Flexible Modeling Concept for Discretely Simulating and Implementing, in particular, Material Processing and Distribution Systems
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A method for modeling conveyance or flows of material or other functional behaviors, particularly in the form of components that generate material actions; a method for modeling a system having components, particularly a postal item distribution system, and; the generation of a discrete component-oriented simulation model based on the modelings, particularly as a basis for components and/or system implementation. Modeling of each component is carried out on the basis of a flexible component model that takes the input behavior and the functional behavior of a component into account, and that two components at a time transfer discrete events or discrete material units to one another by using a general communications model, particularly by using communication types.
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21. A method to model material flow between components of a package distribution system, comprising:
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modeling each component of the package distribution system, each component having an input behavior, an output behavior, and a functional behavior; and associating the output behavior of a preceding component with the input behavior of a succeeding component if the preceding and succeeding components are connected with an output-input relationship. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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31. A component modeled to represent a material flow function associated with the component, comprising:
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an input unit having an input behavior; a function unit having a functional behavior to process an event or a material; an output unit having an output behavior; and a connection unit that connects each of the input unit and the output unit to a respective adjacent entity having an input-output relationship with the component. - View Dependent Claims (40)
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