.BusinessSimulation.Flows.Interaction.BrokenTransition

Information

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This is the classical structure for a broken flow from stock A to stock B, where the rate of outflow is given for stock A. A's outflow will flow into a →Cloud and accordingly, there will be an inflow to stock B which is given by:

rate of inflow to B = rate of outflow from A × factor of proportionality

Here the factor of proportionality will be given in units base units of B per base units of A, so that the resulting inflow to B will have proper units [base units for a flow of B].

Implementation

Diagram for BrokenTransition

Notes

• Jim Hines [6, p. 16] notes, that "in an aggregated model of a supply chain there will be a change of units and a conceptual break in the transition from raw materials inventory to work in progress."


• The choice of OutputType_A will set the type for parameter rate.


• Great care has to be taken entering the factor as it needs to be given in base units of stock B per base units of stock A. If the unit attribute is left an empty string (default), then fitting units will automatically be deduced effectively short-circuiting unit checks.


• To more robustly specify conversion factors, upon useExplicitRatio = true a constant ratio outputB per inputA can alternatively be given, where outputB and inputA will have units according to OutputType_B and OutputType_A, respectively.

See also

BrokenTransitionPull, Transition

Revisions

• Value for the optional parameter rate changed to unspecified in v2.1.0.


• Component type for parOutflowRate changed to ConstantConverter and type for factor changed to Real in v2.2.


• Added useExplicitRatio option for more convenience in unit conversions in v2.2.