What are the New Features?

The Hot Spot Evaluator - This is a focused output report that points out the activities that will really make a performance difference and which ones you should leave alone. This one feature alone could save you days of analysis. You can see all the activities, from top to bottom, showing what non-value-adding activities have the most impact to overall system performance.

Model Objects - This is probably the most exciting addition to ProcessModel software we have made in the past year! In short, Model Objects are sections of models that are extracted from an existing model. As such, they contain all of the logic, activities, variables, etc. needed to run as soon as they are plugged into a model. Imagine being able to use something as small as an on-screen digital clock or as large as a Kanban construct including all of the relevant inputs, components, operations and characteristics. Now imagine being able to use that construct in under 10 seconds!

Well, that's what the use of Model Objects is all about. It enables you to use previously designed models, techniques, flows and every manner of construct to create numerous models using the same logic without having to replicate the Model Object's building effort in the process.  20 Model Objects are available now, included with Version 5.0.

SimRunner 3.0 - The new SimRunner is awesome! You can save days of analysis and find better solutions than you could manually. SimRunner is designed to optimize model settings to achieve a goal such as: finding the lowest total cost to meet a specific production rate; or what shifts (and quantities of resources) should we use to meet service agreements; or any set of objects you want to meet. The new SimRunner alone has sold for $3000 with other simulation products. This is a powerful tool that you're going to love.

Import/Export to Excel - The Excel interface has been significantly improved to provide more accurate and complete data exchange.
Scheduled and daily pattern arrival features have been expanded to allow adding and deleting of rows of data in Excel, rather than requiring complete arrival data entry from ProcessModel.

An Import and Run button has been added to the ProcessModel toolbar to import data and begin a simulation by clicking a single mouse click.
Spreadsheet formatting has been modified to make the data more readable.
Model Protection - Protect company proprietary information. Build a model that solves complex problems then hide the underlying methods and logic from prying eyes.
Dialog Entry Lists - Reduce user entry errors in dialog fields. Pick lists of variables, attributes and scenario parameters lets you quickly build complex models reducing errors.

Submodels - Faster linking of submodels, with less information needed. Error messages pinpoint problems.
MSI Install - The installation process of ProcessModel has been completely reworked. We now have a smaller, faster, more intelligent product install. The install process is optimized for each operating system, which allows installs to take 75% less time than previous versions.
Network Models - Model can now reside on the network rather than requiring the model to be moved from computer to computer.
Error Checking - Better error checking to eliminate common data entry errors as well as errors that will cause file corruption.
Copy and Paste - Significant work has been done with copy and paste functionality to eliminate model corruption issues in 4.x. Duplication rules have been added to modify pasted attribute, variable and scenario parameter names if those names already exist in the model.

Data Synchronization - Attributes, variables, and scenario parameters are now synchronized between main models and submodels when opening or closing model files.
New Student License - A student license type has been added which only allows a maximum of 50 graphical objects, but the license never expires.
Network License Manager - Improvements have been made to the network license manager to make it more robust and reliable.
Improved Connection Validation - Routing connections are now validated when opening models. This includes more helpful error messages when user tries to create an invalid connection.

... And much more!