for FIFO object and internal transport

•Division of dynamic process status "Waiting" into waiting for parts and waiting for orders

•Display of the simulation duration in the "Simulation Overview" area

•Inventory check in the supermarket optionally also only after the inspection interval: (Parameter "Inspection interval reorder point")

•Possibility to allow local order start in processes even without available basic parts: (Parameter "Basic products in stock for order start")

Conversion of selected parameters from decimal to integer - Details

The following list contains all objects affected by the update:

•PPS

oExtra lots

•Supplier

oProducts

▪Packaging size

•Process (Lead)

oProducts

▪Lotsize

▪Transfer quantity

▪Priority

oNumber of workers

•Inventory

oProducts

▪Initial stock

▪Max. number carrier (product)

oMax. number carrier (storage)

•Inventory (Push)

oProducts

▪Transfer at num. Parts

•FIFO

oMax. number carrier

•Supermarket

oProducts

▪Initial stock

▪Safety stock

▪Reorder level

▪Maximum stock

▪Max. number carrier (product)

oMax. number carrier (storage)

•Transport (internal)

oMax. number carrier

•Transport (external)

oNumber of Transporter

oMax. number carrier per transport

•Kanban

oProducts

▪Number of Kanban cards

▪Parts per card

▪Required base products

•Foreign orders

oMin. order quantity

•Supplier (Push)

oProducts

▪Packaging size

▪Number Parts

•OXOX

oProduction schedule

▪Quantity

•Customer

oProducts

▪Quantity

▪Order lot size

•Process (single)

oProducts

▪Lotsize

▪Transfer quantity

▪Priority

oNumber of workers

•Process (multiple)

oProducts

▪Lotsize

▪Transfer quantity

▪Priority

oNumber of workers

oCapacity

•Process (Assembly)

oProducts

▪Lotsize

▪Transfer quantity

▪Priority

oNumber of workers

•Process (Disassembly)

oBill of materials

▪Number created products (1:N)

▪Transfer quantity

oNumber of workers

•Process (clocked)

oProducts

▪Lotsize

▪Priority

oNumber of workers

oCapacity